a lot more than idlis and dosas ..

SOUTH INDIA is a linguistic-cultural region of INDIA that comprises the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the two union territories of Lakhshadweep and Pudducherry ,whose inhabitants are collectively referred to as SOUTH INDIANS.
(as a South Indian i thought i should get a few things cleared about us ! )

wondering why am i talking about this ? i just realized that most people don't know who a south Indian is or for that matter what does South India comprise of (poor geography u see :D )
and a few questions people have asked over the years of schooling , college etc.
there are a few things I'd like to set straight.

• South India comprises of many states (refer definition above ).
• people of different states speak different languages.
• Tamil , Kannada , Telugu , Malayalam or any other south indian language are not the same
• Tamil Nadu is not the other name for Chennai
• Hyderabad and Chennai are not close to each other (oh yea don't be surprised )
• i as a tamilian do not understand / speak ( okay i cant even read / write ) any other South Indian language (no they are not same again )
• South Indians don't generally use a surname (don't ask why ? or how on earth can you not have a surname ) we don't use it .
• "andu pondo gondo " thats what you think south Indian language is .. sorry to disappoint you it does nt have any meaning (at least not in Tamil ).
• our cuisine is not just idli and dosa ( man are'nt they yummy :D ). NO i dont have idli dosa everyday for lunch ,dinner and breakfast .
• all my relatives do not stay in Chennai just because i am a tamilian.
• jayalalitha is not the only political leader there.
• Kerala is a state not a city :|
• i was born in Mumbai so were my parents.but i have a native place :|
• the house in the village is just like the one you live in here in Mumbai ( no it is not made of hay etc .no i dont know to milk a cow :| don't look at me like that someone asked me this)
• oh yea my mom does not make chinese dosa at home :D
  

ummmm .. that's all i can think of right now .
oh yea and southies rock !!! :D
ciao