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<blockquote data-quote="mawella" data-source="post: 7779870" data-attributes="member: 87799"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: Magenta">You know you are Sri Lankan when...</span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">1. You eat rice with 4 curries for breakfast, lunch and dinner</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">2. You get it on to Baila music.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">3. Your idea of a bathing suit is a conspicuous see-thru sarong around your chest.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">4. You refer to friends by calling them "Machan" or "ado"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">5. When you get up 1.00 pm in the noon with sleep of 12 hours with fully drunk in previous night </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">6. When local Arrack and mixture is better than all others</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">7. You use Siddahelpe and Panadol to solve your all medical problems</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">15. Whenever something sad happens to anyone or any animal for that matter you automatically say "aney pouuuuuu..."(sooooo saaaaad)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">16. When something gross happens or talking about anything thats disgusting,bad,etc. you say "Chi Chi Chi...".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">22. When you'd "tap that Toddy" just to get that nice taste.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">24. When to your parents</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">a) Scotch tape is 'sello tape',</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">b/ Washing Powder is 'Rinso'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">c) toothpaste is 'signal'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">d) soap is "lux or rexona'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">e) MSG's are "Aji-no-moto'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">f) and binoculars are "binaCLOSE'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">g) any cellphone is reffered to as 'Cell Tell'</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">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)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">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.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">29. When you know that Odel/house of Fashion and No Limit are the best places to do an entire decade worth of shopping!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">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!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">31. When you see aunties/uncles you haven't seen in a long time they give you the Sri Lankan"sniff kiss" where by:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">a.They bring their cheek up to your cheek</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">b. The sniff</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">c. Switch cheeks and repeat.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">32. When your version of cookies and milk equals to"Marie biscuits" and Pure Ceylon Tea.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">33. When you know that "short eats" are nothing short of delicious, fattening and extremely addictive...</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">34. When "roast paan" is always chosen over "naan bread".</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">35. When everything is dipped in "plain tea" or eaten with coconut sambol and bread</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">36. When finding large chunks of juggry in your "tala guli" is always a welcome surprise.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">37. When Bombai Mutai" is better than any cotton candy.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">38. When you smile after reading this whole list.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">39. When you still continue to smile</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue">40. When you think how happy and how proud you to be a Sri Lankan. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: Blue"></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mawella, post: 7779870, member: 87799"] [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Magenta"]You know you are Sri Lankan when...[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="5"][COLOR="Blue"]1. You eat rice with 4 curries for breakfast, lunch and dinner 2. 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" or "ado" 5. When you get up 1.00 pm in the noon with sleep of 12 hours with fully drunk in previous night 6. When local Arrack and mixture is better than all others 7. You use Siddahelpe and Panadol to solve your all medical problems 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. 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 thats disgusting,bad,etc. you say "Chi Chi Chi...". 22. When you'd "tap that Toddy" just to get that nice taste. 24. When to your parents a) Scotch tape is 'sello tape', b/ 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. 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 cheek b. The sniff c. 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 sambol and bread 36. 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 smile 40. When you think how happy and how proud you to be a Sri Lankan. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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