KrishG wrote:Just out of curiosity, can somebody please point out any major cultural, linguistical between the people of Telangana and coastal Andhra. Because as we know all the southern states of India were created on linguistic and cultural basis.
Not much really as I have relatives everywhere except from Rayalaseema. However let me put from my experiences/knowledge
Let me try writing some details as you asked:
1) Srikakulam and Vijyanagram speaks a distinct accent
2) Visakhapatnam speaks somewhat that has (1) and Godavari district style
3) East Godavari District has a unique accent but konaseema in East speaks a faster version of the same
4) West Godavari and Deevi seema of Krishna District speaks a distinct style
5) Krishna district boasts that theirs is the real accent
All the above speak a very polite language even when swearing. For Hindi hearland folks it is like always using aap and Hum even for singular.
6) Guntur districts (especially the Palanadu areas) speaks very rough language. It is almost like swearing others.
7) Prakasam district folks - even when they speak normally you will feel that they are swearing at you

Rayalaseema speaks a distinct veriety ( I don't have breakdown of districts as I am not that much exposed to southern AP)
In Telangana Districts
9) Khammam speaks both like Krishna district and also like Warangal district. This is a transitioning district from Coastal AP to Telangana
10) Warangal speaks a unique rich Telugu with a general Telangana accent. In fact it is considered as pure Telugu becasue it has more Telugu words and slightly lesser Sanskrit than the first FIVE above. However, you will see Urdu words in the mix due to Nizam influence
11) Karimnagar, Medak and portions of Adilabad speaks similar Telangana accent which has Urdu/Hindi words(some times partial words) mixed into Telugu. It is unique.
12) Nalgonda and Mahaboobnagar are again transitioning districts and hence they have uniquness in their accent
13) Hyderabad is everything in the world.
I consider Karimnagar, Warangal and Medak as most unique and heart of Telangana and all other districts are transitioning into other states or other regions of AP.
Everyone makes fun of other's accent except that Telangana folks doesn't know how to tease the others. Instead they get offended as they are little softies and thin skinned folks.
In terms of culture as I have sisters-in-law from Telangana and also few cousins from Medak/karimnagar districts I may be able to put it as much right as I can. My parents are from the vulturous

costal districts
* All the fesitvals are same except there are some gaondevi style festivals which are localized everywere. Batakamma festival is a popular Telangana specific one.
* Sankranthi/Pongal is celebrated slightly differently. In Telangana areas they do kite flying
* Rest of the fesitvals are all same
* The food is same/similar - There is difference in the amount of spice or sugar used in the recipies
* Gongura ( the AP special leafy pickle) is called as Pontikoora. My distant-cousins when they were young used to say to my parents "go-back Gongura- pontikoora zindabad". It is/was one of the funny seperate Telangana slogans of 1969 (I am not born that time hence I don't know from direct experience)
Coming to culture like marriages etc., they are almost similar except the following glaring ( if we see extremely deep) differences that I observed as I attended my brothers and cousins marriages.
* In some districts and some communities of Telangana bride's head is covered at the time of marriage and which is not the same on other parts of AP
* When clothes are exchanged between women ( example my sister-in-law's mother gives saree to my mom as gift), in other parts of AP they just give the saree where as in Telangana it is wrong to give a saree and not give even atleast a dhothi to her husband.
Regarding hospitality -
* If you want to see real "Athidi Devo Bhava" then I say visit Telangana Telugu families. You will be dead with embrassment of not being able to eat (unless you have a big apetite) that is given and also the extreme courtesy that they show.
* On a courtesy meter, I would rate Telanganites highest in AP on any day. Language wise courtesy is more in the Krishna and Godavari accents.
* You will defintely not see such things in Guntur or Krishna districts. Little rough and tough in mannerisms too.
* However, you will have a different experience if you go to North Andhra and Godavari districts. They have their own stlye of hospitality.
I don't know details about Rayalaseem and I will leave it to someone from there.
In summary, if you dig very deep with a magnifying glass - yes you will see differences even inside a given district. Otherwise it is same culture and language and by the way the 90% of the castes are also with same name.