My last blog was from Hull, UK and this one is from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. So lots has changed since the last time. One thing is that I have started comparisons. Comparisons between things in Pakistan and things that I saw in UK.
One of the most interesting things to compare is the traffic.
The traffic in UK is like a row of small kids walking quietly with a finger on their lips. It is a quite & shhhhh sort of traffic, very well behaved. But in Pakistan the traffic is like hell has been let loose. Everybody wants to get ahead of the car in front, whether there is space to overtake or not. Even when the traffic signal is red, the cars keeps honking to the cars in front to 'give way'.
In UK if a car flashes its lights, it means that I am giving way to you. That way could be given to another car coming from the front or a pedestrian trying to cross the road. But here in Pakistan if you see a car flashing its lights, never dare to stay in its way. Because here the flashing lights mean 'get the hell out of the way, as I am coming'. It means 'give way to ME'.
So my advice to people traveling to different countries is to always learn the native traffic language as well as it could prove to be a life saver on the roads. ;)
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