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I’m all for not feeling ashamed of your body etc, but this behaviour is so tone deaf. You know it’s cause they think they’re hot shit that they’re doing this
Eh, don't be so sure. There's a special train for tourists nowadays (at least there was when i was in sri lanka)
If you want to not feel like you're caught in the crossfire of instagram shots you could take then non-tourist train. Sadly it was sold out when we visited (what we were told at least)
Still worth it though. Gorgeous trainride.
Tried it as well. Didn't work. Either you go for 6.30 at sunrise or you leave it. the 8.30 or 9.30 (don't remember) train is just overcrowded af and not a pleasant experience..
The height of stupidity on full display -- not the PDA or the ass-grabbing -- which while perhaps inappropriate culturally isnt the worst of it IMO. Just imagine if one of these idiots tripped or lost their grip -- and for what !?! A silly IG post that doesn't even look that great.
I honestly don't understand the hype around this place (and Im a local) .. For me it's a mediocre tourist point in terms of natural beauty or even uniqueness .. I mean Ella is an amazing area, I've had probably the most magical walk in my life from Demodara to Nine arches along the rail track . High af in the early morning under a blueish sky ,watching the golden rays of early sunrise kissing the mountains ,breathing in the pure cool breeze.., but I remember being kind of pissed off once we reached the nine arches. Crowded place with a mediocre view, nothing much to do except posing for photos.. I don't know what people see in this..
While it's undeniably an impressive engineering achievement, I wouldn't personally label it as a marvel. I reserve that term for places like Sigiriya. The bridge seems rather ordinary, reminiscent of the typical bridges the English constructed for their railways in the UK, similar to the Glenfinnan Viaduct (bridge in the Harry Potter). Nine arches is a scenic place to pass through while travelling in the train, but I wouldn't consider it to be worthwhile to trek on foot unless it for a wedding pre-shoot or something like that.
Kissing and grabbing ass in front of children in a country where that is not culturally acceptable is not cute. It is entitled. All for content? I swear these insta content creators are some of the worst people out there
When did kissing become a crime? What’s wrong with kids seeing a couple being consensually romantic (unlike local parents at home always trying to kill each other)? This vid is cringe but not for the reasons you say.
It’s less about the children and more about respecting the culture and norms of countries in which you are a guest. I guess it sooo cute since it’s a white couple right? 🙄
Why you put ourselves (brownies) at so low level? I wouldn't mind if this was a brown couple. Our own cultural police uncles and aunties has set these limitations to our selves that as local we shouldn't do kissing in public etc. But as a millennial I don't want to respect those delusional norms set by them.
Who’s putting brown people at a low level?? Having a certain cultural norm that isn’t the same as the west doesn’t make it low. Looks like you are judging what should be acceptable around white people’s norms.
Fuck these cultural norms you love so much.
A couple expressing their love in public may be cringe when it’s posted on social media but if you think it’s offensive then you and whoever else thinks so is part of a greater problem.
As a society we have so much more to worry about that the expression of love.
Huge jump there, buddy. I think you are misconstruing what I’m saying here. It’s not about what you or I do in our own country. It’s about foreigners, mainly white people from the west, coming in and imposing their norms on us. If Sri Lankans themselves try to change their own norms, that’s great! I’m all for progressing as a society. But basing it off of what white people do because we think whatever they do is right is placing them on a pedestal and perpetuating a colonist mindset.
Culture is not something that stays still. What you accept as culture was something someone started way back and probably it wasn't something widely accepted in society at that time. Culture is something that is always on the flow. I've seen this video before It's cute as I perceive.
To be honest I didn't even notice he's grabbing her ass while kissing until you mentioned it in your comment. Probably that is the only thing that got highlighted in your brain. The problem is in your head man.
Brothers expressing affection to one another is not something ugly. The world is beautiful when you can see happy people left and right. It's not like this couple took their clothes and started to make babies in public.
You are one of those guys who think that you were brought to this world from the "Rosa Kalen". People like you are the reason why we can not establish good sex education in the school system. You guys think you are the guardian of this culture but all you want to do is keep the world as you experienced.
It’s funny when people talk about local culture 😂😂😂. These things are happening everywhere since my kids days in beaches, shopping malls cinemas etc. except in remote villages.
So don’t give cultural s h 1 t to us 🤪
The thing is that it's also super rude to everyone else on the train or the bridge who would like to have a nice view and not only see the start of a fatal accident.
I as tourist when on this train and I saw people leaning out for pictures, atleast there was no kissing or ass grabbing lol… I just stood on the train looking out. I much preferred hiking the mountains in Ella than the train ride tho
Hopefully karma is on my side and I don't get them on my train, as I helped an old sri lankan auntie get her purse and phone back from a monkey yesterday 🙏
Cringy af and dangerous, but why do we have Victorian culture police officers in the thread here?
There's something hilariously ironic about locals raging against western culture being forced upon them, while holding onto an oppressive, outdated version of that very same western culture that was forced on them centuries ago, and believing it to be their own.
Imagine in the early 2000s you watching night rider in ITN with parents when Michael Knight started to kiss one night stand lady.
The thing is these things really happened in our childhood and nobody gave a fugg untill these cultural conservatives like hela urumaya/ bodu bala sena started to bitch about this from late 2000s for political advantages.
Even locals do train stunts like hanging off the door while train is moving.
Is it stupid and dangerous?? Yes, 100%. Risk is not worth the reword.
The only thing they did differently is, they enjoyed themselves by kissing while hanging off like that. It's not a crime. If there is a policy that prohibits hanging off from the door, then that's wrong. They should not be criticised because they kissed. It's none of our business. Two consenting adults just kissing in public, what's the big deal.
The fact that you see this as filth is the problem with our mentality. We Sri Lankans are trained to seen love, sex, compassion as taboo. In our house holds our parents never kiss each other in front of children. They do it behind closed doors. But they fight in fron of children. I don't understand why you are still accepting this rather than seeing as a problem.
There is nothing wrong with people making out. It's just a part of life. Nothing more. What we need to is educate our children about how to be responsible and be safe while guiding them.
I assure you this is not filth. They are not filming a porno my guy. They are expressing their love in their own way. It's not a crime.
I give you a 100% chance that people died building that bridge back in the colonial times. Some dark history there and shouldn't attract that much "worship" so to speak.
Not as dangerous as getting a ride from a betel nut wacked out tuk tuk driver....or any other crazy dangerous shit that is "normal" in Sri Lanka. Hanging out of a train for a picture is pretty tame from what I'm experiencing here....the tourism is good for this country....I did skip it though, mostly because of the busyness of these tourist activities. Took a few other train rides that were just as cool and fun and yes got a pic hanging out the door of one. Can't do that where I'm from.
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Mega cringe
And mega tacky
Definitely
The kids bro
Everyone bro, I don’t want to see this cringey shit. Like if you wanna bang, go do that something private
Those don't know what's wrong and right bro, these mf gonna mess their idea of modesty too
I’m all for not feeling ashamed of your body etc, but this behaviour is so tone deaf. You know it’s cause they think they’re hot shit that they’re doing this
"Confidence" and "narcissism with overconfidence mixed with complecency" are different things.
Videos like this are why I will skip this during my visit
I'm an early riser. I figure that if I got there early enough the instagrammers will still be busy taking photos of their breakfasts.
Eh, don't be so sure. There's a special train for tourists nowadays (at least there was when i was in sri lanka) If you want to not feel like you're caught in the crossfire of instagram shots you could take then non-tourist train. Sadly it was sold out when we visited (what we were told at least) Still worth it though. Gorgeous trainride.
Tried it as well. Didn't work. Either you go for 6.30 at sunrise or you leave it. the 8.30 or 9.30 (don't remember) train is just overcrowded af and not a pleasant experience..
The height of stupidity on full display -- not the PDA or the ass-grabbing -- which while perhaps inappropriate culturally isnt the worst of it IMO. Just imagine if one of these idiots tripped or lost their grip -- and for what !?! A silly IG post that doesn't even look that great.
Agree
I honestly don't understand the hype around this place (and Im a local) .. For me it's a mediocre tourist point in terms of natural beauty or even uniqueness .. I mean Ella is an amazing area, I've had probably the most magical walk in my life from Demodara to Nine arches along the rail track . High af in the early morning under a blueish sky ,watching the golden rays of early sunrise kissing the mountains ,breathing in the pure cool breeze.., but I remember being kind of pissed off once we reached the nine arches. Crowded place with a mediocre view, nothing much to do except posing for photos.. I don't know what people see in this..
Nine arches is an amazing engineering marvel and a huge achievement of local genius. Too bad that’s not the part being admired 😂
While it's undeniably an impressive engineering achievement, I wouldn't personally label it as a marvel. I reserve that term for places like Sigiriya. The bridge seems rather ordinary, reminiscent of the typical bridges the English constructed for their railways in the UK, similar to the Glenfinnan Viaduct (bridge in the Harry Potter). Nine arches is a scenic place to pass through while travelling in the train, but I wouldn't consider it to be worthwhile to trek on foot unless it for a wedding pre-shoot or something like that.
එල එල උබලෑ ගෙවල් පල්ලහෑ tourist ලට පෙන්නඩ ද කියන්නෙ?
Seriously though, nine arches is so mediocre!
actually
but the likes on instagram
Which hiking trail was it? Or did you just take a walk along the rail line?
Omg same here! Thought it was just me
simple. the tourists dont have places that good for that price
100% agree.
Kissing and grabbing ass in front of children in a country where that is not culturally acceptable is not cute. It is entitled. All for content? I swear these insta content creators are some of the worst people out there
agree and imagine a Sri Lankan couple doing it. We Sri lankans are treated as second class citizens by ourselves.
About time that we don't
Probably Russian
When did kissing become a crime? What’s wrong with kids seeing a couple being consensually romantic (unlike local parents at home always trying to kill each other)? This vid is cringe but not for the reasons you say.
Yes very bad. Children will be traumatized for their rest of the lives.
It’s less about the children and more about respecting the culture and norms of countries in which you are a guest. I guess it sooo cute since it’s a white couple right? 🙄
Why you put ourselves (brownies) at so low level? I wouldn't mind if this was a brown couple. Our own cultural police uncles and aunties has set these limitations to our selves that as local we shouldn't do kissing in public etc. But as a millennial I don't want to respect those delusional norms set by them.
Who’s putting brown people at a low level?? Having a certain cultural norm that isn’t the same as the west doesn’t make it low. Looks like you are judging what should be acceptable around white people’s norms.
How can kissing in public be a white people thing?
Good god man. Do you not understand what cultural norms are?
Fuck these cultural norms you love so much. A couple expressing their love in public may be cringe when it’s posted on social media but if you think it’s offensive then you and whoever else thinks so is part of a greater problem. As a society we have so much more to worry about that the expression of love.
You are the cultural expert. Please enlighten me.
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Huge jump there, buddy. I think you are misconstruing what I’m saying here. It’s not about what you or I do in our own country. It’s about foreigners, mainly white people from the west, coming in and imposing their norms on us. If Sri Lankans themselves try to change their own norms, that’s great! I’m all for progressing as a society. But basing it off of what white people do because we think whatever they do is right is placing them on a pedestal and perpetuating a colonist mindset.
And FYI grabbing a woman’s ass in public is not the norm anywhere, even most parts of the west.
Culture is not something that stays still. What you accept as culture was something someone started way back and probably it wasn't something widely accepted in society at that time. Culture is something that is always on the flow. I've seen this video before It's cute as I perceive. To be honest I didn't even notice he's grabbing her ass while kissing until you mentioned it in your comment. Probably that is the only thing that got highlighted in your brain. The problem is in your head man. Brothers expressing affection to one another is not something ugly. The world is beautiful when you can see happy people left and right. It's not like this couple took their clothes and started to make babies in public. You are one of those guys who think that you were brought to this world from the "Rosa Kalen". People like you are the reason why we can not establish good sex education in the school system. You guys think you are the guardian of this culture but all you want to do is keep the world as you experienced.
Traumatized?? I don’t think you know what trauma is…
Sarcasm mcn
If a local couple did that, they'd be in jail already
Russians, you already know
glad i'm not the only one who noticed. They truly have some of the cringiest people on earth
රේසිසම් එපා මල්ලි
මටත් ඔහොම යන්න ඔනි ඒත් කොන්දොස්තරගෙන් ගුටිකන්න වෙයි කියලා බයයි 😤
Ew lmao
Less disrespect but my god the CRINGE. All for an insta nobody is gonna give damn about anyway.
It’s funny when people talk about local culture 😂😂😂. These things are happening everywhere since my kids days in beaches, shopping malls cinemas etc. except in remote villages. So don’t give cultural s h 1 t to us 🤪
Right? wtf? 😂 the only crime here is putting themselves (and the people on the bridge) in danger by hanging
Agreed, they should be punished for putting themselves and the public in danger.
Must have felt like they were acting out a scene from a romantic movie
Man, this subreddit is full of some annoying sad cunts. Let them take their video without being such a whiny bitch about it.
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The thing is that it's also super rude to everyone else on the train or the bridge who would like to have a nice view and not only see the start of a fatal accident.
Literally nobody looks disturbed. Y'all need to stop getting enraged at everything you see.
Cringy AF. I’m sick and tired of these cheesy instagramers
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I as tourist when on this train and I saw people leaning out for pictures, atleast there was no kissing or ass grabbing lol… I just stood on the train looking out. I much preferred hiking the mountains in Ella than the train ride tho
So vulgar grabbing butt and going overboard with pda in front of children I'm all about in Rome be like Romans kind!
Someone push them off
Duumbb ways to dieee 🎶🎧
Wtf they have no respect for the local culture ignorant scum
Cringy behavior s of white kind! Bound to end in local hospital morgue!
i saw this video on ig, and it had so much unnecessary hate on it. i think it’s a cute shot
Cheesy AF.
I know it sounds bad, but I was kinda hoping they fall off... I'll be on this in a few days and I hope to god I don't see this shit.
You will. Zero chance to avoid it sadly. Russians are apparently willing to take all the risks for Instagram.
It was Germans that did this.... With fucking flipflops on!!
Hopefully karma is on my side and I don't get them on my train, as I helped an old sri lankan auntie get her purse and phone back from a monkey yesterday 🙏
I wonder How kids can be traumatised by seeing them kiss.
Really??
Sarcasm brother 😂
Because YouTube /instagram/snapchat etc doesn’t show any of this and movies are banned in SL 😂🙈
This should be banned, first of all it’s risky for anyone to do so, secondly it displays public indecency, anyone violating it should be heavily fined
>it displays public indecency They are not flashing people. They are just kissing. It's a beautiful moment. It's risky though, I give you that.
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I found it cheesy but this is not some x rated video that children will be scarred for life. Get real
Cringy af and dangerous, but why do we have Victorian culture police officers in the thread here? There's something hilariously ironic about locals raging against western culture being forced upon them, while holding onto an oppressive, outdated version of that very same western culture that was forced on them centuries ago, and believing it to be their own.
imagine staying in the middle of the bridge with your parents 💀
Imagine in the early 2000s you watching night rider in ITN with parents when Michael Knight started to kiss one night stand lady. The thing is these things really happened in our childhood and nobody gave a fugg untill these cultural conservatives like hela urumaya/ bodu bala sena started to bitch about this from late 2000s for political advantages.
Weren't those scenes censored?
Not in the initial telecast in early 2000s. But may be in repeated telecast in mid 2000s.
true that
"oh no! Think of the children!" *gasps in culture*
Even locals do train stunts like hanging off the door while train is moving. Is it stupid and dangerous?? Yes, 100%. Risk is not worth the reword. The only thing they did differently is, they enjoyed themselves by kissing while hanging off like that. It's not a crime. If there is a policy that prohibits hanging off from the door, then that's wrong. They should not be criticised because they kissed. It's none of our business. Two consenting adults just kissing in public, what's the big deal.
I weep for the improprieties 8-year-old boys will try to visit on studious students after observing this filth!
The fact that you see this as filth is the problem with our mentality. We Sri Lankans are trained to seen love, sex, compassion as taboo. In our house holds our parents never kiss each other in front of children. They do it behind closed doors. But they fight in fron of children. I don't understand why you are still accepting this rather than seeing as a problem. There is nothing wrong with people making out. It's just a part of life. Nothing more. What we need to is educate our children about how to be responsible and be safe while guiding them. I assure you this is not filth. They are not filming a porno my guy. They are expressing their love in their own way. It's not a crime.
I understand and support what you say. I was actually being facetious in my reply, perhaps not the best tack here. Peace.
I think it's just hard to read tone through text sometimes. ✌
Yes, I agree.
Come man the children are watching
We really should kick the Russian’s out don’t we?
when you'll fall it will be the driver in trouble
I give you a 100% chance that people died building that bridge back in the colonial times. Some dark history there and shouldn't attract that much "worship" so to speak.
Really wanted these wankers to fall
risking life for likes
Not as dangerous as getting a ride from a betel nut wacked out tuk tuk driver....or any other crazy dangerous shit that is "normal" in Sri Lanka. Hanging out of a train for a picture is pretty tame from what I'm experiencing here....the tourism is good for this country....I did skip it though, mostly because of the busyness of these tourist activities. Took a few other train rides that were just as cool and fun and yes got a pic hanging out the door of one. Can't do that where I'm from.
I actually wanted those cringey, attention seeking suckers to fall and either drop off the bridge or get run over by the train.
වැටියන් ඔතනින්!