Atta and cheeni may be short and hoarded, but one can take a 45 minute drive across town in Karachi and buy state of the art weaponary and that too at reasonable prices.
Alcohol is strictly banned in the Islamic Republic, as we are all god fearing Muslims, but...all alcoholic drinks are readily available, and can be delivered asap to your door stop any time of the day and night.
Our men are very ghairat mand (honor concious) about their women (mothers, daughters and wives) but all others are fair game.
Most of our population lives way below the poverty line but miraculously we all have money to spare for a mobile phone and credit.
We have the state of the electrical gadgets in the houses of the rich such as huge TVs, imported kitchen appliances, exercise machines etc... but no power to run them.
We love to keep our houses clean but not our streets.
We publicly claim to hate the imperialist policies of the US, but love their aid, their blue passports, their accent and of course the visa to somehow get there.
Miraculously we have the resources to build atomic bombs but none for education and health and law and order.
Does a 20 rupee note look like a 5000 rupee note!!!!
The blind are not only allowed to drive they are given a licence to do so especially if they have a motor-bike or a truck/bus.
The rich are miserly and stingy while the poor are usually hospitable and gracious.
The President is referred to as a DOG.
Uneducated people can diagnose, treat, and prescribe medicines for all kinds of serious illnesses and I'm not just talking spiritual healers.
Black magic is a reality. And almost every woman/man I have ever spoken to on this subject believes someone is put an evil spell on them.
Middle aged men refer to themselves as Larka.
They think if you haven't married you are still a virgin. (hahahaha)
Couplets are written at the back of rickshaws and buses.
People can't think beyond themselves.....
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