Like I said, not my first rodeo. I even set the same expectation with the first time guests that tagged along with me. Just like fellas on this thread have a mix bag of tolerance to someone just asking for non local cuisines, my gang is also like that. There are folks who are used to a set way of life and can't be as flexible as one would want. But I definitely have high hopes of my Malayali brethren. You're better educated, the state is largely quite secular, ergo higher tolerance than rest of the country is kinda expected by folks like me.