Adil Najam
On your left is the picture of the flag of the Czech Republic. On your right is a ‘Check’ (or, rather, checkered flag; often used in car racing. The two should never be confused. Except for the fact that ‘Czech’ is pronounced as ‘check.’
Ordinarily, this should not be a problem. But right now the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic is visiting Islamabad, and the Capital’s PR people have adorned a number of (very) large banners to welcome him in the spirit of good hospitality. The only problem is that instead of putting the ‘Czech’ flags on the banners, they have ‘Check’ flags!
I saw these while driving back into Islamabad on the from the Airport. I rushed back to see if I would figure out who was responsible for this little gaffe and maybe alert them to the mistake before the Czech PM arrived. Unfortunately, it turned out that the Czech PM was already here.
I wonder what he and his team thought of this. Did they even mention it to their hosts or did they just keep politely quiet? I also wonder what they thought about the banner that read: “We Pray for the Czech Progress and Prosperity”?I am sure they liked the sentiment, but maybe they also wondered why Pakistanis are praying for Czech progress and prosperity instead of working harder for Pakistani progress or prosperity. On the other hand, maybe they do not think as hard about what is written on banners as I do!
I have no way of knowing this, but my theory of how this might have happened is this - Someone tells someone to find out what a Czech (read ‘check’) flag looks like; they look up ‘check flag’ on Google, and that is the one which makes it way on the banner.
Nice story for a chuckle? But how would you feel if the Pakistan Prime Minister goes to another country and they mess up the flags this way?
Just imagin. From paper to the hoarding…no one noticed!
The thinkers behind this country!…..
Pendu ko BMW mai bittha do…us ne pendu hi rehna hai!
This spawns another thaught…what if we are underestimating the ad-makers…maybe it was intentional…it has to be….This cannot pass through so many people [Mind you ppl who have passed their CSS exams] unnoticed.
There has to a diplomatic referance to this act. I am sure!
How stupid!!!!
I am Check, or rather Czech, though I live in Canada, but my parents immigrated here in 1979. Anyway, it is very funny!! Sometimes I feel like en inefficient Czech or cheque. If I get very hyper, people say I am a bouncing Czech or cheque or check.
Anyways, with all the variety of languages around the world, it can happen easily…hahahaha
that tells u a thing or two about our “well-educated” leaders… they almost did it like they don’t even give a damn… it is as careless as it is reckless; a result of their sheer incompetence; i hope they didn’t the Czech prime minister a ceramic formula-1 model as souvenir….
The find out, why they place Check flag instead of Czech. They Google the Check flag and thats it. The common sense ruined.
Yeh sab kuch Google ki waja say hoa hai.
ach jaj ale im ty pakistanci dali
To Posraldesku: Not everybody thinks this way. Please, dont write your own opinions as general things if we are talking to foreigners, they can think that it is really true. We can discuse about it in Czech Republic but dont confuse foreigners, they can not discover what is true and what is not.
YAar yeh atp kia hai