11 Reasons Why South India Will Ruin You For Life.

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“Bright and fierce and fickle is the South / And dark and true and tender is the North.”

1. Because, while a coffee in North India sets you back 100 rupees, in South India you can pay as little as 10 rupees.

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2. Because even the ancient Dravidian people chose to live here.

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Dravidian Region | Wikimedia

3. Because in the South, dancing is more than a hobby, it's a religion. 

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Credits: Ramnath Bhat

4. Because if you haven't tried payasam, you haven't lived.

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5. And because many north Indians spend their holidays in the South, but the opposite is rarely true.

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Credits: Prabhu B Doss | Tamil Nadu

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Credits: Aasif Iqbal J | Shravanabelgola, Karnataka

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Credits: Sunish Sebastian | Kerala

6. Stating the obvious - weather, of course!

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Credits: Aasif Iqbal J | Chamrajnagar, Karnataka

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Credits: Alexander Schimmeck | Vadakkekara, Kerala

7. Because in South India, greenery isn't just on the roads.

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Credits: Aasif Iqbal J | Cubbon Park, Bangalore

8. Cars in the South don’t beep at each other all the time just for being on the same bit of road for some length of time.

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Credits: Pratik Gupta | Chennai

9. In the South of India, people will TALK TO YOU in shops and pubs, and not just hit on you or steal your phone.

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10. You’ll wonder why the rest of the world isn’t constantly drinking Coconut water?

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Credits: Tanu Anand

11. Unlike back home, it becomes crystal clear that everyone in South India in not a Madrasi.

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