{"id":215698,"date":"2019-01-19T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T04:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=215698"},"modified":"2019-01-19T09:10:58","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T04:10:58","slug":"bill-gates-waits-in-a-line-to-get-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bill-gates-waits-in-a-line-to-get-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Waits in a Line to Get His Burger, Just Like the Rest of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We in Pakistan are a generally impatient lot. We tend to break a lot of traffic rules to get to our destination come what may (except getting ready in time that is). We also tend to break through a long queue so that we could be served first, who cares if there&#8217;s a lot of people behind you?<\/p>\n<p>If that is you, perhaps this recent example by one of the world&#8217;s richest men may make you reevaluate your attitude.<\/p>\n<h3>What Did Bill Gates do?<\/h3>\n<p>Recently, Bill Gates, who needs no introduction here, got hungry like the rest of us (he&#8217;s human after all). He decided to stop for a hamburger at Dick&#8217;s Drive-In in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>As billionaires go, you couldn&#8217;t be able to tell Bill was one, if his face wasn&#8217;t that well known. Clad in a nondescript maroon sweater and grey pants, he got off his car.<\/p>\n<p>All that is fine and dandy, but what happened next will make you respect the billionaire philanthropist even more.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of emulating some of the moneyed, entitled <em>waderas<\/em> and <em>VIPs<\/em> we have on our side of the world, the dude just&#8230;.. waited in line for his Deluxe burger like it was the most normal thing in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t believe us? This picture by Facebook user Mike Galos is all you need to see today:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_215705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215705\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-215705\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-759x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-759x1024.jpg 759w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-768x1036.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-561x757.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-741x999.jpg 741w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-364x491.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-758x1022.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger-608x820.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bill-gates-burger.jpg 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-215705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10161428070235341&amp;set=a.10151919638300341&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Mike&#8217;s post said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re worth about $100,000,000,000, run the largest charity in the history of the world and stand in line for a burger, fries and Coke at Dick&#8217;s like the rest of us.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Social Media is all praise about Billy G&#8217;s conduct at the drive-in<\/h3>\n<p>Bill Gates drew universal praise from people from all around the world.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When you&#39;re worth about $100,000,000,000 and stand in a queue to get Burger.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates was reportedly spotted waiting in line at Dick\u2019s Drive-In over the weekend. Wallingford location at 111 NE 45th St. Seattle.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BillGates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BillGates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Respect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Respect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VmFV93ukR2\">pic.twitter.com\/VmFV93ukR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; hello. (@whynotmeriijaan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/whynotmeriijaan\/status\/1086215938247090176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This photo of Bill Gates waiting in line at Dick\u2019s in Seattle for a burger has inspired me. So I\u2019m heading to Seattle tomorrow. I\u2019ll make sure to see how it stacks up against Five Guys <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/phxT8A6WgV\">pic.twitter.com\/phxT8A6WgV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Sowards (@EvanSowards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanSowards\/status\/1086075055140790272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nice to see Bill Gates waiting in line for some Dick&#39;s burgers and fries just like the little guys <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f7k19CTKNq\">pic.twitter.com\/f7k19CTKNq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; dianarama (@dirtybirdie_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dirtybirdie_\/status\/1085692899109539840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill Gates is lining to buy burger in Seattle! He is really down to the earth! Really appreciate him!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Angela (@Angela63269868) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Angela63269868\/status\/1086171226333036544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/imvaiebhav\/status\/1086091610784321536<\/p>\n<p>If you can imagine Bill Gates in a line and waiting for his turn, then you can do it too. Perhaps we might not be all billionaires like him, but this is something we can do as decent human beings.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/donald-trump-misspells-hamburger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burger King Trolls Donald Trump for Misspelling Hamburger<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We in Pakistan are a generally impatient lot. We tend to break a lot of traffic rules to get to our destination come what may (except getting ready in time that is). We also tend to break through a long queue so that we could be served first, who cares if there&#8217;s a lot of people behind you? 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