He bemoaned the behavior of Indians as a whole for “having no civic sense” on social media post after sharing an experience wherein, during an “ultra-quiet” train journey from Lapland to Helsinki, there came a group of Indians causing disruption to the peace being discussed among themselves loudly in that particular train.
“I’m on a train from Lapland to Helsinki, and there’s one family in the otherwise ULTRA QUIET carriage that’s being very loud, talking to someone over a video call. In Hindi. With their cabin doors open,” wrote Gokul, who resides in Germany. He added, “We REALLY don’t get civic sense, do we?”
According to Gokul, the only people whose voices were being heard while inside the carriage were people in a family who engaged in a video call in Hindi with their doors open. His post has re-ignited the discussion about Indians’ conducts in public spaces.
Several users chimed in with comments on the same post. “Have seen this a lot of times in London, and yes, it does give out an awful impression,” noted one user. Another added, “Observed this multiple times in the UK.
Civic sense, which includes adhering to social responsibility in public spaces, such as maintaining cleanliness, abiding by rules, and not making others uncomfortable, is always on the list of Indian tourist criticisms.
It’s not the first such incident. In one of the recent incidents, it has been reported that the passengers from India to Thailand reportedly stood and chatted in the aisles and denied flight attendants and other travelers’ passage. Gokul’s observations have again opened debates about the significance of abiding by social norms and etiquette in one’s motherland and other foreign land.
