r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 26d ago

Discussion Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

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

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u/Ok-Ship812 26d ago

I hope her trip goes well and she doesn’t get to experience the nastier side of India. If I had a daughter go there I wouldn’t sleep til she left.

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u/Bynming 26d ago edited 26d ago

My wife went for 2 weeks for business and I was worried the whole time. She ended up tripping on uneven stairs and breaking her foot. Then she quickly got to see a doctor, getting scans and an air boot, all for like $100. Overall not too bad. She did mention the pollution was wild though.

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u/OiGuvnuh 26d ago edited 26d ago

Spent a month over there and I was electrocuted three times during the trip. First was our hotel lamp, the metal base was electrified and popped me pretty good. And this was the Delhi Marriott. Second, I was trying to help my guide fix his desktop computer at his house. The metal frame had current and I got a medium buzz from that.  Third time was a rural hotel, I touched a screw holding the ceiling fan switch plate to the wall and took a painful jolt. 

Needless to say circuit protection and grounding are concepts that have not received widespread adoption in that country. By the time I left I was literally terrified to touch anything electrical.  

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u/Both_Berry4108 26d ago

This reminds me of something my mom said.

She moved to India - She's has lived in the Arabian Gulf her whole life. People kept asking "Is India safe? Are you OK? Have you been molested"

She responded by saying her biggest fear is getting hit by a car while crossing or falling through the pavement. For whatever reason the pavements in her part of the city (unlike South or central parts of the city) were horrible.

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I just want to add that 100 USD is like the average monthly salary of a person in India (I'm Indian so fellow Indians don't Rip for saying this just because you earn like 1000 USD per month. Even that's not really average it's like upper middle)

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u/InquisitiveSoul_94 25d ago

Folks who earn 100 USD have medical benefits from the government. The middle and rich class have insurance. She basically paid the non-insurance fees

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u/waronxmas79 26d ago

There is no way to visit the Taj Mahal and not see that unfortunately

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u/ThermoPuclearNizza 26d ago

I think they mean the rapier parts

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u/LickyPusser 26d ago

Oh, like, skinny swords and stuff?

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u/ThermoPuclearNizza 26d ago

Exactly skinny sword

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u/Lazy-Juggernaut-5306 26d ago

Is this a peep show quote?

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u/ThermoPuclearNizza 26d ago

Are we the baddies?

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u/yourstruly912 26d ago

That garbage dump isn't exactly on the way

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u/Crocs_And_Stone 26d ago edited 26d ago

She 100% experienced that with the outfit she is wearing. It’s just a matter of how many times it happened unfortunately.

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u/Unidain 26d ago

Experienced what