Husband-
'I have Rs. 10/- we will do
full monthly shopping.'
|
Husband-
'I have 7000/- for December Shopping Hope
that will suffice.' |
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| Mother
- 'Son take one paisa your daily kharchi |
Son
-Mummy, I have taken Rs. 100/- from cup
board, my daily pocket money |
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|
Engineer
Saahib your Paghaar of
Rs. 30/-
(Thode Khatiay Ghanne Barkat)
|
Your
pay packet sir! Rs. 17,561/-
I don't know how to make both ends meet
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| Excursions
on canal banks with home made food &
mangoes with cost effective forms of activity |
Picnics
at farm houses with drinks & pop music
for ladies & gents - cost thousands
in single day. |
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|
We used to sleep in open Vaan Charpai
with cotton farasi & chadar in cool
fresh air. It was very healthy - No fans,
no coolers.
|
We
sleep in rooms with Air-conditioners on
foam cushions never washed, soaked in
perspiration & dirt -most unhealthy |
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| Daughter-in-law
always covered their faces from elders |
The
daughter-in-laws wear skirts, short sleves
& drink whisky with father-in-law
& other |
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Honey moon was never heard or known
|
Honey
moon in star hotels/foreign countries |
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| Girls
never went out of the house |
Now
they return after mid night alone |
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| Smoking
cigarettes was treated as a very bad habit. |
Now
they take Heroin, Hashish (Brown sugar) |
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| Girls
were always at home attending to domestic
chores |
They
are mostly out to Clubs, Discos &
Pool games! |
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| Ladies
used to stitch their simple clothes at
home |
Designer
dress cost 10,000 to 25,ooo & up |
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| People
had good health due to eating simple and
homely food twice a day & nothing
in between. |
Most
of us suffer from ailments and serious
diseases due to heavy & fatty foods,
snacks and drinks all through the day! |
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| Sense
of seeing, hearing and teeth were intact.
Baldness & gray hair were rare till
ripe age. |
Young
persons are bald or with grey hair, wear
spectacles, have lost teeth & look
old in their 30s 0r 40s. |
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| Guests
were genuinely and sincerely welcomed |
Welcome
dear, but you have come at wrong time-
we are just leaving for Nasik for a week. |
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|
Children
had no courage to talk to father.
Son "Ami get me permission from Dada
to go to excursion & get me Paaulee
(4 annas)."
|
Son
"Dad I am going for picnic with my
gang. I have taken Rs. 1000 from your
Wallet & taking your car - bye see
you…" |
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| Guests
were entertained with sincere affection
at home with wholesome food and little
expenditure. |
Guests
are taken to 5-star hotels where thousands
are spend just for slow |
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| Mother
tended and brought up 5-6 children by
themselves with no fuss. |
For one or two children they keep one
or more maids & ayaas!
|
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| They
used to sleep early & get up early
enjoying best health. |
They
sleep late & wake up late and have
health problems |
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| Houses
were large, open & airy having 'Otaaqs'
(Big Halls) accommodating 30-40 persons |
Houses
small, no proper ventilation, just sufficient
for a couple only |
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|
The
Education fees were normal.
'Dada please give us college fee Rs. 2/-
& sister's school fee 50 paise
|
The school/college fees are very high
plus private coaching runs in thousands
|
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| The
cotton shirts & pants cost few rupees |
They
cost a fortune |
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| For
Music as hobby, Harmonium costed Rs. 15/- |
Now
children buy Casino players costing thousands. |
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| Sweater
and Muffler were knitted at home |
All
shopping done from markets. |
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| Singers
had such highpitch, (buland) voice, it
reached thousands without mike |
Even for 8-10 persons Hi Fi music is played
on 2000 watt sound system
|
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| No
one ever borrowed money |
Even
well-to-do take loans worth lakhs to show
off |
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| Dear
children in 1940 you went to Naani in
Larkana, in 1941 to Chaachi in Sukhur.
This year we will go to Puffi in Vavabshah. |
Hey Kids! Previous years we went to Hongkong
& Singapore. This year we go to London……!
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| Food
was made and eaten at Home pc |
Families
invariably lunch & dine out in star
hotels. |
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| Inspite
of no electricity & other comforts
in rural areas, toppers & gold medallists
came from these areas |
With
all facilities of light, computers, AC
& hardly any toppers & medallists |
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| Children
carried less books and more knowledge. |
Beasts
of burden……
More books and shallow knowledge
|
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| "Son
take one paisa & buy two Dal Pakwans
in the recess" |
"Sunny
take Rs. 1000 buy pizza & fruit juice
in the interval. |
