Pettah, Sri Lanka 'Street Life' circa 1983

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

КОМЕНТАРІ • 186

  • @rogmeonrn719
    @rogmeonrn719 7 місяців тому +116

    Roads without tuk tuks. How peaceful

    • @ajaj9655
      @ajaj9655 6 місяців тому +10

      And Indian bikes too😅

    • @IsuruSKumarasinghe
      @IsuruSKumarasinghe 6 місяців тому

      Tuktuk is a real deadly piece of shit came from India thanks to corrupted politicians in Sri Lanka

  • @ThivankaVithanage
    @ThivankaVithanage 7 місяців тому +72

    I was born in the 1990 and I wish if I can go back to this rich and simple times. Thank you for sharing this video. We've lost our way of live with the advancement of technology and politics I believe. This is so beautiful!

    • @janithaumayanga5329
      @janithaumayanga5329 7 місяців тому +2

      Same here bro. Always old is gold🎉❤

    • @user-if2kq8nh8m
      @user-if2kq8nh8m 6 місяців тому

      Lol you are surely mistaken, Sri Lanka was a lawless POS back then, remember 1983 Black July? 71' and the 89 JVP insurrections? The whole civil war? IPKF fighting in the north? R. Premadasa's and JR's state sponsored assassinations? And the entire economic crisis from around the mid 60's to early 80's where food was rationed?
      Not to say that Sri Lanka is a heaven nowadays but at least now death, destruction and famine isn't commonplace.
      Ceylon's real glory days were quite likely before the 11th Century, better wish for those time haha.

    • @DiciplinedNasa
      @DiciplinedNasa 6 місяців тому +24

      Nah you won't, 80s was a complete mess. JVP insurrection, black July etc .those times weren't pretty.

    • @chinghis5266
      @chinghis5266 6 місяців тому

      No matter what, I believe we have things much easier compared to these people. We might have complex lives due to technological advancements, but most of these people didn't even have basic necessities. They look like walking skeletons.

    • @Heisenberg_NotJr
      @Heisenberg_NotJr 6 місяців тому

      ​@@DiciplinedNasa I thought the same

  • @Kapilla54321
    @Kapilla54321 20 днів тому +2

    මම ඉපදී වසර 32 පසුවය් මේ දර්ශනය. මේව හැබවින්ම මම දැක්කා

  • @shaneperera-rj2ls
    @shaneperera-rj2ls 6 місяців тому +5

    I remember these streets exactly like in this video. Me and my mum used to comb the market looking for fruit and veg. I hated going through the manning market mud pools. But now it brings back happy memories of my mum. Thanks for posting this video.

  • @charithsilva9236
    @charithsilva9236 Рік тому +6

    David gram stores still was there

  • @khanzada121s
    @khanzada121s 7 місяців тому +13

    THANKS FOR POSTING AND KEEP RECORDED OUR OLD DAYS

  • @s.lpeoplelifet.v
    @s.lpeoplelifet.v 7 місяців тому +30

    අද වෙන්දි මෙතන ඉන්න අය ගෙන් වැඩි දෙනක් ජිවිතයෙන් සමු අර ගෙන ....😢😢😢

  • @RaneMAJ-r8w
    @RaneMAJ-r8w 21 годину тому

    Thank you so much for sahring the video, by 1983 I was 14 years old.

  • @ravikandiah5837
    @ravikandiah5837 9 днів тому

    Good Old days when I was in my 20s. Thanks for the memories🎉

  • @ahafeel
    @ahafeel 6 місяців тому +4

    I remember similar scenes from the 80s and very early 90s... Memories of a time long ago

  • @flyme2009
    @flyme2009 6 місяців тому +3

    i was born in 1980 look at my country now still the same economy crises no improvement. thanks for sharing the video this is priceless

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  6 місяців тому +1

      I'm so glad that you enjoyed this movie,

  • @sanathkavindika691
    @sanathkavindika691 7 місяців тому +164

    ඒ කාලේ බඩක් තියන පිරිමියෙක් හොයාගන්නවත් නෑ දැන් බඩ නැති එකෙක් හොයාගන්නවත් නෑ

    • @rukshandezoysa6171
      @rukshandezoysa6171 7 місяців тому +3

      😂😂😂

    • @ranasinhemuththettugenayan2433
      @ranasinhemuththettugenayan2433 7 місяців тому +10

      දැන් කාලයේ මේ ස්තාන වලම වීඩියෝ එකකුත් හදලා දාලා තිවුනා නම් බඩාලාගේ ප්‍රතිශතය සසදා බලන්න පුලුවන්

    • @RuwanChinthaka723
      @RuwanChinthaka723 7 місяців тому

      😆👍👍👍👍

    • @ranjithnimal566
      @ranjithnimal566 7 місяців тому +1

      😊😊😊😊😊

    • @Chronicles_of_life99
      @Chronicles_of_life99 7 місяців тому +1

      සුපිරි කතාව❤

  • @sparrowhawk2112
    @sparrowhawk2112 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this valuable video. Days from the past.

  • @guwani01
    @guwani01 8 місяців тому +34

    මොරිස් මය්නර් ටැක්සි: 3 වීලර් නැහැ

  • @mr.specialclips9000
    @mr.specialclips9000 6 місяців тому +1

    wonderful footage.. you somehow feel times then were peaceful.. easy go life. btw the black car at 8.18 looks awesome..

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  6 місяців тому

      Thank you I'm glad that you enjoyed my home movie.

  • @shashikaprabhashwara5190
    @shashikaprabhashwara5190 6 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for recording and sharing our old motherland.

  • @prajapakse3611
    @prajapakse3611 7 місяців тому +3

    Great quality video! Thanks for sharing ❤

  • @nipunajayaram1617
    @nipunajayaram1617 6 місяців тому +1

    thank you for sharing this memories.

  • @thusithkathaluwage5470
    @thusithkathaluwage5470 7 місяців тому +9

    wow what a classic video clip !. unfortunately our politicians did not do anything to the country even though the country has a great history. Thanks for posting and if you have more clips please upload. better if you can specify where each place is and the day and time.

  • @dineshkawijerathna1468
    @dineshkawijerathna1468 7 місяців тому +7

    IM Glad that you posting

  • @kumaresinhakelum812
    @kumaresinhakelum812 7 місяців тому +9

    Thanks our all politicians still we are enjoying same bus after even 44 years.

    • @reshairo
      @reshairo 7 місяців тому +1

      And to the people who elected them to power

  • @ChannaJayamuni
    @ChannaJayamuni 6 місяців тому

    wow, this melted my eyes. thanks for sharing.

  • @TikiriAndCo
    @TikiriAndCo 7 місяців тому +1

    Valuable footage! Tha ks for posting. Not much has changed in Colombo Pettah.. except zero child vendors now.

  • @PIXELvoiz
    @PIXELvoiz 7 місяців тому +2

    Wow amazing capture! Thank you so much!

  • @thamalsuraweera3000
    @thamalsuraweera3000 7 місяців тому +6

    I Bron in 89...always ❤this simply life..we lost this life...thx for sharing 🙏

  • @NevinduSilva
    @NevinduSilva 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing 🙏

  • @DR-wp9ol
    @DR-wp9ol 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing this amazing video ❤️!!! I hope people in thi🫂video are lived and loved peacefully

  • @udayamendis1956
    @udayamendis1956 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for preserving the past

  • @nihalepa400
    @nihalepa400 Місяць тому

    Only a very limited area is shown. Scenic areas ( even in pettah):are avoided. Temple of tooth is located in Kandy.Not in Colombo .

  • @aiwonders-q3q
    @aiwonders-q3q 15 днів тому +1

    After 45 year nothing realy has changed how sad

  • @prashanshan7125
    @prashanshan7125 9 місяців тому +3

    Thanks for posting..!

  • @flatitata
    @flatitata 6 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @heransd
    @heransd 6 місяців тому +3

    Pretty muxh the same. So much for the development

  • @tharindufernandokotiyaofficial
    @tharindufernandokotiyaofficial 7 місяців тому +1

    මේ 1980 නෙවෙයි . මේ 1994 වගේ කාලේ . මොකද 32 ශ්‍රි 4DR සහා 28 ශ්‍රි ලොරියක් මේකේ තියෙනවා . ❤

  • @isuruthiwanka2595
    @isuruthiwanka2595 6 місяців тому +2

    Still Siri Lanka in stone age broh..
    And
    Never change 7:10

  • @slwide7507
    @slwide7507 7 місяців тому +6

    අන්තිම හරිය දළදා පෙරහැර කාලේ මහනුවර. අනිත් තැන් නම් රටේ වෙන පළාත් වගේ.

  • @shriyacooray783
    @shriyacooray783 7 місяців тому

    Great clip....really enjoyed ..

  • @anugreenlife7541
    @anugreenlife7541 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for your video 🎉🎉

  • @sujeevadealwis5513
    @sujeevadealwis5513 7 місяців тому +1

    Towards the end where the elephant was, is not Pettah, it’s Kandy, the hill capital.

  • @PathumRajapaksha-ps7gf
    @PathumRajapaksha-ps7gf 6 місяців тому +2

    නිකං හිතට දුවන්න ඉඩදුන්නහම මගෙ හිතට ආවේ....
    නිගම්බො
    කැන්ඩි
    ජැෆ්නා⁣
    ගෝල්
    කළම්බු
    පෙට්ටාහ්
    "ඇඩ්ම්ස්" පීක්
    ශ්‍රී ලාංකික
    අනන්‍යතාව

  • @sanborn2010
    @sanborn2010 7 місяців тому +2

    look how clean pettah is

  • @druviceylontea6304
    @druviceylontea6304 7 місяців тому +1

    Great to see this old video of Sri Lanka. In which year was this captured as it says 80's? Btw what was the video camera you used for this as cameras were not common during that time.

  • @manidu437
    @manidu437 6 місяців тому +7

    1980 හා 2024 අතර ලොකු වෙනසක් නැ නෙද ?

    • @850Tech
      @850Tech 6 місяців тому +1

      Ow Video quality witharak wenas wei. anith ewa thibba wage mai

    • @sanjeewaherath7086
      @sanjeewaherath7086 6 місяців тому +1

      මේ රටේ ඉන්න gobba හැත්ත තාමත් තේරුම් අරන් නැ para deshapaluwo රට wikunan kana හැටි. 😢😢😢

  • @dinoddewmila4690
    @dinoddewmila4690 7 місяців тому +3

    කවුද දැක්කේ බඩූ මිල අඩු කරනු කියලා විරෝධතාවක්.

  • @kirusanth
    @kirusanth 6 місяців тому +2

    People were active and healthy unlike now.

  • @AMWE-gh7ti
    @AMWE-gh7ti 8 місяців тому +1

    Great to watch this.

  • @roshannicey4212
    @roshannicey4212 7 місяців тому +1

    Great 👍💯

  • @rgalajayasena
    @rgalajayasena 6 місяців тому +2

    This is after 1980 maybe 83 - 84 I can see 7 Sri vehicles and Lanser Box model cars

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  6 місяців тому

      Thanks I have updated to circa 1983.

    • @sadikeeniftikar3153
      @sadikeeniftikar3153 6 місяців тому

      Before 83, after 83 riots during that time David gram and so many shops are burnt, 83 Violence

  • @sanjeewaherath7086
    @sanjeewaherath7086 6 місяців тому

    thank you for sharing these valuable memories. I was born in 1983 in Kandy. the present situation is also the same. the governance have sucked all the treasures from the people. people are still very poor. but the governors are very rich. but the stupid people of this island are still haven't realised the truth.

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  6 місяців тому

      I'm so glad that you enjoyed this home movie,

  • @indikaperera717
    @indikaperera717 6 місяців тому +1

    Always ❤️ srilanka.

  • @dineshsampath6974
    @dineshsampath6974 7 місяців тому +1

    colombo maning market those days.. and kandey ... thanks lot for this video realy interesting. 👍💐🙏

  • @Kokoyoyo992
    @Kokoyoyo992 6 місяців тому

    Thanks man.. thanks

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  6 місяців тому

      Happy to help, glad that you enjoyed it.

  • @Rishad-h2j
    @Rishad-h2j 7 місяців тому +2

    ❤good food good life Srilanka 🇱🇰 😊👍👍👍

  • @Subo65
    @Subo65 7 місяців тому

    1980 නවීන වාහන තිිබුණා මෙම වීඩියෝව 1967-1970 ඒකක්

  • @DashingAmar-kb8zq
    @DashingAmar-kb8zq 7 місяців тому

    Please come again 😢

  • @ඇස්තටික්
    @ඇස්තටික් 2 роки тому +4

    රඹු කැටේට වතුර පිරිලා බොලව්😁

  • @deepdeep4629
    @deepdeep4629 7 місяців тому

    thank you Mackenzie.

  • @dilrukshijayalath877
    @dilrukshijayalath877 7 місяців тому +1

    Lankawe issara shakthimath karaththa thibuna dan engineer kiyala inna kalakanni geyak hadanna danne na watak hadanna danne na kanu kapanna danna bona wathura wahala danawa wahaleta ulu kata danna kalin karanna one de danne na duppath minihata wen karana salli walin horakam karala thamange acct eka full karagannawa mun jathi jathi duppath wenawa horakama pala denne ehemayi

  • @YoonusRazzak-qi2ng
    @YoonusRazzak-qi2ng 7 місяців тому +4

    How the people's was so happy before internet

    • @IsuruSKumarasinghe
      @IsuruSKumarasinghe 6 місяців тому

      Oh yeah falling to politicians traps cuz theres no source to get true information

    • @ragjnmusic8765
      @ragjnmusic8765 6 місяців тому +1

      where are you seeing happiness in this video? it's people have zero quality of life.

  • @hidden-tb8kf
    @hidden-tb8kf 7 місяців тому +1

    Peaceful SRI LANKA❤

  • @Lifelineayurveda
    @Lifelineayurveda 7 місяців тому

    Later part is not pettah colombo ...its Kandy

  • @kushantherath6100
    @kushantherath6100 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow😮

  • @nipunajayaram1617
    @nipunajayaram1617 6 місяців тому +1

    A kale idanma ape rate minissu patta dukak widala tiyenne . Politicyanlai ratai jathyai pennala huran kaddi agamika nayokayo agama wikunana kala.

  • @MilrujPereira
    @MilrujPereira 6 місяців тому +1

    My Birth Place 1960

  • @Somethingforeducation
    @Somethingforeducation 7 місяців тому

    3 wheel 🛺 නැතුව කොච්චර හොදට පාරෙ වාහන යනවද? ❤😮

  • @AmilaPethum-bq4ww
    @AmilaPethum-bq4ww 2 місяці тому +1

    ❤ 🇱🇰 ❤

  • @Rishad-h2j
    @Rishad-h2j 7 місяців тому +1

    Golden Years😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟🇱🇰🫡

  • @SanjanaRanasingha
    @SanjanaRanasingha 6 місяців тому +2

    when Freddie Mercury was alive and there were no three wheelers

  • @EmoryPlayz
    @EmoryPlayz 7 місяців тому +1

    i live in sri lanka

  • @MadhuKallingalthodi
    @MadhuKallingalthodi 6 місяців тому +1

    This is from 1970s or 80s most likely

  • @ranjanrathnathunga3758
    @ranjanrathnathunga3758 7 місяців тому +1

    Motor bike දැක්කෙ නැහැ

  • @achalahanwella5709
    @achalahanwella5709 7 місяців тому +1

    ගෙවුන අවුරුදු 45ට හැම දේම වෙනස් වෙලා ඇදුමේ පැලදුමේ ඉඳන් ....

  • @ThilinaAd
    @ThilinaAd 6 місяців тому +2

    these people wouldn't have had any idea on what's about to come in the dark ages of 88-89, even 83 " kalu juliya"

  • @Bro-l3d
    @Bro-l3d 7 місяців тому +10

    මුස්ලිම් උන් පේන්නවත් නෑ ඒකට දැන් ගියොත් අරාබිය වගේ😂

  • @nisanka
    @nisanka 7 місяців тому

    Pettah and Kandy!

  • @IdunilBandara-rj9uf
    @IdunilBandara-rj9uf 5 місяців тому

    Singapore of Asia
    Wonder of Asia

  • @morenmore8968
    @morenmore8968 7 місяців тому +1

    ❤❤❤

  • @charitharox
    @charitharox 7 місяців тому +2

    Nothing much has changed.. the roads still get flooded, the streets are still dirty and our people are still poor. God, I hate this country.

    • @reedgomes9246
      @reedgomes9246 6 місяців тому +1

      You know very well it has changed a lot. Be serious

  • @julianfogarty2243
    @julianfogarty2243 Рік тому

    Was this filmed in Kandy?

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  Рік тому

      Sorry don't know, I would like to know though.

    • @julianfogarty2243
      @julianfogarty2243 Рік тому +1

      @@mackenzierough well I was there five years ago and the ornate white building looks like the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy.

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  Рік тому +1

      @@julianfogarty2243 Thanks I'm away at present I will check it with Google lens when I get back.

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  Рік тому +4

      Yes thanks you are correct it is Sri Dalada Maligawa or the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.

    • @julianfogarty2243
      @julianfogarty2243 Рік тому +3

      @@mackenzierough brilliant, thanks for that. Great footage. I loved Sri Lanka when I was there, such a beautiful country.

  • @nisanka
    @nisanka 7 місяців тому

    Please come again!

  • @PerSkeles
    @PerSkeles 28 днів тому +1

    No chinese counterfeit cr-ap products.

  • @nuwanpradeep7154
    @nuwanpradeep7154 7 місяців тому +2

    බලන්න මිනිසුන් ගෙ මුහුනවල් වල තියෙන සතුට.පර දේශපාලන පක්ෂ රට විනාශ කෙරුවා

    • @RuwanChinthaka723
      @RuwanChinthaka723 7 місяців тому +1

      Nodakin kariya me kale JR pako 😆🤪🤑😜

    • @JinasiriNissanka
      @JinasiriNissanka 7 місяців тому

      Dan uge golaya kagena kagena yanawa rata iwarawenakalma.

    • @RuwanChinthaka723
      @RuwanChinthaka723 7 місяців тому

      @@JinasiriNissanka anik pakalath ehemai 🤑🤪😛

  • @anvermohideen9896
    @anvermohideen9896 7 місяців тому +1

    Pettah 1980 mada hada 2024 mada apita kota uda

  • @adriandesilva1125
    @adriandesilva1125 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the very good quality video. However, by the attire (flared pants) of the Caucasian people and some locals in the vdo, this does not look like 1983. It's probably mid to late 70's.

  • @ScepticusHistoricus
    @ScepticusHistoricus 7 місяців тому +2

    ත්‍රී වීල් හුචක්කු නෑ

  • @dahampasala4734
    @dahampasala4734 7 місяців тому +1

    ❤🇱🇰👍

  • @menakajayathunga-hl3nh
    @menakajayathunga-hl3nh 6 місяців тому

    මේක 1980 වෙන්න බැහැ. මම හිතන්නේ 1970 විතර. 1980 වෙද්දී පිටකොටුව මීට වඩා දියුනුයි. වාහන සහ කඩවීදියත්.

  • @st-bk5tq
    @st-bk5tq 7 місяців тому +1

    ප🇱🇰💓

  • @ChathushkaRanawaka
    @ChathushkaRanawaka 7 місяців тому +1

    Almost Zero Plastic

  • @MrChanitha
    @MrChanitha 6 місяців тому +1

    So we think these people could have Voted sensibly and with reason at that time. Western civilization was already hundreds of years ahead at this time.

    • @Whistler420
      @Whistler420 13 днів тому

      Is this sarcasm? How vile of a comparison is this?

    • @MrChanitha
      @MrChanitha 13 днів тому

      Sometimes, the truth hurts😊

  • @JinasiriNissanka
    @JinasiriNissanka 7 місяців тому

    ජරාවම කාපු රගේ තමයි, විශේෂයෙන් දේශපාලනඥයොයි පොලිස් කාරයොයි. පිට්සර ලමයි දැක්කම දුක හිතෙනවා. මුන් රට කුට්ටි පිටින් ගිලපු එකමතමයි හේතුව.

  • @darrellpradeep3177
    @darrellpradeep3177 7 місяців тому

    This is not Kandy City. This is Pettah near gas pass/ old town hall

    • @mackenzierough
      @mackenzierough  7 місяців тому

      Thanks, I will update.

    • @thusithkathaluwage5470
      @thusithkathaluwage5470 7 місяців тому +3

      @@mackenzierough The video clip is first shows the Pettah old dutch town hall with sea street and Prince of wales street (gass pass), but second part it very clearly Kandy Sacred Tooth Relic temple and Kandy bus stand and also in somewhere in Monaragala.

  • @dilansalinga6831
    @dilansalinga6831 2 місяці тому

    Pettah not change even 2024. We must shame as a nation...

  • @eshikaudayanawanigasekara
    @eshikaudayanawanigasekara 7 місяців тому +1

    හප්පා 😢

  • @anugreenlife7541
    @anugreenlife7541 7 місяців тому

    ආයේ නැගිටිමු

  • @ppwithaweewee9403
    @ppwithaweewee9403 6 місяців тому +1

    TBH nothing much has changed, just high rise buildings, newer cars, marginally sanitation improvements. Politicians was and still be stealing from the middle and poor giving it to their higher class friends who keep them in power. The tight grip religious leaders got on people is also gotten worst. That's why Sri Lanka was and is still a breeding ground for religious corruption with space for new radical religions like Jehovah and Jerome's begin. People are way too blind and has so much faith in religion. Forget culture, religion and history. Work towards improving oneself. Think over everything. But that's too much to ask from a Sri Lankan.

  • @Ahamed.24
    @Ahamed.24 6 місяців тому

    Could not spot a single ‘fat’ person.

  • @yakdehiarachchigeravindra9421
    @yakdehiarachchigeravindra9421 7 місяців тому +2

    මළ ජූලියයි!🤨 ලී ක්වාන් යූ සිංගප්පූරුව කොළඹ වගේ කරනව කිව්වෙ...?!! දැං සිංගප්පූරුව මේ වගේ වෙන්න ඇති නෙහ්ඃ 😂😂😂

  • @penduloustesticularis1202
    @penduloustesticularis1202 7 місяців тому +1

    Looks like hell.

  • @jhonpreston8982
    @jhonpreston8982 7 місяців тому +2

    ok so it always has been a shit hole... even in the 80sss

    • @reedgomes9246
      @reedgomes9246 6 місяців тому +3

      Sri Lanka looks completely different now, it's a lot more developed. What are you talking about? You sound racist.

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x 6 місяців тому

      Of course in the 1980s, Sri Lanka was less developed. Today, it's far more developed and it looks nothing like what you see in the video. There always has to be one person that's racist. Stop being racist ffs!

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x 6 місяців тому

      Stop being racist ffs! Of course Sri Lanka was less developed in the 1980s, it's a lot more developed now and looks nothing like what you see in the video. Get educated ffs!

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x 6 місяців тому

      CUhjnfe

    • @user-jt3dw6vv4x
      @user-jt3dw6vv4x 6 місяців тому

      Sri Lanka was less developed in the 1980s, it's a lot more developed today. It looks nothing like what is seen in the video. My gosh, stop being racist ffs. Why are ppl of a certain origin always racist? Stop it!