You might be a Sri Lankan
Here VIC wrote a very good post about Sri Lankan identity. If you have not already done so, I strongly suggest you to read that and join the spirited debate going on there. Why should I read that, you asked? Because that is a very interesting investigation to elect Sri Lankan identity, if you are interested in that sort of things. But I felt VIC had left out most important pointes, in the process of writing a sober post. Therefore here I intended no to be sober and write as much as pointes he missed out. If I miss anything too, I hope you will write it down in the comment section for the future generations.
- Have you ever entertain the thought of dating your cousin-sister? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have list of things you would like to do, “if you are the president”, Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you had Hoppers for breakfast, Dosa for lunch and Chinese for diner? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you discuses Buddhism (or any other relevant philosophical topic) while you are getting drunk? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you urinate by the main road side, along side of your friends who doing the same? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you stopped your vehicle and check out what other group of people looking at by site of the road? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you accused fellow driver who just passed you, engage in sexual relationship with his mother? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you hate Sri Lankan Police, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you ever ridden a bus without paying? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you ridden the train, on the footboard? Then you are a Sri Lanka.
- Is one of your neighbors, a asshole? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you think only Sri Lankan offer seat to pregnant woman and elderly, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Has one of your relatives disrespect you vigorously? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you lied on your child’s school admission? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you bribed a cop with more than the ticket cost? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you dine in a restaurant, while vigorously chasing out flies with one hand? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you strike a homeless dog? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you engaged in a celebration for a first menstrual cycle of a young lady? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you got beaten up constantly when you were a child? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you hate one or more TV channels, but still remembers prime time schedule by hard, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you a female-fashion critic, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you enjoy the smell of Maldive Fish, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Are you always late? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have your mother ever publish an advertisement in Sunday paper looking for a doctor or a lawyer from Australia or Canada to be your life partner? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you called a girl, a prostitute, because she had more than 2 boyfriends at deferent occasions in her life span? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you think rich people are evil, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you born in a government hospital, educated in government institutes and engage in government job, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you wear bathroom slippers outside, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you refuse to wear a Sarong outside, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you don’t know the Sinhala or Tamil word for “Litter”, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you use the horn more than the break paddle, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you could not stop yourself wanting to take a public bath in any tank or a lake you pass by, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- And when you do so, If you bath wearing all your cloth on, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you accuse someone who not necessarily agreeing with you, suffers from erectile dysfunction, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you note down grammar and spelling errors, while you reading an English post, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you call anyone well dress, an uncle or an aunty, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you learn about sex at your wedding night, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you happy because number of LTTE carders killed in action higher than number of soldiers killed in action (or vise-versa), you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If your full name does not fit in airport embark form, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have to prove the reason prior to visit any country in the world, (except Singapore), you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have to light crackers to express your joy, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you force your visitors to eat biscuits and drink tea, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you can find a distance relationship to any stranger you met outside your home town, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If your racial differences starts after you cross the shore, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you ever entertain the thought of dating your cousin-sister? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have list of things you would like to do, “if you are the president”, Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you had Hoppers for breakfast, Dosa for lunch and Chinese for diner? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you discuses Buddhism (or any other relevant philosophical topic) while you are getting drunk? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you urinate by the main road side, along side of your friends who doing the same? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you stopped your vehicle and check out what other group of people looking at by site of the road? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you accused fellow driver who just passed you, engage in sexual relationship with his mother? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you hate Sri Lankan Police, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you ever ridden a bus without paying? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you ridden the train, on the footboard? Then you are a Sri Lanka.
- Is one of your neighbors, a asshole? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you think only Sri Lankan offer seat to pregnant woman and elderly, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Has one of your relatives disrespect you vigorously? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you lied on your child’s school admission? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you bribed a cop with more than the ticket cost? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you dine in a restaurant, while vigorously chasing out flies with one hand? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you strike a homeless dog? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you engaged in a celebration for a first menstrual cycle of a young lady? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you got beaten up constantly when you were a child? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you hate one or more TV channels, but still remembers prime time schedule by hard, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you a female-fashion critic, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you enjoy the smell of Maldive Fish, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Are you always late? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have your mother ever publish an advertisement in Sunday paper looking for a doctor or a lawyer from Australia or Canada to be your life partner? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- Have you called a girl, a prostitute, because she had more than 2 boyfriends at deferent occasions in her life span? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you think rich people are evil, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you born in a government hospital, educated in government institutes and engage in government job, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you wear bathroom slippers outside, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you refuse to wear a Sarong outside, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you don’t know the Sinhala or Tamil word for “Litter”, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you use the horn more than the break paddle, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you could not stop yourself wanting to take a public bath in any tank or a lake you pass by, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- And when you do so, If you bath wearing all your cloth on, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you accuse someone who not necessarily agreeing with you, suffers from erectile dysfunction, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you note down grammar and spelling errors, while you reading an English post, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you call anyone well dress, an uncle or an aunty, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you learn about sex at your wedding night, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you happy because number of LTTE carders killed in action higher than number of soldiers killed in action (or vise-versa), you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If your full name does not fit in airport embark form, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have to prove the reason prior to visit any country in the world, (except Singapore), you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you have to light crackers to express your joy, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you force your visitors to eat biscuits and drink tea, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If you can find a distance relationship to any stranger you met outside your home town, you might be a Sri Lankan.
- If your racial differences starts after you cross the shore, you might be a Sri Lankan.
posted by Sam at
8:33 PM
7 Comments:
This is a good one :-) This might bring a laugh to the face of everyone debating on my blog post; no matter which side they are arguing for. I am sure, most of those doesn’t qualify my criteria will qualify here.
As usual, you are looking at it with a “low fat” attitude. This is something I must think of practicing my self. I feel like, sometimes I am blogging about too serious matters, and just create more chaos among our people. Sometimes it might be better to write a post or two like this, and give everyone a chance to share a laugh.
BTW, this is my favorite
//- Have you discuses Buddhism (or any other relevant philosophical topic) while you are getting drunk? Then you might be a Sri Lankan.\\
Great post!
Thanks VIC..
In my point of view, Sri Lankan identity drill down to one brilliant folk poem. “අම්බලමේ පිනා, වලං කදක් ගෙනා, ඒක බිදපු ගොනා, ඒකට මට හිනා”. Or rather, I can explain what is Sri Lankan identity using that poem.
There is “පිනා”, who lives in “අම්බලම”. Even thought he is living off of government support, he is an entrepreneur and he has his saving. And then there is “ගොනා”, who always disrupt other people’s success. And when they do, or when things are happening not the way you want, what else you can do, than laugh! So why not! :)
Thanks Indi..
hahaha! great stuff!
Hilarious... Love the post! One of the best of Sri Lankanism in a Nutshell....
This is a great post that truly sums up who Sri Lankans are today, and the unique characteristics we have in common; no matter how different we may be in other ways.
එළ...මට හිනාව නවත්තගන්න බැරි වුනා... ඒ එක්කම හුඟක් දේවල් මීටරේට වැටුනා. නොදැනුවත්ව කරන දේවල්... නියමායි!!!!!
This is a great post... really enjoyed it... its straight away humour and irony at our own faces... in a good way...
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