One Western-like fad that has taken hold in Kabul in the last few years is the practice of decorating one's car with stickers. The quirky stickers on cars, trucks, and even police cars can help pass the time in the capital's clogged streets. Most of them are written in quirky, ungrammatical English, a language that only a small fraction of Afghans understand.
Kabul's Quirky Car Stickers
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“I am nailing for you. Please come back soon. I miss you.” One shopkeeper says he sells around 20 stickers per day.
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“King of the road" : A popular sticker among motorists in Kabul.
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Another shopkeeper says the designs are either copied from the West or are drawn in Afghanistan.
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“Don’t angry me!” is especially popular among young drivers.