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A similarly garish subculture exists in Japan: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekotora I've never seen one on the road though. I wonder if it's just a car show kinda thing.
3 minute video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5cu7fiJr0
A similarly garish subculture exists in Japan: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekotora I've never seen one on the road though. I wonder if it's just a car show kinda thing.
They are usually very loud so you hear them before your see them.
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True, but as someone who grew up in Pakistan, these trucks are generally regarded as an eye sore.
why?
I respect & appreciate talent of Pakistanis in art & music. They have some legendary singers. Not sure it is the language (Urdu) giving them that skill or they are natively talented.
For someone who's new to it I think Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is good gateway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0gND07edEI
And for something more poppy, Nazia Hassan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7zm5XTvIT8
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why?
Because upper class Pakistanis have a “colonized” mindset and tend to believe that true quality culture must be imported. Additionally, egalitarianism is not a value as it is in the USA, so working class art is generally looked down on.
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I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE
I would recommend going down that rabbit hole (specially Coke Studio videos with CC) sometime. There are many more magical ones in there.
Gas must be cheap in Pakistan.
I had the same thought. It's $2.495 per gallon, according to [1]. That's €0.57 per liter, which is about a third of the price here in Sweden so "yes" to me. [1]: https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/Pakistan/gasoline_prices/
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I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE
This is the correct url: https://youtu.be/gjaH2iuoYWE
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I saw this playing on a Pakistani's colleagues desk walking past, intrigued he sent me the link. Play with CC, the atmosphere and lyrics I find of this live piece is magical. I still come back to it occasionally. https://youtul.be/gjaH2iuoYWE
Wow, this is one of the most ear-catching songs I have ever heard. Thank you for sharing.