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

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

—

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

IO Interactive Reveals 007 First Light, Full Trailer Out This Week - Game Informer

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

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

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

Jewels sparkle like stars in Van Cleef and Arpels' 'Cosmic Splendor' at NYC's American Museum of Natural History - Space

You need to get Ramayana global to Europe and the States

—

—

Top Stories: What to Expect at Apple's WWDC 2025 'Sleek Peek,' macOS Tahoe Rumors, and More - MacRumors

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

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

—

Exclusive | Nile Rodgers recalls becoming ‘really close’ with the late Sly Stone: ‘He was living in a car’ - New York Post

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

India is dirty because it is overcrowded

It is deep rooted in religion

Do "flat-earthers" attempt to sail around the world to prove their theory? Would this support their belief in a flat Earth?

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

So Indians are as hygienic as anyone else

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

What was your worst experience while living with roommates?

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

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

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

How do you weigh in on the Vance-couch conversation?

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

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

You need Mahabharat to go Global to Europe and the States

What would Spanish sound like if only latin and Greek words were used, like some romance analogy to anglish?

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

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

You need more films like RRR

With 'I Love Lucy' and beyond, Desi Arnaz helped shaped TV as we know it - NPR

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

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

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

What sexual experience did you have at a highway rest area?

India is dirty because Cities are overcrowded with poor people

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

The Bath is very important in India

40 Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Wanna Brag About - BuzzFeed

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

This pisses me off

That's on you guys

Why doesn’t the UK change their flag?

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