You don't meet mallus , they HAPPEN to you!

They're everywhere. In your office, in your locality, in your college. They say that a mallu might even be there on Mars. You can run, you can hide, but there's no escaping them. Which is not a bad thing because mallus make for really awesome company. Here are 16 reasons why:

1. Unlimited supply of banana chips.

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2. The best advisers for buying gold.

Because they louuuuuve gold.

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3. You don't have to worry about booze. Ever!

Even on dry days.

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4. And once the booze kicks in... It's entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.

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5. They know a lot of 'nerses' (nurses).

Which means you get a lot of free medical checkups.

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6. 'Samoosa, Jilebi, Ledu.' Their pronunciation keeps you in splits.

And because they are your friends, they laugh along.

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7. You get free imported perfumes and dates from the 'Gelf' (Gulf).

Because there's always someone from their family there.

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8. You thank your parents for not experimenting with your name.

Some of their names are 'ZIMBLY' hilarious.

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9. On your next holiday to Kerala, you have a place to crash.

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10. The ultimate 'jugadoos' . Because everyone knows everyone.

A mallu can connect you with ANY other mallu in the world. Because one knows the other and the other knows another. A highly complicated interconnected mesh.

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11. 'Poda patti, polaya#$%@&.' You finally know what these 'gaalis' mean.

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12. Onam or Christmas, the platter is always sumptous.

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13. You get to see all the awesome originals before Bollywood remakes them.

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14. No depending on IRCTC. They know all trains going to South India by heart.

Konkan, Swarnajayanti or Kerala Express. They have all the schedules memorised.

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15. Every occasion has atleast one non-veg 'item'.

Weddings, housewarmings, birthdays and even Sundays.

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16. They teach you that you can survive anywhere.

The fact that you can find a mallu in every state in this country and also every country on the planet goes to prove that they fight against all odds and survive anything/anywhere.

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Long story short, mallus are awesome. And everyone who has a mallu friend will agree!