While the world is still divided on the idea of flying cars, multiple projects such as AirCar and Aeromobil are set to take the skies in the US and other countries. The great Elon Musk said that flying cars are dumb, and most people agree. So, we asked our colleagues and friends if they thought flying cars is a good idea or not. Here are the fun things we got to hear about flying cars in Pakistan.
1. People will call you ‘Jaaz’ or ‘Jahaz’.
Desi people won’t leave you alone even if you buy a new shirt or a pair of shoes. Imagine what they’ll do to you if they see you flying in your new car. Jugat mahol on, bro.
2. You can’t dhaka start if it runs out of fuel.
What do you do when your car runs out of fuel on the road? You pull over and ask people to give it a push. Now imagine this happens to you while you are in the air. You’d be falling from the sky straight to your grave.
3. You can’t ask flying by birds ‘oye kidhar ja rya ain’.
The most fun part about driving on Pakistani roads is the comments drivers pass on to each other. Your fellow drivers in the air will be birds, and you can’t curse them for blocking your way or flying in the wrong direction.
4. No one will tell you ‘paen diggi band kar lo’.
Just the way you can’t say anything to the flying birds, they can’t tell you things your fellow road drivers do. So if you forget to close the trunk, your stuff will be falling from the sky, and you won’t even know it.
5. There will be bird droppings all over your car.
The one thing flying birds can do for you is paint your car with their poop, and they’ll do it every time they see you up in the air. Yikes!
6. Your car will get stuck in WAPDA ki taaren.
What do you first see when you look up in the air? The electricity wires. So, the first thing you have to deal with while taking off and landing are those wires.
7. You will always be lost because no GPS.
There aren’t any roads in the air, so you can’t follow a map and reach your destination. Even if you try to follow the map, you’ll lose the internet or 4G signals. And you can’t ask around, ‘paen rasta das deyo, Shahdara jana ay’.
8. You can’t blame bad traffic or signals for being late.
As a Pakistanis, what are your classic lines when you are late for work or any other commitment? ‘Yaar traffic mai phass gaya tha’ or ‘Yaar signal per phass gaya tha’. Well, guess what? If you drive a flying car, you can’t make those excuses.
9. You can’t throw stuff out the car window.
Nobody cares if you throw wrappers, bottles, or boxes out of your car window. But if you do that while you are in the air, things you throw down can hurt someone going on the road. If you are from Karachi, you can’t spit paan or gutka down.
10. No more long drives in the rain.
Rainy seasons are the best to go out for a long drive with your partner. But if you get a flying car, you’ll have to stay home on the beautiful rainy days and miss out on all the fun.
11. You will always be wondering where to park.
Parking your car is a nuisance even for normal car drivers. There aren’t many safe parking areas, and if you park on the road, anybody can hit or scratch your car. Would you risk it for the flying car you spent millions of rupees on? Don’t think so.
12. You can’t make multiple stops on the way.
You don’t always drive straight from point A to point B. What if you have to drop your kids to school or get something on your way to the office? If you are in your flying car, you can’t.
13. You may hit a kite (or a drone) at any time.
Besides birds, what other things you won’t see coming your way in the air? Flying kites or drones. You don’t want to know what happens if any of these hit you.
These were all the fun and humorous reasons why flying cars are not for us Pakistanis. Hope you enjoyed reading them. Do you have any other fun things to add about flying cars in Pakistan? Let us know in the comments.
An excellent and a creative article author, it made my day, the lines about electricity wires, bird poop, cursing at fellow drivers, excuses to boss for being late really caught me.