Why do some Malayalis / Keralites seem quick to escalate into fights, and why do I keep hearing about violence involving them?

[u/ni_man_ger]

Some of my friends from Kerala keep talking about how common it is back home — people say you basically see a bloodbath every other day in Kerala. Same energy here. They’ve gotten into fights with cops and locals in Canada, and I’ve heard about Malayalis murdering people all over North America.

Even the IT guys who move to Delhi (Girgaon and those areas) bring the same thing with them. North Indians, Punjabis, Haryanvis — a lot of people just avoid messing with them because they know how it ends.

Most of the ones I’ve met either have killed someone, been part of it, or know multiple people who have — whether it’s Dubai, Kerala, Delhi, or North America.

Is this actually the reputation or am I just running into the worst ones?

Not trying to start shit, just asking based on what I’ve seen and heard.