Tue 10 Jan 2006

Photo by Janaka Goonasekera, on Wikipedia
(with apologies to the Sigiriya ladies who are probably tired of serving as pictorial references)
Sri Lankan girls are a complex mystery I’m still trying to understand. I know I’m generalizing here but I have some observations/theories:
Appearance
- Sri Lankan girls come in every size/shape/skin color - they have Asian/Hispanic and even Caucasian features. Generally they are somewhat shorter than their European counterparts with an average height (I estimate) of around 5 foot 3.
- Most ladies here are genetically predisposed to being slim (while young at least).
- When it comes to looks, girls here are generally attractive, their features are very diverse, possibly due to complex genetic heritage. (Which is more than I can say for Indian girls who all tend to look alike IMO).
Grooming
- Most ladies are well dressed, they wear a mix of western attire with some opting for Asian (Indian/Sri Lankan) clothing also. Some have a reasonable sense of style and are quite elegant.
Personality
- Most local ladies are quite friendly and outgoing. They are curious and they tend to ask a lot of questions. I find I can usually communicate with any girl I meet, and get into a conversation simply by smiling and saying hello.
- Girls here are more friendly than most. They like to flirt, they like to chat, especially with people from different countries I guess. So I use the dumb foreigner act (which in my case is usually accurate).
Intellect
Girls here tend to be quite educated. Virtually all have done some high school and quite a number are college educated. Most speak English, though not all are totally fluent.
Trivia
One question ladies ask me, goes along the lines of “Who are your parents/what do they do?” Actually this seems to be a cultural thing - people here (not just girls) tend to ask that. Other than that girls here seem interested in education and admire educated people (which is a shame as I slept through much of UNI)
*Modest too.
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January 10th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
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(http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/2006/01/10/sri-lanka-girls-and-stereotypes/)January 11th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Your observations of sri Lankan women are positve and on the whole accurate. However as a sri lankan born and raised in the uk I have knowticed that not all sri Lankan women are educated and indeed have much dress sence. I am sorry that I have to speak ill of my own sex but that is my finding. Most of the women I have met are small mined and wear bad shoes.
My own style is a hybrid of Western and sri Lankan culture and to quote a wester phrase ‘I a’nt no minger’
()January 12th, 2006 at 2:25 am
in case u were wonderin bout lankan chicks colour.. a heamatologist once told me that we have ‘kandyanism’ in our blood..
our kings gaves their many wives ( as bribes im assumin) to foriegn men for… fairer little babies in the little island..
but then i would nt know for sure.. the lady was indian..
(http://caffeinaholic.blogspot.com/)January 12th, 2006 at 5:54 am
Samantha, do you have a blog? Do get one, if you have one please list the address here thanks
Mufee, thats an interesting thought, and your blog is quite nice! Thanks for dropping by
(http://)March 20th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Oh no… you have generalized the few to the majority.
With all due respect to women in sri lanka, I should say,
They are in general do not have any features similar to Hispanic and Caucasians. Features are mostly similar to south, north Indians. Nothing wrong with it. They do look beautiful and have sharp features.
About dress. I think you should wake up and get in to a bus in the morning.. That will open up your eyes. Sri Lankan women in general give the least importance to the dress code and the looks once they pass a certain age. Majority does not know what to wear and when to wear.
About personality.. you are correct.. they ask a lot of questions.. but I have found out most of the questions are related to finding some information about a 3rd person or about a 3rd person than taking in general. Other than politics (like in my case) and cricket majority have very limited subjects to talk about.
Intellect
Girls here tend to be quite educated. –Agreed..
Most speak English, though not all are totally fluent. – Man.. you have not stepped outside your school..
This post is too generalized. We do have few chicks running around Colombo.. but it is the same chicks rotating inside the same chick farm..
(http://www.lankapolitics.com)June 8th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
for your info sri lankan girls tend to be knowledgeble and have a great sense of humor except for maybe a couple of them. Sri lankan girls have a good culture and foundation in their lives so if you want to mess with them you might want to think twice about it. oh!!! trust me they are good fighters as well.
()December 18th, 2006 at 2:57 pm
The Sri Lankan woman is demographycally too complexed & large to be described (they r different from house to house some times). I have also found the types of women decribed here by other ppl they do exist so do others.
()July 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 pm
—- I am anglo -english and married to sri lankan wife—- what can i say ? she is wonderfull(ie a kind caring mother and dutifull wife )– but her sister is nasty bitch — I think western culture has harmed sri lankan girl and boys— women around the world are slowly and sadly becoming the same due to mass consumerism
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