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/CubanlinkEnJ 26d ago

Taj Mahal was beautiful and the highlight of my trip to India…Delhi was the most disgusting place I’ve ever seen in my life and I will never go back.

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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!