1. “You are a South Indian, how can you speak so good Hindi?”
Well…guys, Hindi is one of the languages that was taught to us in school and we respect it.
2. “Are you Madrasi?”
(Literally shouting inside) Not all South Indians are Madrasis!!!
3. “Hey! Why there’s so much traffic in Bangalore?”
Because you guys are in Bengaluru!!
4. Hey! Kannad gothilla!
(*murdering you in my mind*) IT IS KANNADAAAAAAAAAA
5. “You are from Karnataka, so born in Bangalore?”
Karnataka is a state which has places other than Bengaluru and people do live there!
6. “Hey! Can you help me learn Tamil? You know kannada right”
Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam are different languages and not the same.
7. “Do you stay in Whitefield or Silkboard?”
There are other habitable places in Bengaluru guys!
8. “Hey, you’re from Bangalore? How come you don’t use any makeup??
Ahem!!! Ah.. Uh… Never mind!!
9.” You’re Sambar tastes so sweet! Why?? “
Because, we are sweet people! (repenting till now that I said this!)
10.” Hey, which IT company are you working in? “
Phew!! I don’t wanna answer this!
Now, this might seem like I am exaggerating. But, No! We have experienced these situations and we appreciate if the perspectives change. And to all the Kannadigas, let’s move from just being a big fan of RCB to an ardent devotee of ಕನ್ನಡ.