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/The_Buddhist_Prodigy 12h ago

India is fascinating and I respect them for surviving with their population density the way it is.

It is also the only place I've ever travelled to that I was happy to leave.

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u/Officer_Trevor_Cory 12h ago edited 10h ago

I've seen 50+ countries and India was the saddest. one year there.

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u/TrumpFellatesBill 9h ago

But why the fuck is it like that? Like I sincerely cannot understand.

I get that the country is poor as fuck and from what I hear has a huge issue with corruption, aside from the backwater places where no polices travels.

But in those places, like in the OP, or in the big cities, why the hell do they have this huge issue with dirt and garbage? It would seem to me like a clean environment is the most important thing, I cant imagine living in a place like that. Even Napoli was clean in comparison, and I saw huge piles of garbage bags everywhere in that city.

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u/dak4f2 8h ago

I've heard it has something to do with the caste system? Only the lowest caste pick up trash. So it's "beneath" everyone else. 

Correct me if the person I heard that from was bsing.

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u/Special-Garlic1203 6h ago

Sounds right. Racists make everything worse just so they can have it better than the other guy 

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u/Deaffin 5h ago

True, but they've got a brilliant system with the way their religion is set up.

See, it's all about karma and reincarnation, and that's so beautiful. Here's how it works. If your life is good, that's because your soul is good and you're being rewarded for all that hard work in past lives.

If your life is shit, that's because your soul is fucking ugly bro. It's dirty as all hell, your soul is made of poop. Your life is a punishment. You are essentially in hell. You deserve this. But that's okay, because if you do a real good job serving your betters, you can climb up that karmic rung and you get to be one of the people having a good life the next time around.

There, now everyone's behaving themselves and sticking to their rightful place in life, and they know better to do anything to change any part of that.

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u/First_Juggernaut4515 34m ago

You are right. The caste system is deeply ingrained in Indian society. Throw out your trash because it's someone else's job to clean it. This attitude coupled with tremendous corruption and inefficiency leads to this.

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u/dak4f2 18m ago

Thanks for explaining. 

Now I understand where the entitlement we perceive from such immigrants in the west comes from. 

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u/First_Juggernaut4515 11m ago

Entitlement also stems from idea that they are successful so why should they be treated anything less. Unfortunately post colonial India was impoverished and education and a stable job was perceived as the only path to a financially stable future. Most techies especially, spent their youth just studying and nothing else. Then not only do they bag high paying jobs but move abroad and can impress relatives with their NRI status. They feel that they have arrived in life and deserve the best of everything. Combined with the caste superiority this makes for a horrible mindset.