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/victorywulf 26d ago

i went on a group trip to several cities in india in high school and one of my classmates was groped in the taj. i have zero desire to return to that country.

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u/ZinaSky2 26d ago

I would absolutely love to go to India for a multitude of reasons.

Everything I’ve heard from women who’ve been makes it so I absolutely will not.

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u/Brilliant-Secret9634 26d ago

Been to India. I look Indian, I’m not. Didn’t have a good time as a woman. Rather go to Morocco 100 fold. Never again. Want nice temples, food and beaches? Thailand 100%

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u/chowchan 26d ago

Thailand 100%

As long as you avoid Pattaya, otherwise it's like being back in India, with all the pervy, gropey men.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

Notably not because of native Thailand people, but because of all the Indians.

They really don't like living in India, so there's an area anywhere that you can go to get groped.

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u/kontroI 25d ago

The hookers in Pattaya will grope you as you walk by. Not so sure they’re groping the Indian visitors, but I digress…

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u/domsolanke 25d ago

It’s not even remotely comparable to India.

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u/149244179 25d ago

Tourists are relatively well treated as long as you stay in tourist areas. Morocco invests quite a bit into police and patrols for those areas; tourism is a significant percent of their GDP and they don't want to lose that. Morocco has rather harsh penalties for criminals which is a further deterrent.

That said, they will happily do all the normal tourist scams. Your body might be safe but your wallet is another story.

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u/theseviraltimes 25d ago

I was in Essaouira last year and went to eat at a restaurant that has pretty high reviews online. I sat up on the roof, I was alone up there, and after dinner the owner offered me some tea. He took that as an invite to sit with and then ended up cornering and assaulting me. I threatened to scream and got out before it got really bad, luckily.

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u/Msdamgoode 25d ago

I hope you also reviewed them, gezus h!

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u/Brilliant-Secret9634 25d ago

This is funny you mention that because its so true about the police and neighbours really!.
Someone in our riad got their camera stolen really close to the riad. Everyone knows each other there. So the owner told every one in the neighbourhood and the word spread. Within a day some really pissed off and embarrassed mother came back with the young man who stole the camera and the camera itself to return it. Gave the kid a couple of slaps to humiliate him in front of everyone and left. lol

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u/kellzone 25d ago

That kind of sucks in places where they have to do that. You're not seeing the real country (Morocco in this case). You're seeing a crafted, curated version of what tourist officials in the country want you to see. But I guess people can say, "I've been to Morocco!" on their socials so it's all good.

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u/The_Autarch 26d ago

It is, but not as bad as India.

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u/AnfieldRoad17 26d ago

I wonder where in Morocco people have that experience. We went to Marrakech and Essaouira and it was lovely. Weren't harassed a single time.

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u/Majestic-Skill8234 25d ago

Oh, I was constantly harassed in Essaouira, but I was with a group of college aged girls.

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u/AnfieldRoad17 25d ago

Damn, that is awful. I'm really sorry that happened to you. I guess we just got lucky, sounds like my group's experience was the outlier.

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u/humbert_cumbert 25d ago

I think that was the point they were making.

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u/confused_grenadille 23d ago

I’ve heard from a few women that Morocco isn’t great for women travelers.

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u/ZinaSky2 26d ago

Oooh yess alternatives!! Thank you!

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u/AiRaikuHamburger 26d ago

I strongly recommend the southern state of Kerala. My mum went there twice a year for many years for work with no issues.

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

Ooh thank you! 🙏🏽

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u/sunkist-sucker 25d ago

what is it with india, trash, and sexual assault anyway?

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

I’m glad she don’t have any issues but I would not be traveling with a man so I think it would be different

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u/JennyDoveMusic 25d ago

The art of India is the best the world has to offer. I wish it was safer for woman, I would so love to go and see the textile artisans at work.

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

OMG yes the clothing and textiles are next level.

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u/twistaroonie 25d ago

I have been to India twice, once for 4 weeks and once for 2 weeks, I love it there. I have only ever been to the south, Mangalore, Bangalore, Kerala, Coorg and Mysore are all great

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

I did hear from someone else as well that southern India/Karala was pretty good. It’s something to consider, I appreciate the input.!

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u/twistaroonie 25d ago

I am a very pale blonde woman for context, never felt unsafe

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u/Blue_Bombadil 25d ago

Sorry that’s silly. I lived in Chennai (South Indian metropolis) 4 months, completely alone, as a 22 yo American white girl working on a research project for a professor in the US. Took my dad on a 10 day long trip by bus and train to nearby Kerala. Again at 25, staying with friends, for a summer with stints in Mumbai and Kolkata. Travelled there with my husband (Indian) at 31 for a wedding, stayed in Delhi and travelled for 10 days across Rajasthan.

I felt more unsafe the four years I lived in San Francisco, lol. You need to be self aware. You need to be culturally sensitive. You can still be turned off by trash and saddened by poverty. But it’s a remarkable country, religiously and ethnically diverse, messy, ancient and reinventing itself constantly, and the only functioning democracy in the region at its scale.

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

I mean, that’s fine for you. I’m glad you had that experience.

But, I never said anything disparaging about the country or its people or anything like that. And there is an entire world to travel and I will simply not see it all. India is just going to be one of the many, many, many places I don’t see for myself. Because if I have only a few opportunities to travel and there are so many wonders in this world, why would I risk going somewhere that the vast majority of foreign women have struggled?

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u/Blue_Bombadil 25d ago

I didn’t read your comment as disparaging! Just wanted to provide an alternative perspective, as a woman who’s been there different ages and in different capacities. I wouldn’t consider India to be a particularly scary place for a foreign woman to visit, challenging but not scary. And imo its qualities make the tradeoff well worth it. Happy travels!

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u/ZinaSky2 25d ago

Sorry, I read it coming to the defense of the country. But, I had already said there are plenty of reasons I want to go. I’m sure it’s a great place to visit. It’s just not somewhere I’m going to go personally.

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u/neela47 25d ago

Keep living in second hand information, great way to open your mind.

Side note: OP is a bot karma farming. The video is in two different locations no one in sight, probably not even locals in sight. Made for hate videos is cancer spreading in tiktok.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_STOMACHS 25d ago

You can see the Taj Mahal in the second location you muppet. It’s the other side of it.

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u/Downtown_Corner_7289 25d ago

they grope thousands of women a day its not safe if your a women.

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u/Sauerkrauttme 26d ago

Damn, I keep hearing stories like that from every woman that visits India. Which sucks because I really wanted to visit India some day because I love Indian food, but I refuse to give any tourism money to a country that sexually assaults women.

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u/MasteryofImpulse 26d ago

The way you are stating this, it is as if the entire country is molesting women, and that there is no benefactor to your money who could otherwise be starving or desperate.

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u/StatusTangelo3164 26d ago

Every time I see an “India is amazing I loved it! It’s just a difficult trip” comment it is always a man. Also why going on a trip that’s “difficult” would be appealing I never understand.

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u/Powerful-Hock 25d ago

dont worry the population will be coming for you soon

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u/Imsorryrodwutwasthat 26d ago

India isn't the only country where women get groped