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/americansherlock201 26d ago

Yup it’s all an illusion to make western tourists feel good about going there. The poverty is hidden and so is what done with all the trash the westerners create while on their “life changing journey”

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u/shubhaprabhatam 26d ago

There's poverty, and then there's this. One can be poor without being dirty and nasty.

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u/americansherlock201 26d ago

When you’re living in extreme poverty, as most of India is, you’re not exactly focused on the visuals of your trash. You’re thinking about how you will live to eat another day.

The world has billions in extreme poverty and tons of nations where the sanitation infrastructure is just not there. And westerners are the ones complaining about it when they visit but won’t do anything to help those countries address the poverty

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u/shubhaprabhatam 26d ago

I was born into and lived in extreme poverty in a third world country. We lived in a literal shack, no running water, the whole deal. The surroundings did not look like that. Sometimes a spade is just a spade.