Logo

Many foreigners make fun of India by saying India is dirty and Indians are unhygienic. Are we really that bad?

Last Updated: 24.06.2025 12:41

Many foreigners make fun of India by saying India is dirty and Indians are unhygienic. Are we really that bad?

India is dirty because poor people are forced to poop in the streets and not wash because access to potable water is another major bummer

You need Mahabharat to go Global to Europe and the States

Urban Planning isn't like building a Multimodal AI is it

Do interviewers discriminate against a candidate if he or she is overweight (assuming physical fitness is NOT part of the job requirements)?

Indians consider water to purify many things and cleanliness is part of an Indians psyche

And you seriously need to get out of the media bubble and see India for the shit show it is becoming and causing embarrassment for all Indians

You need more films like RRR

Staying in This Place Too Long Could Change How You Age, Scientists Say - The Daily Galaxy

India is dirty because Cities are overcrowded with poor people

This pisses me off

A middle class Indian is as clean as a middle class American

After Drug Allegations, Elon Musk Arrives at His Own Goodbye Party With a Black Eye and a Bizarre Excuse - futurism.com

No Indian who can afford a bathroom with running water , would do without a bath.

The Bath is very important in India

Why does Christianity push reconciliation after a partner cheats? Mine had a 7-year affair with someone half my age. He cheated and lied. He is not the same to me.

India is dirty because poor people who dont have a home are forced to sleep on the streets amidst the thrash with rats running all over them

Not unless they live in very cold places where a bath could be bad , healthwise.

That's on you guys

I use email aliases to hide my Gmail address, and it's the best privacy move I can recommend - Android Authority

This is just normal racism coupled with India's own relentless mismanagement of poverty, corruption and lack of proper enforcement of laws

India neither has Anime nor plays world class soccer but Indian actors have sufficient exposure and look beautiful enough to make a splash in all those events

Indians are as hygienic as other foreigners of the same economic class in other countries

How would you advertise if you wanted to be a "tour guide" who can take you through the dark web while warning you what not to look at and not to click on?

You allowed Slumdog millionaire to be screened and that movie is responsible for a lot of the “India is dirty” jibe

India has so many chances to sell soft power and culture and change the image of India

Foreigners make fun of India because you guys allow them to make fun of India

Why would calling me an incel help anything? How does that solve anything? Why can’t you actually be helpful and offer productive honest advice?

Make fun of India the country, and that's one thing

So Indians are as hygienic as anyone else

Georgia-Alabama game time, TV Network among those announced by ESPN - DawgNation

India is dirty because it is overcrowded

If India can work out its corruption and poverty and the VIP culture

Circle IPO soars, giving hope to more startups waiting to go public - TechCrunch

You need to get Ramayana global to Europe and the States

It's just that India has too many poor people and too much corruption

You allow Corruption to fester and make life unbearable for poor people and force them to migrate by the Dunki route and the poorest people become the face of India when just fifteen years ago, it was all about the migrants in silicon valley

What are the extra benefits of a smart TV?

Indians even brush their teeth with a stick if they can't afford toothpaste

Making fun of Indians and making personal remarks at a group of people and generalizing them is wrong at so many levels especially when it comes to hygeine

Seriously, can't you guys fight against the Corruption everywhere and see that poverty is mitigated and cities are kept less crowded and clean

'No Kings' anti-Trump protests across US ahead of his military parade - BBC

The problem is not about personal hygiene but about poverty and mismanagement

It is deep rooted in religion

A homeless poor Indian is as clean as a homeless poor American, except that the Indian is likely to not be a heroin addict and mugger