First glances

Wow, is India a strange place, ha. Some of my initial observations:
The entire city has this weird smell I can't place, maybe Daytona?
It's hot and humid as hell, which I like, plus lots of greenery, nice palm trees, etc.
There's the constant din of the city, auto-rickshaws, people (everywhere), music, bollywood movies blaring forth from British-era TV's.
Not being able to use Arabic and understand people sucks, it really makes me realize how sweet that was. My Hindi is coming, slowly, how are you, I'm fine, those kinds of things.
India, at least Mumbai, is far poorer and more crowded than Egypt, at least on initial impression. My EgyptAir 747 screamed over a mile of two of solid slums, right up to the runway, unbelievable. People have made homes along all the roads out of whatever's available, bits of tin, sheet metal, random pieces of wood, it's a bit depressing. These are along the road and there are often apartment blocks built behind them, presumably by the Brits, that are in a state of utter decay, it's amazing.
Anyway, things are good, my hotel is passable, I'm working on getting a mobile line set up, and I should be able to amuse myself for the next few days in this mess of a city.