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

Last Updated: 03.07.2025 10:07

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

You need more films like RRR

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

So Indians are as hygienic as anyone else

Does a narcissist ever get their comeuppance/karma for the vile things they've done? Such as cheating, smear campaign, etc.

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

You need Mahabharat to go Global to Europe and the States

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

Family scapegoats with years of healing: what events or thoughts precipitated your full acceptance of your family's narcissistic dynamic? Can you share your inner thoughts as you reached it? How do we know when we have reached full acceptance?

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

India is dirty because it is overcrowded

Why is my vagina swollen, it’s very itchy. I had sex we used protection, but day after it felt like my insides had a heartbeat as well as itching, the pulsing has went away but it is still itchy and my discharge is yellow, i'm 15, what could it be?

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

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

That's on you guys

Why do I randomly start sweating a lot in public (while waiting in line, in a new class, etc.) then start sweating more because I’m embarrassed that I’m sweating so much? Is this social anxiety?

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

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

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

How do I explain to my husband that my 19-year-old son has accidentally gotten me pregnant?

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

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

The Bath is very important in India

MAGAs are becoming unhinged and violent about Musk being called the United States President. If MAGAs think Trump is the Commander in Chief, why aren’t MAGAs blaming Trump for what DOGE is doing to Americans?

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

What are the basic human needs according to psychology? What are the consequences of not meeting these needs?

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

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

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

Why do my friends always say "yeah, we've heard this before" when I talk about something I'm passionate about?

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

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

What would happen if the Soviet Union had simply annexed Manchuria after World War 2 or kept it independent as a puppet state allied them and separate from China as China was too weak too oppose it anyway?

This pisses me off

It is deep rooted in religion

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

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

India is dirty because Cities are overcrowded with poor people

You need to get Ramayana global to Europe and the States

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

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

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

Why don't younger men like older women?

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