The RAPE class still doesn't seem to be hurting too much in Pakistan. The recent news about the block buster opening of the Tim Hortons outlet in Lahore shows that the RAPE class is still comfortably insulated. Its good actually as it further fuel the class divide angst.
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail ... 023-02-14/
From the article:
"Higher prices don't really matter for the class of people coming here," Ahmad Javed, a medical student who used to go to Tim Hortons while he was living in Canada, told Reuters as he queued up.
"Rich people in Pakistan are getting richer, the poor are becoming poorer while the middle class is struggling."
According to its online menu, a small brewed coffee costs 350 rupees ($1.30), while a large flavoured coffee is twice as much. By comparison, the average government-mandated minimum wage is 25,000 rupees ($94) a month.
For students such as Pareeshay Khan, the brand's social media traction trumps the cost of the coffee. "I'm here to taste the coffee that's the top social media trend. I don't know about the price, nor do I care."