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Bags at Bambalapitiya, first quote is a test — ask two or walk the last ten minutes — kids already sagging, elder has veto

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Greta Keller•160 rep

Path looks tired from leftover rain. Driver wants a number that feels like a tour. We have day bags, not suitcases. 31 Aug at Bambalapitiya. We can walk. We can pay a short hop. We will not pay a speech. Kids already sagging, elder has veto. Cannot tell if this is ordinary or a tired mistake. Locals, please contradict the group chat.

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Pay a short hop if the path is slick and you have a kid or an elder. Walk if you have shoes with grip and the rain has stopped. Do not pay a tour number for a ten-minute Bambalapitiya hill. Agree the fare before you sit. If you mention a number, the Ada 110/90 hold is for people who actually ask a tuk, not a brochure. I will not invent a new tariff.

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Hiruni Bambalapitiya•255 rep

We took the quieter fork at Bambalapitiya. Fine. No one clapped.

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Oshan Ella•211 rep

Watch from the wall. Their work is not a show. Do not drone.

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Briony Marsh•119 rep

Seated later. Unreserved with bags was a mood, not a plan.

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Sajith Ohiya•225 rep

Elder vetoed standing. Seated later won.

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Oskar Holm•125 rep

If you sit a table, order. Occupying courtyard shade with a bottle you brought is the rude version.

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Dinuka Nanu•239 rep

Kids: sit. Pride hurries a sunrise photo and hops home on one foot.

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Pedro Navarro•131 rep

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