Tourists injured in a fork-spoon clash

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Two foreigners and a local was injured when a clash took place at a hotel in Sigiriya this morning when an argument broke out between four tourists and a waiter when the waiter refused to give food items that was ordered by them.

However the waiter has refused to write down the order claiming that the visitors haven’t paid for the previous order, the Sigiriya police said. A tourist had then assaulted the waiter with a fork and the waiter responded by assaulting the tourist with a spoon forcing other waiters to intervene. Two complaints have been lodged by the management of the hotel and also by the tourists, the police said. (SD/KKA)

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Comments - 34

citizen1 Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:15 PM

I have seen some terrible behaviour by Indian tourists...including throwing the king coconut at the
vendor!

tissa Thursday, 09 December 2010 01:50 PM

No they were Brits

Human Thursday, 09 December 2010 02:04 PM

Why presume d tourists to b Indians. They could also b lowly Sri Lankans who have settled abroad & have come to show their power similarly to what is happening @ present in your country.

Matara Kolla Thursday, 09 December 2010 02:08 PM

Must take into account where the tourists come from and what they are accustomed to. eg. in Europe, people eat and drink to their delight , but pay afterwards, In some countries, you eat, pay for it, and have a break befor the next order. Probably the waiter too got it wrong. Better to clear any misunderstading before calling police. If the tourists look dodgy, then common sense should prevail.

Afker Thursday, 09 December 2010 02:22 PM

Restaurants should should not using fork and spoon to prevent injuries ...

kumar Thursday, 09 December 2010 02:36 PM

Can't be Indians because they eat using hands and not fork and spoon

Fair N Square Thursday, 09 December 2010 03:23 PM

YES we welcome tourists BUT no we don't accept slavery. Most fair skinned people will have the, all colored people are " Slaves" mentality. WE may need ur $$$ but we will not sell our dignity

southpaw Thursday, 09 December 2010 05:19 PM

Indians and Pakistanis dont use Fork and Spoons ..

Whistleblower Thursday, 09 December 2010 06:09 PM

We must encourage quality tourists. In genral the hotel staff are having language problems. If we are to prosper in this trade we must train the staff first, natural beauty alone won't do.

Anya Thursday, 09 December 2010 01:30 PM

Probably true!! Thank god they were not shop lifting like most of or SL's do outside...which includes police officers, army officer , diplomats and even deputy ministers!

Farzan Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:40 PM

or may be running short of money,

MagodisThuma Friday, 10 December 2010 12:08 AM

Sri Lankan waiters usually bring the bite after finishing the drinks !.

silva Friday, 10 December 2010 12:30 AM

net, Why point at Indians & Parkistans , while Sri Lankans live Glass Houses- Anya - our aplogies for this fool & idiot's remaks.

Ranjan Friday, 10 December 2010 04:07 AM

Is that from your experience? That is why you have to take a packet of kadala( even ratakaju) when going for a drink.

gamaya Friday, 10 December 2010 04:49 AM

did management know the concepts before coach junier staff

TMA Friday, 10 December 2010 05:11 AM

That's true SL business men don't know the basics of business

TMA Friday, 10 December 2010 05:14 AM

Usually Western ppl behave respectably when they visit other countries. That's what ppl in the industry told me

Customer Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:30 AM

The Waiter Forget the Basic Marketing Concept.. The Customer is King and Correct.

or the Management did not teach him this concept.

Konde bendapu china Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:37 AM

it is good only fork-spoon clash with out knife involved

Tharaka Chanaka Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:38 AM

A spoon?????....where was the knife???

localboy Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:42 AM

May be we should deport the foreigners

Faqi Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:43 AM

Oh Its only a spoon & fork fight not with swords, knives or guns

TMA Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:49 AM

This shows what kinda tourists really come 2 SL. MayB sum messed up Russians

Afker Hussain Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:58 AM

Adventure Sports

net Thursday, 09 December 2010 08:31 AM

sure tourist must be either an indian or a pakistani.

RS Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:04 AM

fork-spoon is very good teasty food meals.

indika Thursday, 09 December 2010 07:20 AM

If the case is true, Well done waiter. We do not be scared of while skin in any case of injustice taken place. It's good that use spoon rather than the nife.

Click Lanka Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:36 AM

NOT EVERY TOURIST IS GENTLEMAN, THEY RUN WITH OUT PAYING BILLS .THIS I HAVE SEEN BEFORE IN SOUTH.

lankaman Thursday, 09 December 2010 09:41 AM

what are u trying to say macho?

w.g.l Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:18 AM

like our parliament they have seen the parliament

mallie Thursday, 09 December 2010 11:00 AM

Lucky the Knife was missing from the scene

Muraly Thursday, 09 December 2010 12:23 PM

New segment of tourism.

Cobra Thursday, 09 December 2010 12:25 PM

Clash of the cutlery!!!!

Cobra Thursday, 09 December 2010 12:26 PM

There must have been a woman involved in it somehow!

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