Know about sri lankans before He/She visit Sri Lanka:
down here I'm posting some tips to recognize a Sri lankan
based on an article written by Aditi Bhattacharjee.
•His/Her relatives give He/She food after He/She say He/She’re full and could not possibly eat anymore
•His/Her parents call overseas and scream at the top of their lungs, even though telephone connections are 100 times better today than five years ago.
•People assume a child educating well is going to become a doctor or an engineer.
•His/Her parents get mad at them when thier skin becomes darker.
•His/Her parents enjoy comparing He/She to their friends’ kids.
•His/Her parents say, “Difficult? Its a work of 2nd grade![Amaruda? ayyo oka 2e panthiye wadak ne!]” .
•His/Her parents buy them clothes and shoes a few sizes too big so He/She can “grow into it.”
•He/She are capable of eating an entire meal, including rice, using only His/Her right hand.
•He/She’ve been asked in TAMIL 'don't you understand Sinhala?'(Sinhala theriya ille?)
•He/She have a countless number of nicknames, some of which include “mahaththaya” or “Doni”.
•When He/She tell their parents He/She got 98% on their School test, and they ask He/She what happened to the other 2%!
•If there is a sale on any item, He/She buy 100 of them.
•He/She’ve learned to keep bargaining even if the prices are rock bottom.
•His/Her relatives alone could populate a small city.
what else? anything you want add to the list...
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