{"id":363707,"date":"2022-06-03T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T09:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=363707"},"modified":"2022-06-03T14:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T09:16:11","slug":"meme-fest-netizens-cope-with-petrol-hike-with-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/meme-fest-netizens-cope-with-petrol-hike-with-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme Fest: Netizens Cope With Petrol Hike With Humor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government hiked up petrol prices by Rs30, Netizens are coping with the situation the way they always do. With memes.<\/p>\n<p>As petrol sits at Rs209.86 per liter people are reeling from yet another price hike. There was an Rs30 hike last week.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fahad-mustafa-objects-to-unfair-protocol-culture-at-airports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fahad Mustafa Objects to Unfair Protocol Culture at Airports<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Many people rushed to fueling stations to fuel up before the price hike comes into effect, or worse, another price hike.<\/p>\n<p>Some Netizens even calculated their monthly budget to emphasize the price difference.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there was the age-old coping mechanism of humor for deflection. That&#8217;s how the petrol <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Petrol?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meme fest<\/a> spurred on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/aaeevvrr\/status\/1532416357148549120<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed out how oil prices were a problem, not just petrol prices. After all, having a car has become a luxury on its own.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Current Situation Of The &quot;Middle Class&quot;..<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Petrol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Petrol<\/a> Rs 30 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YehWrongNumberHai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YehWrongNumberHai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eFFe05MkRC\">pic.twitter.com\/eFFe05MkRC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sheikh Sadi. (@Sheikhsadi143) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sheikhsadi143\/status\/1532407329970442240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe more than a luxury at this point.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ATIFZEB8\/status\/1532404378124046336<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s always the environment-friendly alternative.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/achaSorryYar\/status\/1532405224580718593<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Future <br \/>Say no to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Petrol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Petrol<\/a> \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude15\ud83e\udd7a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iJLU7DrWUp\">pic.twitter.com\/iJLU7DrWUp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abdul Ghaffar \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@GhaffarDawnNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GhaffarDawnNews\/status\/1532431365810970624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How accurate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Petrol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Petrol<\/a> takes the lead\u26a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N0XYlIiUg2\">pic.twitter.com\/N0XYlIiUg2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GVS (@GVS_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GVS_News\/status\/1532419204644847618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that is just mean.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbdulHa96978767\/status\/1532409686473027588<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/your-film-is-doomed-netizens-troll-adnan-siddiqui-for-inviting-nawaz-sharif-to-watch-his-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Your Film Is Doomed&#8217;: Netizens Troll Adnan Siddiqui For Inviting Nawaz Sharif To Watch His Film<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>In short people reminisced better days, a time when the price of the rupee was in double digits and so was petrol.<\/p>\n<p>Are there any memes you&#8217;d like to see on the list that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the federal government hiked up petrol prices by Rs30, Netizens are coping with the situation the way they always do. With memes. As petrol sits at Rs209.86 per liter people are reeling from yet another price hike. There was an Rs30 hike last week. 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