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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bat2007" data-source="post: 6927592" data-attributes="member: 134658">You know  you are Sri Lankan when...1.  You eat rice and curry for breakfast, lunch and dinner2.  You get it on to Baila music.3. Your idea of a bathing  suit is a conspicuous see-thru sarong around your chest.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  breakfast6. When Arrack is better then any French  champagne7. You use Siddahelpe, gripe water and Panadol  to solve your medical problems8. You have a Singer sewing  machine at home.9. You call an older person you've never  met before uncle or "aunty"10. EVERYONE is a family  friend.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 their 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..."16. When something  gross happens or talking about anything thats disgusting,bad,etc. you  say "Chi Chi Chi...".17. You salt and pepper your  mangoes, and every other fruit you eat18. You go to a  restaurant and ask for Fanta, Portello or a chocolate SMAK instead of a  Pepsi or Coke19. 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.21. When you visit  your Sri Lankan aunties, they always serve you a plate of lemon puffs  and Tang before anything else.22. When you'd "tap that  Toddy" just to get that nice taste.23. When every Lankan  girl that you meet is the daughter of the auntie whose grandfather is  the cousin of the father of your uncle who is the brother of your dad!24.  When to your parentsa) Scotch tape is 'sello tape',<img src="http://www.uyirvani.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />  Washing Powder is 'Rinso'c) toothpaste is 'signal'd) soap is  "lux or rexona'e) MSG's are "Aji-no-moto'f) and binoculars are  "binaCLOSE'g) any cellphone is reffered to as 'Cell Tell'25.)When  you know the words to the very annoying 'Surangani' and "Ojaye, Ojaye"  songs...(NOTE: and now that you have been reminded, these songs  automatically start playing in your head)26. When despite  the fact that you have eaten a full three course meal prior to visiting  your "auntie", refusing to eat another three course meal in the same  evening may result in dire consequences.27. You get  invited to dinner at an "uncles" house for 7:00pm; You get there at 8:30  and dinner is served at 11:58 pm; The arrack induced fathers start  singing at 1:00 am while the mothers start making idle chit chat about  the "old days in Sri Lanka"...By 3:00am your "auntie" forces you to  drink coffee so that you can get a good nights sleep when you get home  at 6:00 AM.28. When you've spend at least one afternoon  wrapping your school textbooks with "brown paper" so that they don't get  damaged!29. When you know that Odel/house of Fashion and  No Limit are the best places to do an entire decade worth of shopping!30.  When you know that Thambili is not only a fruit, but a color, a cure  for diarrhea and a way to solve hangover-related issues!31.  When you see aunties/uncles you haven't seen in a long time they give  you the Sri Lankan"sniff kiss" where by:a.They bring their cheek up  to your cheekb. The sniffc. Switch cheeks and repeat.32.  When your version of cookies and milk equals to"Marie biscuits" and  Pure Ceylon Tea.33. When you know that "short eats" are  nothing short of delicious, fattening and extremely addictive...34.  When "roast paan" is always chosen over "naan bread".35.  When everything is dipped in "plain tea" or eaten with coconut sambol36.  When finding large chunks of juggry in your "tala guli" is always a  welcome surprise.37. When Bombai Mutai" is better than  any cotton candy.38. When you smile after reading this  whole list.39. When you still continue to smile40.  When you think how happy and how proud you to be a Sri Lankan.ADD ++ REP IF YOU LIKE MY POST</blockquote>

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