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Good to see Pakistan related post on HN
by haidrali 6y ago
Good to see Pakistan related post on HN
- nomy99 6y agoTrue, but as someone who grew up in Pakistan, these trucks are generally regarded as an eye sore.
- umeshunni 6y agowhy?
- nomy99 6y agoThe trucks are often not maintained well mechanically so there is a real danger when sharing the road with them. Secondly, from my anecdotal experience they are driven carelessly and there is a genuine fear factor from them. Also, Pakistani people generally have an avant-garde attitude towards flamboyancy. So this art kind of gets bucketed in that.
- olivermarks 6y agoI was surprised by this. I'd expect a beaten up truck (as most are) would be poorly maintained and expendable in a wreck whereas a highly personalized vehicle would be much less likely to be damaged in crash by the driver given the time and money involved. I'm a huge fan or personalizing vehicles.
- the_arun 6y agoThe only concern I have is - changes to center of gravity with these additions.
- olivermarks 6y agoWhen empty maybe, a loaded truck isn't going to have many issues with a wooden tiara over the cab
- chordalkeyboard 6y agoI saw a jingle truck in Afghanistan that was piled so high with hides that I was surprised it wasn't falling over, the pile extended far above the height of the cabin.
- amingilani 6y agoI encourage you to Google images for "overloading trucks pakistan". Those pictures are the norm. I've often had to drive slowly behind a truck on a main road because the truck's load was hanging off the top, and out the sides and blocked the adjacent lanes. And yes, these trucks are huge.
- daneel_w 6y agoProbably because of their kitsch and garish appearance; quote, "an eye sore".
- oa335 6y agoBecause 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.
- nomy99 6y agoThat's also part of the truth.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoI dunno, the USA has a massive class divide - think of the stigmas associated with subcultures (e.g. "hillbillies", "white trash"), race, where people live (suburbs or "the projects"), and of course relative financial status (the 1%, the 0.1% who might as well be living in an entirely different country compared to the working poor).