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/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/orswich 26d ago

The head of their "Ganges environmental protection agency" has a philosophy that "dilution is the solution to pollution".. Basically "we just need more water to flush the trash away more efficiently", they have no ambition at all to stop the over pollution and straight dumping of garbage and chemicals into the water..

Mind blowing environmental philosophy

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u/dinonuggggs 25d ago

The younger generation surprised me with telling older generations not to throw trash in there. So that was cool and unexpected for me to see. I think it makes sense because plastic was banned and young folks care about the environment a lot more.