Took a tourist around Delhi, and now I feel ashamed
Today, I hosted my first Couchsurfing guest, a foreign tourist. I took him to Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid and India Gate thinking he’d enjoy the experience. But instead of feeling happy, I felt embarrassed.
The streets were too crowded with poor management, and there was garbage everywhere—plastic bags, wrappers, and waste just flying around. The air was so polluted that my guest was having trouble breathing. He was literally feeling that there is something stucked in his throat. But I was completely fine. Not because the air was clean, but because I’m just used to it. And that made me realize something—we’ve all just accepted this.
I'm living in Delhi since my birth, but today, I saw it differently. It’s like I was looking at my own city through a tourist’s eyes for the first time. And honestly, it didn’t feel good.
But I must say, New Delhi, City Centre part were little better as compared to Old Delhi.
Today, I hosted my first Couchsurfing guest, a foreign tourist. I took him to Chandni Chowk, Red Fort, and Jama Masjid and India Gate thinking he’d enjoy the experience. But instead of feeling happy, I felt embarrassed.
The streets were too crowded with poor management, and there was garbage everywhere—plastic bags, wrappers, and waste just flying around. The air was so polluted that my guest was having trouble breathing. He was literally feeling that there is something stucked in his throat. But I was completely fine. Not because the air was clean, but because I’m just used to it. And that made me realize something—we’ve all just accepted this.
I'm living in Delhi since my birth, but today, I saw it differently. It’s like I was looking at my own city through a tourist’s eyes for the first time. And honestly, it didn’t feel good.
But I must say, New Delhi, City Centre part were little better as compared to Old Delhi.