1. You eat rice and curry for breakfast, lunch and dinner
2. You get it on to Baila music.
3. Any cellphone is referred to as ‘Cell Tell’
4. You refer to friends by calling them “Machan” instead of “dude”
5. You eat string hoppers ,coconut milk and a three- course curry meal for breakfast
6. Your parents go to the shop and ask for washing powder as ‘Rinso’
7. You use Siddhalepa, gripe water and Panadol to solve your medical problems
8. You have a Singer sewing machine at home.
9. You call an older person you’ve never met before uncle or “aunty”
10. When you know that Odel, House of Fashion and Nolimit are the best places to do an entire decade worth of shopping! Online Only Sri Lanka shopping stores like Kapruka, SLStop and fashion stores like Colombo Traders are only now starting to appear…
11. You use Kist or Maggi chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
12. You’re walking out of customs with your trolley at the airport and you see all twenty-five members of your family who have come to pick you up.
13. No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
14. At a function or party your parents say that they are leaving, but often take another hour saying goodbye at the door.
15. Whenever something sad happens to anyone or any animal for that matter you automatically say “aney pouuuuuu…
“(sooooo saaaaad)
16. When something gross happens or talking about anything that’s disgusting,bad,etc. you say “Chi Chi Chi…”.
17. You salt and pepper your mangoes, and every other fruit you eat…
18. You go to a restaurant and ask for Fanta, Portello or a chocolate SMAK instead of a Pepsi or Coke
19. Your Parents aren’t afraid to chase you down the street and slap you if you talk back…
20. You grew up on Marmite and Glucose powder…and often faked a stomach ache so that you could drink Gripe water.
