Us Malayalis, we’ve taken a lot of stick over the years. Granted it’s all in good fun, with the aiyo’s and ‘idli-sambar’ nicknames. Along the way a few stereotypes have been unfairly pinned on us. While some are justified (filter coffee really is delicious), most of them are just downright dumb. So, here are a few you should try and avoid, next time you bump into a Malayali.
1. First of all, we’re not Madrasis. Heck, most Tamilians aren’t even Madrasis.
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2. No, we’re not all fishermen. Stop asking us to tell a species of fish just by looking at it.
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3. Our life’s mission isn’t to migrate to the “Gelf”. It’s to take over the world.
Tell me you haven’t seen at least one of us everywhere you’ve been.
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4. Yes, we do like the occasional dab of coconut oil. But we don’t bathe in it.
Just enough to keep the hair smooth and shiny yo!
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5. We don’t live on a permanent diet of idli, sambar and dosa.
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6. And no, we don’t always eat it on a banana leaf either. The 21st Century did reach the shores of Kerala too, y’know?
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7. Our women are not addicted to gold. And saris. Or gold on saris.
If there was so much gold lying around in Kerala, why would we leave?
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8. Also, not all our women are nurses. A fair share, but not all.
So stop asking me to get you a discount every time you need a medical check up.
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9. Not all of us have funny accents. Now, jest pazz uz thee koeffee.
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10. Although it might seem that way, our natural flora does not consist solely of coconut trees.
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11. We don’t all wear mundus all the time. Even though we probably should. Ah, the breeze.
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12. Our films aren’t just a mind numbing sequence of crazy action scenes.
Unlike most of our Bollywood counterparts.
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13. We’re not all alcoholics. But we won’t say no to a well blended Scotch.
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14. Contrary to what you might think, most of us are dedicated non-vegetarians.
Even if it’s North Indian.
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15. We’re lazy. Okay, I’ll give you that one, but would you feel like working if you lived in a place called “God’s Own Country”?
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16. We don’t all look the same. Like a packet of Gems chocolates, we come in all shapes and colours.
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17. All Malayali names aren’t a mini biography.
Believe it or not, we prefer short names too.
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18. We don’t know every other Malayali in the immediate vicinity.
It’s not like we wear matching clothes and attend group meetings.
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