Right from history there has always been great divide between North and South India. In the past there used to be very many small kingdoms with different, distinct cultures. So-called present India was mostly ruled by at least two kings/emperors reigning roughly Northern and Southern India. Another point was Aryan domination in North and Dravidians in South, as the historians say.
Muslims' attack, rule and domination was more prevalent in North India as can be seen in various wars, religious systems and worshipping places etc and such influence is clearly evident in literature, sculpture, art, craft, monuments etc. It is not much evident in Southern India except a few pockets like Hyderabad, Bijapur.
Further North Indian languages have drawn immensely from Urdu, Persian and in turn have branched out as Hindustani, Brijbhasha, Rajastani, Marwadi, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Harianvi etc. With basic knowledge of Hindi/Urdu one can easily understand most of north Indian languages. If you closely observe you will find many words resembling or originating /deviated from Hindi, Urdu and sometimes Sanskrit. So roughly if we keenly hear north Indian conversation we can make out its nearer meaning.
But it is not so in the case of Southern Dravidian languages like Kannada, Tulu, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu. Many Sanskrit and its variant equivalent words are found. Generally South Indians can speak or pronounce Sanskrit words clearly and in pure form. But many people from North India find it difficult to pronounce Sanskrit words.
Further North India has more Western/European influences and less formal and principled. May be because of cool weather. Priests in temples wear shirts and fully cover themselves while offering poojas. It is not so in South. Southerners make prasadam, food at home itself for offering to God. Whereas in North buying from market will also do.
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