Food
Hyderabad is famous for its Irani Cafes and Irani Chai. Mirchi, Samosa, Osmania Biscuit are the snacks ordered with Chai. Students sit for hours in Cafes and will have chit-chat on Girls, Lecturers, Gang-wars etc.,. Now, though Irani Cafes are still popular, the menu in them are going Andhra Style. Poonugulu, Mysore Bonda, Masala Vada are the new items introduced as snacks even in Irani Cafes of Old City. Students are now getting habituated to Coffee Days, KFCs etc.,as there is increase in Girl-Boy friendships and increase in pocket money.
Movies
A decade ago, the centre of Telugu Cinema used to be RTC x Roads. Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna and Venkatesh were the crowd-pullers. Hindi Cinema used to have considerable market along with Telugu Cinema. Now, the focus is shifted to Multiplexes. The centre of Telugu Cinema has shifted to Prasadz from RTC x Roads. Mahesh Babu, Jr.NTR, Allu Arjun are the new crowd-pullers. Hindi Cinema has lost its sheen while Telugu Cinema market has shown considerable growth with increase in population in centres like Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally, Miyapur, L.B.Nagar, Chandanagar etc.,
Shopping
Abids and Koti were the primary markets for shopping a decade ago. Now, every corner of the city has grown into a major commercial centre. Dilsukhnagar in east, KPHB in West have grown into major commercial centres.
Language
A decade ago, when you go for shopping in Abids or Koti, the primary language used to be Deccani/Hindi. With increase in migration to the city from all the parts of the state, it won’t be surprising if you hear Srikakulam accent in Koti Sultan Bazar area. Usage of Telugu is increasing in the areas like Ram Koti, King Koti, Chappal Road, Jagdish Market and surrounding areas. And usage of Hindi is increasing in the areas like KPHB, Miyapur with the increase in migration of people from other states to these areas.
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