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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nTravel takes into account so many aspects, one being it looked upon as a soft-power exercise. When people are travelling abroad, or crossing borders, they don\u2019t just carry passports, they also carry with them their habits, volume levels, queue etiquette, bargaining styles and unspoken social codes. Places like airports, markets, and amusement parks turn into quiet places where national stereotypes are often discussed.For many Indian travellers, international trips are moments of pride, but sometimes, travel does become an uncomfortable mirror. That\u2019s what happened to one Indian Reddit user who recounted his two-week holiday in Vietnam.Posting his experience in reddit<\/a>, the traveller\u2019s post described sensing a visible difference in how locals interacted with Indians compared to other foreign tourists. The tone felt shorter. Expressions were less warm, and hospitality seemed more transactional. \u201cI could sense the locals were not a big fan of us,\u201d he says, adding quickly, \u201cI can\u2019t blame them.\u201dRead more: This major river flows entirely within Uttar Pradesh: Know which one and the legends associated with it<\/a>At street markets, bargaining turned aggressive. Offers were made so low that some vendors simply refused to sell. The traveller noted that these were small businesses operating in competitive conditions, and yet negotiations continued past what they felt was reasonable. <\/p>\n The most jarring experience, however, unfolded at the airport. Due to staff shortages, the luggage check-in line was moving slowly. According to the Redditor, some Indian passengers began barging forward, removing partitions and allowing friends and family to cut in. \u201cThe mighty Indians took their civic sense for a ride,\u201d the post read.A French tourist nearby reportedly grew increasingly frustrated as his position in line kept shrinking. When he tried explaining the situation, he was met with resignation and shrugs. Eventually, he lashed out in anger before walking away. There were smaller but equally telling incidents. At an amusement park, loud arguments between parents and children disrupted what had been a relatively calm environment. The traveller described nearby Korean tourists appearing visibly uncomfortable. At one point, a mother from another group reportedly asked for quiet, a request that went ignored.Read more: \u201cI don\u2019t hate India. But I also don\u2019t think it\u2019s my home anymore. The way husbands treat their wives…..\u201d Female traveller shares her India experience<\/a>\u201cIndia is a lovely country,\u201d the Redditor wrote. \u201cBut some Indians and our lack of sense? That\u2019s not.\u201dThe post quickly drew responses from other Indians who had witnessed similar behaviour abroad. One of them recalled confronting a man pretending to be on a phone call while cutting a boarding queue. Another described tapping someone\u2019s shoulder in the US to remind him, \u201cBro, there is a line here.\u201d A traveller in Singapore shared an experience of a \u201csilent zone\u201d airport lounge disrupted by loud conversations and reels playing without headphones. <\/p>\n Several commenters argued that unless Indians correct such behaviour within their own community, the stereotype will persist internationally. \u201cIf we don\u2019t correct this behaviour within our group, we don\u2019t show the world that there are Indians with better civic sense,\u201d one user wrote, even declaring they had \u201cresolved to police such civic behaviour fails.\u201dThe conversation wasn\u2019t about one airport or one country. It was about something larger: how everyday habits at home translate abroad, and whether survival-style behaviour in crowded Indian systems becomes disruptive when transplanted elsewhere.At times, trips offered more than sightseeing memories. It delivers uncomfortable clarity too. Sometimes, the hardest part of travelling isn\u2019t adjusting to a new country. It\u2019s recognising what you carry with you.Disclaimer: The above article is based on a Reddit post and Times of India has not verified the veracity of the claim<\/span><\/div>\n\n![\"street](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-128506443\/street-market.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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