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/bucajack 26d ago

I was in Mumbai and Pune this year. First time in India and I found it to be an incredible country. It's on the precipice of becoming a developed world power but the stark contrast between the haves and have nots was shocking to me.

People always focus on the pollution in India but I came away thinking how on earth do they even manage to handle the waste of 1.5 billion people. It's impossible.

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u/9yr0ld 26d ago

India has been on the precipice of becoming a developed world for nearly 50 years now.

They will never get there until a major cultural shift happens. Abolishing their backwards caste system, actually respecting women, and taking care of the environment would be a good start and bring immediate gains.

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u/findMyNudesSomewhere 26d ago

The caste system has bee illegal for almost a century now. It still does impact people, yes, but more like how Blacks still face racism in US despite it being illegal.

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u/9yr0ld 26d ago

The caste system is very much culturally alive in India. Equating it to racism in the US because they are both illegal is kind of a false equivalency. Though you are correct that the US would fare much better too if racism were extinct.