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Three Colonial Hangovers We Unwittingly Perpetuate – by Asiff Hussein Source:Roar.media That Western colonialism had a profound influence on our little country there can be no doubt. Tea, the roads and railway system, a vibrant parliamentary system and the use of the English language are part of Sri Lanka’s colonial legacy. However, colonialism also had its ill effects. The suppression of national freedom struggles, often with an iron hand, unfair taxation and social changes that adversely affected the lives of the local peasantry are among the negative aspects of colonialism. Then there are those things we inherited from the Brits we could have done without, but chose to perpetuate in the belief that they were part of our way of life. Here are three hangovers from the days of the British Raj we could have arguably dispensed with, but chose not to. ...