Want to know how government is scamming you? Techie sparks debate with this answer
An Indian techie ignited a social media storm by contrasting India's living conditions with those in Europe. He argued that basic amenities like clean streets, safe infrastructure, and pedestrian-friendly spaces are severely lacking in India. He s...

"Indians don’t need therapy. we need a ticket to Europe for 7 days. That’s all it takes to realize how badly we’ve been scammed by our own government. Clean streets, bike lanes, working infra, nice walkable footpaths, clean parks, dedicated parking spots meanwhile we’re dodging potholes and corruption like it’s a sport," said Ankur Tyagi.
"It’s almost hilarious watching fellow desi step foot abroad for the first time, eyes wide, jaws dropped, suddenly questioning what the hell our government and taxpayers money has been doing all these years. every Indian must travel outside the country at least once," added Tyagi.
"Only then will you realize just how shockingly low our standards daily life we all are living in India. Forget about big things basic things like cleanliness, road safety, cycling lanes, footpaths are missing stuff that should be non-negotiable they just don’t exist back home. We’ve normalized dysfunction. Look at any big cities like Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Delhi etc.. forget cycling you can’t walk We pay taxes like a developed nation but forced to live like it’s 1930," said the techie in the post on X.
Check his post here:
How did people react to the post?
"Once you go out - You really don't want to return," said one person. "Hey man but we do get Aloo Bhujiya delivered under 10 mins , that should count as a win right," said another person.
"Indians live like cockroaches and die like one,they already have so many problems in their own life day to day that they don't worry about what's happening with the world. Sad state of affairs," said another user.
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