21-07-2025
‘They Were Sitting On Floor, Eating Namkeen': Indian Tourists Criticised At Changi Airport
At Singapore Airport, an Indian passenger shared a story about a group of Gujarati travellers who were laughing loudly and making a mess by spilling snacks on the floor.
Indian travellers can be found all over the world, but sometimes they get criticised for not following public manners. Recently, at Singapore's Changi Airport, an Indian passenger waiting for a flight to Mumbai shared a story about a group of Gujarati travellers who were laughing loudly and making a mess by spilling snacks on the floor. When it was time to board the plane, they even tried to cut the line. The leader of the group looked proud of causing a disturbance. The person wondered why some people don't behave properly when they are in another country.
Taking to Reddit, the user explained, 'Indians Abroad, Please stop embarrassing us. Changi Airport Terminal 3 (Singapore): Was waiting there for my flight back to Mumbai. Suddenly, I saw a group of 20 people. They were Gujarati (as they were conversing in Gujarati). They were sitting and talking very loudly. Laughing like they got some seizures or something. Most of them are sitting down on the floor. Then one of them opened a huge packet of Namkeen. They all starting eating it. Most of it was spilt on the floor. They really made a mess of it. Everyone was pointing at them and making faces."
'After boarding got started, the girl on the computer was announcing which seats to be boarded. These group of people were cutting in line and trying to forcefully enter. Their seats were not even announced. These people created quite a ruckus. And after creating a ruckus, the main guy was laughing in pride as he had done something great. Why can't people decently conduct themselves when abroad?" the user added
Reacting to the post, a user wrote, 'I guess the tour packages should also include grooming the people for civic sense before they visit another country."
Another shared, 'Indians going abroad have a typical mindset, I have paid money for this, I will do whatever I wish. Sadly, thats not going to happen. These tour groups all of a sudden start shouting 'Mera Bharat Mahan' at any random place while visiting abroad. Embarrassment is our other name."
'These things need to be included in the school syllabus along with Road and Driving Etiquettes," a comment read.
An individual stated, 'We were in Iceland and there was a glacial lake where icebergs were floating. It was a surreal view. Out of nowhere, tourists from Ahmedabad appeared; they started creating a ton of noise, some tried climbing on top of icebergs that had crashed on shore. Almost every person there was pissed off at the commotion."
Another mentioned, 'Once I was in Vietnam. We were in a 5-star hotel. Everyone was enjoying their breakfast and suddenly I heard a voice – 'Aye Jignesh' and I turned back and saw a fat uncle shouting from one side of the hall to another person on the other side of the hall in Gujarati to block the seat. All the people there were looking at them and they created so much mess there, cutting queues, shouting at waiters, asking them for special treatments and whatnot."
One more added, 'I have had such bad experiences even in local trains, for that matter, with gujju aunties, especially. They talk so loudly and laugh like Ravana himself."
Earlier, a similar incident took place in Dubai when a group of Indian tourists was seen doing garba on the observation deck of Burj Khalifa. Since the video started circulating online, they received a lot of hate from fellow Indian's. Many felt embarrassed and criticised the group for their actions.
First Published:
July 21, 2025, 12:22 IST
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