You Know You're Sri Lankan When...
Your parents say, "Don't forget your heritage."
You know what's going to happen in every Sinhala / Hindi movie before it happens
Your father and grandfathers have hair on their ears
Your relatives' houses smell like incense, mothballs or both
"You want a Cell Phone! When I was your age, I didn't even have shoes!"
Your dad still pulls his socks up to his knees, you know, the ones with the blue and pink stripes at the top.
You buy coconut oil by the gallon.
You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal.
Everyone in your family has pet names, which sound nowhere close to their real names.
You are standing next to the two largest suitcases at the Airport.
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin.
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making long distance calls.
There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
You have a 'Singer Brother' sewing machine at home.
Your mother has a minor disagreement with her (or your dad's) sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
You hide everything from your parents.
Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
You know no one who has studied music.
You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished studying.
You eat Pol Sambol with everything.
You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
You say you hate Sinhalese Teledramas but secretly watch them.
You teach foreigners swearwords in your language.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 25 miles radius.
You secure your baggage with a rope.
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.
You have a close relative living in either UK, Australia or Canada.
You're parents would freak out if your sister wore a crop top baring her midriff...but wearing a sari is perfectly acceptable
Your parent are panicking if you aren't married when you turn 25
Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
A horoscope must decide your wedding date
Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
You can’t explain Buddhism to a foreigner even though you got an “A” for it in O/Ls.
You have cousins you have never met, whose names you don't know, but who insist they're related to you, even though they bear NO resemblance to...anyone YOU know.
Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try and demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.
You notice that whenever you go to a friend’s or relative’s house, your parents always talk about work and business.
The second you pull out of someone's driveway, your parents start talking...about them.
No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
You use your car horn more than the brake.
You're proud to be Sri Lankan - and you pass these jokes on to all your Sri Lankan friends!
Any Additions are welcome
Your parents say, "Don't forget your heritage."
You know what's going to happen in every Sinhala / Hindi movie before it happens
Your father and grandfathers have hair on their ears
Your relatives' houses smell like incense, mothballs or both
"You want a Cell Phone! When I was your age, I didn't even have shoes!"
Your dad still pulls his socks up to his knees, you know, the ones with the blue and pink stripes at the top.
You buy coconut oil by the gallon.
You arrive one or two hours late to a party and think it's normal.
Everyone in your family has pet names, which sound nowhere close to their real names.
You are standing next to the two largest suitcases at the Airport.
You talk for an hour at the front door when leaving someone's house.
When your parents meet strangers and talk for a few minutes, you discover you're talking to a distant cousin.
Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making long distance calls.
There is a sale on any item, you buy 100 of them.
You have a 'Singer Brother' sewing machine at home.
Your mother has a minor disagreement with her (or your dad's) sister and doesn't talk to her for ten years.
You hide everything from your parents.
Your mother does everything for you if you are male.
You do all the housework and cooking if you are female.
Your relatives alone could populate a small city.
Everyone is a family friend.
You know no one who has studied music.
You still came back home to live with your parents after you had finished studying.
You eat Pol Sambol with everything.
You use chilli sauce instead of tomato ketchup.
You say you hate Sinhalese Teledramas but secretly watch them.
You teach foreigners swearwords in your language.
You avoid public places when with a member of the opposite sex, especially if there is an acquaintance within a 25 miles radius.
You secure your baggage with a rope.
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.
You have a close relative living in either UK, Australia or Canada.
You're parents would freak out if your sister wore a crop top baring her midriff...but wearing a sari is perfectly acceptable
Your parent are panicking if you aren't married when you turn 25
Your mother measures wealth in gold and diamonds
A horoscope must decide your wedding date
Your parents drink 6 cups of tea a day
You can’t explain Buddhism to a foreigner even though you got an “A” for it in O/Ls.
You have cousins you have never met, whose names you don't know, but who insist they're related to you, even though they bear NO resemblance to...anyone YOU know.
Your parents push the concept of an arranged marriage on you and try and demonstrate how well it works whenever they're not fighting.
You notice that whenever you go to a friend’s or relative’s house, your parents always talk about work and business.
The second you pull out of someone's driveway, your parents start talking...about them.
No one ever seems to call ahead of time to say they are coming over for a visit.
You use your car horn more than the brake.
You're proud to be Sri Lankan - and you pass these jokes on to all your Sri Lankan friends!
Any Additions are welcome
