Arabic in Sri Lanka?

For the عيد we had a week off, meaning no interviews and the chance to travel far afield. So I took a vacation to Sri Lanka. Surprisingly, I used a little Arabic almost every day. First, there are many Sri Lankans that worked in Saudi Arabia and they know a little bit of the language. Also I ran into a expatriate travelers in Negumbo, and met three Saudi girls while sipping coffee at a luxury resort in Galle.

Arabic may not be a quite a ‘global language’ but speaking it can  help in more and more places.