Indian woman shares ‘culture shock’ after visiting Sri Lanka: ‘Not one pothole, zero road rage’
An Indian woman has caught the internet’s attention after sharing the “culture shock” she experienced while travelling in Sri Lanka. In an Instagram post, Ruth Dsouza Prabhu praised the island nation for its clean streets, courteous people, well-maintained roads and respect for public spaces, saying India has “so much to learn” from its neighbour. The woman shared several observations from her week-long trip to Sri Lanka. (Instagram/@therdplife) “As an Indian, travelling to Sri Lanka was a culture shock for me,” she wrote in the post, before listing several observations from her week-long trip. Ruth said that one of the first things that stood out to her was the condition of the roads. She shared that she travelled around 650-700 kilometres during her 7-day visit without encountering a single pothole. “The roads! Across our 7 day trip we drove around 650-700 kms. And not one single pothole! Not one,” she wrote, adding that she also witnessed “zero road rage” during the journey. She recalled one incident where two vehicles got stuck on a narrow road with …
