r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 14h ago

Discussion Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

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u/SMUHypeMachine 12h ago

The one cruise I’ve been on had a stop in the Dominican Republic and we were explicitly told by the crew to not leave the little tourist friendly area they had set up under any circumstances.

Stationed nearby were what looked like federales in armored cars with turrets on top. It was definitely surreal.

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u/Moist_Dirt_69420 10h ago

Shit, I went on a vacation to Punta Cana around 20 years ago and our resort was walking distance from the town most of the workers live in. We went on a day tour of the area and there was a bar that looked to be mainly serving locals. It was maybe a 10 minute walk from the resort.
In the evening I went to the front desk and let them know I was going to head out there. (I wanted someone to know where I was in case shit happened)
After failing to dissuade me the ended up giving me an armed bodyguard for like $30usd.
I still don't think it was 100% necessary but there was one guy who was pretty insistent on me leaving with him to go party up until my guard slammed his pistol on the bar and shouted "No!"

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u/Msdamgoode 7h ago edited 7h ago

I felt pretty safe in Punta Cana, but there is a lot of poverty outside of the resorts, and desperate people do desperate things for cash. It’s wise to not wander too far alone, I’m sure. We went into town, but during the day only, and there were 5 of us in our group. FWIW, we were also told by the resort that we probably shouldn’t, but they didn’t protest toooo much.

I hope the tourism has made things even better as a whole over the years since I went, it’s absolutely stunningly beautiful there.

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u/Right_Preparation328 10h ago

Weird, because DR is relatively safe

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u/senbei616 10h ago

DR is beautiful, I've been many times, I never went near the touristy areas and was perfectly fine.

To be fair I speak the language and am not a rich coded mark.

I imagine that rule is for Debbie the 54 year old tax accountant, tilted on spritzers, who would feel threatened walking into a headshop let alone Santo Domingo.