Do you guys know I'm a Malayalee? Ok, lemme rephrase that. Do you guys know wat a Malayalee is? I'm sure most of you don't! Cos most of the ppl whom I mention it to go, "Wait, you're Malay ah?" *rolls eyes*

Malayalees are Indians, just like Tamils, Telugus, etc. We're not Tamil, but we're part Tamil. Confusing? No worries, I shall explain the whole thing to you poor shits.

*ahem*

Way way waaaaaay back, there was this war thingie or some disaster going on in India. At least I think it's India, cos it's the most sensible/obvious choice. So yeah, wtvr was happening, it drove some of the Dravidians (dark skinned south-Indians) to the hills, where it was supposedly safe. And there were some Aryans (light skinned north-Indians) there too. They settled down there, and came up with their own way of life, and language. 'Malai' means hill, so they were called Malayalees. And the language they spoke was Malayalam, which is an interesting mix of Tamil and Sanskrit. And their offspring were/are generally quite fair-skinned.

So yep, that must answer the qn loads of you have asked me, which is, "How come you're Indian and you're not black ah?" Hate it when that happens. Indians are almost nvr black. We're brown. Black is black. But some are very dark. Someone told me that's cos South-Indians were originally from Africa. Mmm. *feels a tribal dance coming*

Back to Malayalees. Their place in India is Kerala, a beautiful state with swaying coconut trees (can they sway, by the way?), aromatic fish curry, marvellous tea, off-white sarees with real gold woven into them, and women with wavy hair. Like mine! It's wavy bordering curly though. I love fish curry, it's my favourite indian dish; and I've GOT to have tea everyday. I'd feel uneasy without some tea in me in the evening. And, I love off-white sarees. Gosh, I feel so Malayalee! *does a Malayalam booty shake*

Y'know, Malayalees have got this reputation, that they're very proud ppl. I am proud to be wat I am, but lots of them go overboard, to the extent of looking down on other Indians, namely Tamils. I don't get it, really. We're a bit Tamil ourselves, and our language is extremely Tamil-based. There's nothing to feel high and mighty about. Pompous weird-assed shits. *shakes head*

Oh, and many ppl hate Nairs, y'know? I'm a Nair myself; Dhanya Nair. It's supposed to be a caste sorta thing. But I take it as a family name. I know quite a number of Nair-haters. And Malayalee-haters. And some of them are Malayalees themselves! Oh, Jay belongs to a Nair-hating family. Ok, 'hate' is a strong word, but Nairs aren't their favourite ppl, get my drift? I hope I won't be snarled at when I meet his family. *shudders*

Omg. It's gonna be 12 in 2 minutes. Jay's birthday!

Toodle-loo!