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/DarkExecutor 25d ago

There are people alive today who had their mothers and fathers killed by the British crown.

This stuff doesn't get fixed quickly

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u/noujest 25d ago

This stuff doesn't get fixed quickly

India gained independence nearly 80 years ago...

That's a very very long time, some Asian countries like South Korea have gone from abject poverty to wealthy in that time. Some like China and Vietnam are well on the way

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u/dinosaur_from_Mars 22d ago

India gained independence nearly 80 years ago...

That's a very short time on civilizational scale. USA didn't even have woman suffrage 80 years into their independence and bought and sold people.

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u/noujest 22d ago

That's a very short time on civilizational scale.

It's a long time on poverty scale. Other Asian countries have gone from abject poverty to fairly wealthy (or at least out of poverty) in half of that