An Amsterdam-based artist recently took to Instagram to share her harrowing experience while travelling aboard a Delhi to Agra train. In the video, she said how her co-passenger violated her personal space and kept clicking pictures of her despite her asking him not to. When the man didn't relent, she pulled up her phone and put the "camera on his face," all the while talking about the "annoying" guy and recording his rather nonchalant reaction.
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In the video, the woman, who goes by the Instagram name of 'Avocado on the Road,' narrated her ordeal and said that the man sitting beside her was clicking her photos without permission and was being "annoying all the time in a very rude way."
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She ends it by saying, "If you have a d******d next to you, just do the same. Put the camera to his face," pointing her phone at him and recording while he responds by uttering "same" and smiling in a completely clueless manner.
All through the clip, we see the man's reaction was rather unusual. Instead of feeling any shame, he kept on grinning, which shows he had no idea what she was doing or talking about.
She also captioned the video in two parts: The first part was about her poor experience and the next was a gratitude post and a clarification stating, "I love India very much and this experience is definitely not gonna stop me exploring this beautiful country."
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A part of her first caption read, "Very bad vibe and I did not feel comfortable to rest at all. He didn't stop even after I asked him to, so I made a video of my own. I hoped he will understand as he spoke some English, but I think he was just too much into himself that he didn't even pay attention to what I am saying."
Meanwhile, her second part partially read, "Thank you guys for all your support. This was literally my first train journey from Delhi to Agra and I did not know what to do. I didnt even see a staff besides the man bringing snacks. I am slowly learning how to deal with the behavior like this and all the scams too."
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In the comment section, people mostly extended her support while calling out the man's callous behaviour. The woman posted another video on Instagram titled "What I love about India," and captioned it as, "So for once again, it wasn't my intention to spread any negativity about your country or gain any form of attention with my last post. I am simply documenting my travels and things I am experiencing. Unfortunately it wasnt a pleasant experience, but I am not a person who would like to spread bad vibes virally..So I made a happy post to balance this out and share all my favorite things about India."
Lauding the "beautiful country, full of amazing people," the woman said, "Peace and love to all!"
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