I went for lunch the other day with 3 other Indians(2 Mallus and a Mumbaiker) , a Pakistani, 2 Iranians, and an Egyptian lady(Hey, does this sound like the beginning of a ‘people on a plane’ joke ??;) ).Somewhere during lunch, some one asked Fake Mallu 1, ‘So, where in India are you from ?’ and he said ‘Bangalore’. Fake Mallu 2 said ‘Im from Bangalore too .’ And when asked , I very honestly said Bangalore.
‘Hey, are we on a table filled with fake Mallus ??’ came a comment 
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Fake Mallu1 and Fake Mallu 2 have never been in Blore for more than 2 days !
Ive decided, ill just say Kerala next time, even though i just dread being called a Malabari 
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ohh..I can can completely relate to that living in Dubai…dread being called a malabari
Been reading ur posts for last 10 min. Felt like writing something but words are playing games with me now. So will keep it on a tight leash… Had the same feelings, thoughts and ideas once upon a time….er sometimes even now… But now feel disconnected from whats happening around me even when living a life many would love to… sort of going with the flow… Nice to see that U have started working on your ideas… Best of luck….