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Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated in the Indian Ocean right below India and belongs to the South Asian region. Its inhabitants are known as Sri Lankans. Sri Lankans are comprised of several ethnicities; Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Muslims, Sri Lankan Tamils, Burghers, Moors, Parsis, Bharathas, Malays, Kaffirs, Indigenous Veddhas and several more minorities.

Sri Lankans are generally a laid-back people; they like their leisure and doing things at their own times and may seem downright idle to a person who’re not used to their nature. Sri Lankans enjoy their holidays with a passion – a fact only exemplified by Sri Lanka being the one of the countries with a most number of National Holidays (A staggering 26 Holidays a year). Sri Lankans as a habit are not punctual – being 5-10 minutes late is the general norm, and ‘impolite’ only starts after 20 minutes or half an hour.

Their many holidays are spent idling at home with a cup of fine Ceylon tea, visiting closer friends or relatives for a leisure chat or by all means playing their favourite sport. Sri Lanka's national sport is Volley Ball; but it is seldom played except on beaches and school tournaments. It is the Unofficial National sport of Sri Lanka that is closest to its people- CRICKET. A typical Sunday or a national holiday in Sri Lanka is marked with innumerable cricket pitches scattered all over lonely roads, grounds and fields. The biggest pastime of the Sri Lankan population, after playing cricket, is watching the Sri Lankan National Team playing cricket. It is common for businesses to shut down when very big matches are televised. This was the case in 1996 when the Sri Lankan team beat Australia in the finals to win the Cricket World Cup. The whole country shut down as though there were a curfew imposed upon the whole island.
Sri Lankans like their food spicy and served hot. Though the nation nurses an unbeatable fondness for bread (for breakfast and dinner), it is considered just plain ‘wrong’ if you don’t have rice and curry for lunch. Lankans have an insatiable appetite for Kottu (Kottu, or Kottu Roti is a Sri Lankan dish, made from a Lankan roti called "Godhamba Roti" and Vegetables, Egg, and/or Meat, and various spices); Sri Lankans are so fond of Kottu that the sound of making Kottu (Distinct sound of metal on metal when Kottu blades chopping roti, meat, and vegetable on a heated metal sheet) is music to their ears regardless of how noisy it is. Other Sri Lankan favourites are Hoppers (Egg or plain), Cheese Roti, Parata, Milk-rice etc. The traditional Muslim dessert Vatalappan is an all-time favourite while Wadai, Poori and Thosai are the most popular Tamil delicacies. There are several modern inventions dear to a majority of Lankan hearts such as Seeni Sambol with bread (Breakfast/Dinner), Pol-sambol with bread (all-time popular breakfast), Chillie-paste mixed with Marmite©, Pol-sambol with a dash of Marmite© (Lankans are exceedingly fond of Marmite©). The all –time favourite Lankan drink is Ginger-Beer while they’re also passionate about Tea- Plain/with milk or Ginger tea (Tea boiled with a dash of Ginger), Iced Milo©, Lemonade, Lime Juice and Iced Coffee. A very popular alcoholic drink is Toddy or Arrack, both made from palm tree sap. Sri Lankans also take delight in Chocolate – a Sri Lankan who knows his fellow Lankan relatives and friends would not dare to return from a trip abroad (whether it be business or leisure) without several generous kilos of Chocolate.
Sri Lankan fashions are a mixture of popular culture tides from the western world and a closer source-Indian Bollywood culture while a sub-culture of fashions inspired by traditional Sri Lankan ethnic-wear also exists; a style slowly yet effectively catching up among Lankan youth is Sri Lankan ethnic-wear mixed with fashions of the international pop-culture (Ex; 2000-2003: Short/long Cotton Tunics/Kurths tops with denim jeans, 2002-2004: Ethnic shawls with plain T-shirts and Jeans/skirts, 2004-2009: Traditional ethnic jewelry worn with T-shirts, jeans, skirts etc., ).

The dominant music tide in the Lankan youth culture is usually a mixture of the current world-pop-culture with a clever twist of Lankan falvour (Ex; as of 2001-2009 Hip hop music has been a great influence in the local music culture while sub-cultures like Alt. Rock, Heavy Metal, Sri Lankan Classical also exist). Portuguese Colonialism also had a considerable impact on local music and instruments while African slaves called kaffrinha, and their dance music was called Baila had a great and lasting impact on the island’s music; Sri Lankans enjoy good Baila music with a passion to this day. Traditional Sri Lankan music includes the hypnotic Kandyan drums - drumming was and is very much a part and parcel of music in both Buddhist and Hindu temples in Sri Lanka. The Signature Sri Lankan drum beats are often mixed with modern beats in present music.
Sri Lankans overall are laid-back, friendly and great lovers of spicy food, good drinks and Cricket.
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srilankan by cherry_B August 18, 2009

Srirangan 

The kindest person in the world. Will typically offer you cauliflower that tastes like chicken to satisfy vegan customs. Standard issue Indian library books often refer to this name as holy, musically talented, and spiritually mature.
Abele: Wow man, this chicken is amazing!
Ramrod: Don’t be fooled my friend, the heavens bestowed a Srirangan upon us to today for this blessed vegan dish
Marrie: Damn straight!

Suranjana 

Suranjana is a nice and cute person with a polite and naughty nature. She is loved by everyone. Boys get attracted to her because of her attitude and personality. She is extremely loyal to her partner and never cheats anyone. She is sensitive and keeps lot of secrets. She is very multitasking and multi-talented, and is good at being a spy. She gets angry over small things but she may not show it up all the time. She knows how to bear pain and knows how to struggle in life. She has a golden heart and is a kind of person with whom you can be close to. She is someone whom you can trust blindly.
You are the luckiest if you get Suranjana as your life partner.
Suranjana by Mr. Handsome November 25, 2021

srinandan 

pre-ejaculate cum, a filmy substance
She thought we didn't need protection, but my srinandan was enough to get her pregnant.
srinandan by anonym_ous December 25, 2009

SriLanKan Skipover 

When you're browsing your timeline on Facebook and you come across a post from that one Off-the-boat foreign brown guy you added for some reason posing with shades on looking like a giant tool and you just scroll past it not knowing why it's on your time line.

It's usually a Sri Lankan, Indian or Philippine guy.
Who the fuck is this SriLanKan Skipover on my timeline?
SriLanKan Skipover by Kevin Rayzvikh November 29, 2019

Suranjana 

Suranjana is a nice and cute person with a polite and naughty nature. She is loved by everyone and has a bright smile on her face all the time. Boys get attracted to her because of her attitude and personality. She is loyal to her partner and never cheats anyone. She is very sensitive and keeps lot of secrets. She knows how to bear pain and struggles of life. She is very multitasking and multi-talented. She is good at being a spy. She has a very cute and attractive voice. She gets angry over small things but she may not show it up all the time. She has a golden heart and is someone with whim you can be close to. She is a very open minded person with high moral values. She is someone whom you can trust blindly.
You are the luckiest if you get Suranjana as your life partner.
Suranjana by Mr. Handsome November 25, 2021
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