Lone Wolf Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 33 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: Saw that , absolutely disgusting. Cheap Internet and apps like Insta brings cheap people out. Need to be reported to the police enbloc. It hurts tourism and the image of India abroad Dehat has infiltrated places like Delhi finally & it is bound to get worse unfortunately. Tum kya kya ban karoge. Moolnivasis for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranvir Posted Monday at 07:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:01 PM (edited) The recent trend has been to show the filth and poverty of India. Previously western youtube travellers would sing India's praises and be rewarded with thousands/millions of views from Indians saying 'you're welcome sir/ma'am, proud to be Indian, love from Delhi, India'. Edited Monday at 07:04 PM by Ranvir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted Tuesday at 01:05 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:05 AM 6 hours ago, Ranvir said: The recent trend has been to show the filth and poverty of India. Previously western youtube travellers would sing India's praises and be rewarded with thousands/millions of views from Indians saying 'you're welcome sir/ma'am, proud to be Indian, love from Delhi, India'. Watched like 5 mins, this is what 90% of India go through. He picked a bad train, 3rd class non-AC sleeper coach on purpose. The 2nd Class and Fiest class AC are much better . This looks like Garib Rath or or a Mail. Toilets will be horrible. You can find your coach online or a display in station. He wants drama finding his coach. Bokwaas ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I6MTW Posted Tuesday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:19 PM 15 hours ago, coffee_rules said: Watched like 5 mins, this is what 90% of India go through. He picked a bad train, 3rd class non-AC sleeper coach on purpose. The 2nd Class and Fiest class AC are much better . This looks like Garib Rath or or a Mail. Toilets will be horrible. You can find your coach online or a display in station. He wants drama finding his coach. Bokwaas ! If this is what 90% of Indian infrastructure is like, then doesn't that just highlight his point? If only select coaches and trains are good, then what's the point of showcasing India has developed leaps and bounds, infrastructure has improved a great deal, etc. We don't accept criticism. If we find ways to justify and make ourselves feel better,that's not helping the nation. These vloggers are not luxury travellers, they travel on a budget to every country they go to, they don't stay in 5 star hotels, and depict only the good aspects. There will be coverage of slums, poverty, filth etc. Vicks57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I6MTW Posted Tuesday at 04:21 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:21 PM But anyway, yea latest trend has emerged, several youtubers have recently gone to India and shown what they perceive India as. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:26 PM INdians have to stop first reacting to every comment about us. Remember mallus attackign Maria sharapova for her not knowing Tendulkar. more you react more they will feed on it. Some even use it to boost their view count, reaction count. We are the ones who make these obscure videos popular. I6MTW, mishra and BacktoCricaddict 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted Tuesday at 04:27 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:27 PM I can show many videos that appreciate India also. So let us just look at the positive. Don't expect every goddamn person on earth appreciating us. singhvivek141 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted Tuesday at 04:39 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:39 PM 12 minutes ago, I6MTW said: If this is what 90% of Indian infrastructure is like, then doesn't that just highlight his point? If only select coaches and trains are good, then what's the point of showcasing India has developed leaps and bounds, infrastructure has improved a great deal, etc. We don't accept criticism. If we find ways to justify and make ourselves feel better,that's not helping the nation. These vloggers are not luxury travellers, they travel on a budget to every country they go to, they don't stay in 5 star hotels, and depict only the good aspects. There will be coverage of slums, poverty, filth etc. But that guy is unreasonable. Nobody starts haggling at 20 rs for a ride. He doesn’t even tip him and asks for 15rs back. I am sure in Venice , he would tip 20%. I am talking about such absurdities. I am not talking about bad roads and facilities. He is not telling why he is talking those roads? We don’t go there unless there is some work. It is like going to Jamaica, don’t visit any tourist places, go to inner cities and show how bad it is. Of course it is bad, so is every country. Vlogger has to be honest, but they do what sells. Poverty porn is what it is. We can see inner cities of SFO or any city and show drug addicts high on meth, fentanyl. We know it is not the whole picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvvslaxman Posted Tuesday at 04:50 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 04:50 PM These videos cannot be called entirely dishonest. many such videos help other tourists. When i visit some place i look for videos that explain about the scams that happen there. But India is very different. Far more diverse than these guys can think of. Treatment will vary from region to region, place to place. I remember this incident distinctly at chennai. There was this nigerian guy taking the lady's seat. One woman asked him to leave the seat. This guy thought he was facing racism. Then there is another guy that had to explain to him "This is lady's seat. Only woman can sit. Even i can't sit here. You can sit here" leaving his seat to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I6MTW Posted Tuesday at 06:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:30 PM 1 hour ago, coffee_rules said: But that guy is unreasonable. Nobody starts haggling at 20 rs for a ride. He doesn’t even tip him and asks for 15rs back. I am sure in Venice , he would tip 20%. I am talking about such absurdities. I am not talking about bad roads and facilities. He is not telling why he is talking those roads? We don’t go there unless there is some work. It is like going to Jamaica, don’t visit any tourist places, go to inner cities and show how bad it is. Of course it is bad, so is every country. Vlogger has to be honest, but they do what sells. Poverty porn is what it is. We can see inner cities of SFO or any city and show drug addicts high on meth, fentanyl. We know it is not the whole picture. No see the entire video. He tips a cycle rickshaw driving seeing how bad the streets are, and how difficult it was for the rickshaw puller to navigate. There are snid racist remarks by the Brits and Americans in the video, but what he's showing is not that far from reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicks57 Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:51 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, I6MTW said: If this is what 90% of Indian infrastructure is like, then doesn't that just highlight his point? If only select coaches and trains are good, then what's the point of showcasing India has developed leaps and bounds, infrastructure has improved a great deal, etc. We don't accept criticism. If we find ways to justify and make ourselves feel better,that's not helping the nation. These vloggers are not luxury travellers, they travel on a budget to every country they go to, they don't stay in 5 star hotels, and depict only the good aspects. There will be coverage of slums, poverty, filth etc. Lol no "these vloggers are not luxury travellers" I am surprised you are that naive. One of the vloggers asked a auto ride for 20 rupees or something. Try doing that in Chennai. You will be abused verbally. Who do you think you are? That would be the response. The whole purpose of these vloggers is what you call "poverty grift". That bald vlogger is a sex tourist by the way. These vloggers do the same thing to Birmingham which has a good amount of South Asian Muslims and hindus. Edited Tuesday at 06:53 PM by Vicks57 singhvivek141 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singhvivek141 Posted Wednesday at 02:48 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:48 PM 22 hours ago, vvvslaxman said: I can show many videos that appreciate India also. So let us just look at the positive. Don't expect every goddamn person on earth appreciating us. Absolutely, watch the video...if you don't like it. Downvote and move on. Yes, India has problems...but so does every frigging nation. Brits sucked us dry with all the looting. It takes time to stand up from there. We are improving, hence that's why these foreign vloggers are now roaming in the streets. I saw a vlogger who was talking and praising the IT boom in Hyderabad's Hitech City.....he said he has come few times in recent years and every time he seems something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechEng Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago India has its problems but the way these youtubers paint the country invite unfair negative treatment Indians can get when they travel abroad. For example, random visa rejections even when you have all the documents right, no entry to pubs etc. all these are products of prejudices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago On 10/29/2024 at 10:09 PM, coffee_rules said: But that guy is unreasonable. Nobody starts haggling at 20 rs for a ride. He doesn’t even tip him and asks for 15rs back. I am sure in Venice , he would tip 20%. I am talking about such absurdities. I am not talking about bad roads and facilities. He is not telling why he is talking those roads? We don’t go there unless there is some work. It is like going to Jamaica, don’t visit any tourist places, go to inner cities and show how bad it is. Of course it is bad, so is every country. Vlogger has to be honest, but they do what sells. Poverty porn is what it is. We can see inner cities of SFO or any city and show drug addicts high on meth, fentanyl. We know it is not the whole picture. How does it sell? They can easily show good parts of India and get Indian views which is in millions even on normal videos. Some youtubers do it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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