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'Nawabi legacy or peak laziness? Lucknow man's video on 'shortest delivery' order goes viral

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LUCKNOW: A video of a delivery made within an apartment complex in Lucknow has gone viral, drawing mixed reactions online.

The reel, which was widely shared on social media , triggered a flurry of responses. Some users laughed at the situation and referred to it as a reflection of Lucknow's Nawabi legacy, while others criticised the delivery agent for allegedly mocking the customer.

The video, shot by the delivery agent, showed the delivery of a soccer video game from one residential tower to another—barely a few steps away within the apartment complex.

“Yeh Lucknow hain, vichitr log hain yaha… itna aalas bhari hui delivery order, Tower 17 se Tower 19 mein lejana hain video game… khair, complete toh karna he hain” (“Got the laziest delivery order of a soccer video game, which needs to be delivered from Tower 17 to Tower 19 in a residential complex, but still, I’ll complete it”), said the delivery agent in the reel. He received Rs 38 for the job.

The video, which was posted last Saturday on Instagram, has been amplified on several other social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and X by various users.

A user on LinkedIn wrote, “Tower 17 guy booked a service to deliver a game CD to Tower 19 flat in the same society. The delivery guy got Rs 38 for this delivery. Service provider be like — Meri shaktiyon ka galat istemal hua hai, Maa.

Meanwhile, a user on X wrote, “Lucknow ke Nawab chale gaye, Nawabi chhod gaye” (“The Nawabs of Lucknow are gone, but their royalness still remains”). To which another user replied, “Nawabi bhi hogi to kya problem hai? There's a platform which provides the service, you pay for it. The reason doesn't matter. Someone is paying, someone is getting paid. Kya dikkat hai?”

Suggesting that the delivery between the two neighbouring towers may have been triggered by a spat, a user on Instagram wrote, “Un dono ka jhagda hua hoga bhai, game wapas dene ki baat usi din ki hui hogi, wo josh mein aake bola, ‘bhijwata hoon…’” (“Those two must’ve had a fight, bro. They probably decided to return the game the same day, and in the heat of the moment, one of them said, ‘I’ll send it back.’”).

By Wednesday, more than 10 lakh people had viewed the video across various platforms.
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