Logo

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

Last Updated: 23.06.2025 17:50

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

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

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

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

Rapid rookie Foster 'shaved the mustache and ended up on pole' - RACER - Racing News

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

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

You need Mahabharat to go Global to Europe and the States

What are the differences between red and blue LED lights for skin treatment?

It is deep rooted in religion

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

India is dirty because Cities are overcrowded with poor people

Do you think that drug addiction is a symptom of larger societal ills? What is it about our culture that leaves so many feeling like they're inadequate, trying any ill to find a cure?

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

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

India is dirty because it is overcrowded

Do you want to have an XXX chat?

The Bath is very important in India

This pisses me off

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

With a marketing degree, can I do a master’s in film production?

You need to get Ramayana global to Europe and the States

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

A fisherman discovers a black iceberg off the northeast coast of Canada, leaving scientists in shock. - Farmingdale Observer

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

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

If a person stops thinking one or two words in a second or half second means he had stopped thinking for half second?

That's on you guys

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

So Indians are as hygienic as anyone else

Why are fewer English people going to their local pubs for a drink? Are they aware that many pubs are shutting down due to lack of customers?

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

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

What role did China play in the signing of the "Beijing Declaration" between Fatah and Hamas? What other information is worth noting for talks among Palestinian factions in Beijing?

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

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

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

With record crowd watching, Sky get blown out by Fever in first WNBA game at United Center - AP News

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

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

New Covid strain hits holiday hotspots as three new symptoms flagged - Cork Beo

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

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

You need more films like RRR

I have permed hair in need of some deep moisturizing. If I use a product like Pro K pac as a leave-in conditioner and don’t rinse it out for 24 hours, will my hair be damaged?