I’m in Sri Lanka for a month and have been learning some of the Sinhala characters.

These curly swirls look very pretty but even when people are proficient, I imagine they take a while to produce with a pen. The Roman alphabet seems more economical and time-efficient…

But look how nice this pop bottle’s label is in the Roman and Sinhala characters:

Olé label - Spanish

Olé label - Sinhala