My travels abroad (8) Trip to Pakistan (2)

My travels abroad (8) Trip to Pakistan (2)

Pakistan is rich and poor, and difference is huge. The partner of our company, heir to a large local family and head of a large company, invited our Chinese team to visit him that day, allowing us to appreciate greatness of a large family. A large estate, entrance is a large square lawn, in middle of house, which is very large, on one side of house there is a swimming pool, on other side there is an entrance to basement, at bottom there is a gym, an activity room, a full set of exercise equipment, everything. Behind house there is a vegetable garden and an orchard, and fruit trees are full of fruits. Before us appeared such a manor, which was seen only in novels or films. There are special servants on estate, special people do all work, there are special guards, and special drivers, life is quite decent and luxurious.

A corner of lawn in a Pakistani estate

A boy plays in a small ditch in Pakistan

In Pakistan, people tend to stay up late, but what can you do at night? There are no karaoke bars, bars, teahouses and only a few coffee houses in Musilinsky country. But coffee shops are not there for ordinary people to come in and have a drink. It is said that everyone who goes to coffee shop are upper class people or wealthy families. They or their family or classmates and friends drink coffee and chat in store, while drivers and servants are waiting outside.

That day was Eid al-Fitr. We were at a coffee shop in Lahore and saw some young female students sitting at a table eating snacks and drinking coffee. The person accompanying us said that it was like rich second generation in our country. They come to play and eat during festivals and there are special drivers and servants to pick them up at door, and they are all very fashionable. , and a scarf just around neck. , and do not shake your heads like ordinary girls, and mobile phones on table are all new apples. The locals told us that longer a woman's scarf dragged across floor, richer her family got. This may be a traditional habit. Photographs are not allowed on such occasions. It is said that someone took photo and was taken by someone else. You must delete photo before you are released.

In Pakistan, wealthy families and second wealthy generation are like that, they can spend their time chatting in cafes during festivals and evenings. And ordinary people, what kind of leisure do they have during festivals or evenings? According to local residents, some of them go to friends or relatives to have a cup of tea with milk and chat, and some just stand or sit on street and chat. Therefore, at night streets are very crowded, people and cars are everywhere. On same day we were returning to Faisalabad from Lahore. In evening there were motorcycles everywhere on road, and at least two or three people were needed in car, and there is rarely one person in car. So young people ride a motorcycle, probably, this is also a form of leisure and relaxation.

Vehicles on street

I remember day when we were driving on road from Ibout to Lahore, we saw a group of young people driving motorcycles, one of them was doing tricks while riding, with front wheel off ground and one rear wheel. ahead Well, when everything returned to normal, car shook violently, and people who watched it were sweating, but they liked it, young and fearless, didn't they know what danger was? Basically, it's about getting people's attention and getting people's attention.

Playing with cars on road

On that day in village of Saidpur, we saw a group of young people imitating cowboys from American Westerns, who drive powerful motorcycles and emit a low roar. it was deafening and screaming, and people around and passing by stopped or looked back, and they liked it.