A UK traveller’s “awful” train journey experience in India has sparked discussion online after he claimed he was spat on and that a co-passenger repeatedly put his feet on his seat. His experience, shared in a social media post, has drawn mixed reactions, with many users debating train etiquette, passenger behaviour, and the realities of public travel in India. Scroll on to know more.
UK Traveller’s ‘Awful’ Train Experience In India
UK-based traveller, @backpacker.ben, took to Instagram to share his “awful Indian train experience,” claiming a fellow passenger repeatedly put his feet on his seat. Supporting his claim, he also posted a short video showing the man placing his feet on Ben’s seat, removing them only when asked, and then putting them back again moments later. Despite asking nicely, the man would just nod and keep them back on the seat moments later.
Besides the man’s misbehaviour, the UK traveller also mentioned that someone spat on him in the Indian train. As the video continues, you can see a vendor selling cucumber snacks from a basket. Ben mentioned that a passenger spat on his arm as he walked past. “Some dude just spat on my arm. He went past me, he was chewing his cucumber things, looked at me, said something, and it went on my arm–a big gob of it,” he claimed.
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Netizens React To The Video
As you can imagine, the video has stirred a big debate online. Many suggested that the UK traveller could have chosen a different compartment, while others argued that it highlights the broader challenges of Indian tourism that need to be acknowledged.
Someone said, “Bro, if you upgrade to 2nd or 1st class, that will cost you like 5$ more.”
Another one said, “Bro books the lowest (cheapest) class possible and expects 5-star facilities.”
“Why not just spend like $5-10, and you can have your own nice space. Haha, just decided to go for the cheap option for content so you could complain,” one of the comments said.
“It’s funny that people blame the creator instead of fixing the problem; it’s not cheap or expensive. ‘Cheapest’ trains in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan aren’t like this. It’s lowkey they normalise this behaviour and consider it as part of culture, I guess,” one of the many comments read.
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Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/backpacker.ben/
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