I keep listening to these stereotypes that Indians are cheap. They bargain for everything. They are nosy. etc... But I believe such stereotypes kill regional stereotypes. For example, my native place, Mangaluru(Mangalore), has exactly opposite stereotypes.
1. Mangalureans don't bargain
When I was young, I heard one of our neighbours complaining about their relatives who were staying with them. They went shopping and to this Mangalurean's utter mortification, started bargaining with the shop keeper. And the humiliation was complete when the shop keeper -who guessed their region based on their accent- contemptuously said, "This isn't Bengaluru. Nobody bargains here in Mangaluru".
2. Mangalureans always go dutch
I visited the home town after spending few years in Mysore for my studies. I met some of my friends there and we went to a restaurant. I took the bill. One of my friends immediately admonished me, "Is that Mysore style? We always split the bill here. There is no sponsoring business".
3. Mangalureans have stiff upper lip
I think this was said by a non-Managlorean Kannadiga and corroborated by a non-Mangalorean Tuluva. We supposedly don't mingle with others or make friends easily.
1. Mangalureans don't bargain
When I was young, I heard one of our neighbours complaining about their relatives who were staying with them. They went shopping and to this Mangalurean's utter mortification, started bargaining with the shop keeper. And the humiliation was complete when the shop keeper -who guessed their region based on their accent- contemptuously said, "This isn't Bengaluru. Nobody bargains here in Mangaluru".
2. Mangalureans always go dutch
I visited the home town after spending few years in Mysore for my studies. I met some of my friends there and we went to a restaurant. I took the bill. One of my friends immediately admonished me, "Is that Mysore style? We always split the bill here. There is no sponsoring business".
3. Mangalureans have stiff upper lip
I think this was said by a non-Managlorean Kannadiga and corroborated by a non-Mangalorean Tuluva. We supposedly don't mingle with others or make friends easily.
