Uncle Nihal Went To Nuwara Eliya
author: Udara SoysaBy Udara Soysa –December 27 2017
Alcoholism in Sri Lanka is a real issue affecting the lives of thousands. Drunk on alcohol and arrogance many in road treat others with contempt and sheer disregard. Uncle Nihal who accompanied his family to Nuwara Eliya is such reckless individual.
“How dare you park near our vehicle – get it out,” he screamed with an over powering alcohol breath.
I held up the situation for few minutes trying to recollect what exactly is going on – I calmly explained to the gentleman that he has enough space to get into his vehicle.
“You are disrespecting me and you are breaking the law,” he screamed. I explained to him that I am am a lawyer and no laws had been broken and he had more than a feet between cars. In his drunk state he insists that I should move the vehicle out despite him having ample space to move his.
I held my ground for few more minutes before his crew started jumping into the fray. Two ladies jumped onto the scene which resembles a scene from pettah market which indeed even put the most foul mouthed vatti Amma to shame.
Shortly the entire crew of drunk uncle Nihal had joined the fray with F bombs thrown all around the place.
A humble brigadier of Sri Lankan army intervened the situation by moving his Ford truck outside clearly space for myself to re-park the vehicle.
“I won” grinned the drunk uncle Nihal. All he wanted to do was to disturb myself from eating since he felt that I parked the car too close to him.
Drunk minds are not rationale I realized – but this episode made me realize the existence of a group of people equatable to scum of earth who have no humanity upon few sips of alcohol. The saddest part is not such drunkards but the family members who enable such rowdies.
