‘Indian men, embarrassing India everywhere’: Viral video of men taking selfies with Vietnamese girl sparks debate

A video of Indian men waiting for their turn to click selfies with a native girl in Vietnam has sparked a massive debate on social media. Several netizens slammed Indians for making foreigners “uncomfortable”, while others called the selective outrage “unnecessary”.

In the video, shared by the Instagram handle, vietnamlocaladventures, a group of Indian men can be seen posing with a Vietnamese woman dressed in the traditional Ao Dai.

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The video appears to be from a photoshoot during the Lunar New Year celebrations. While the woman was dressed in traditional attire for a photo shoot, she gracefully agreed to people's requests and posed with them for photos.

Netizens react to viral video

The video sparked hilarious reactions from many social media users. Many also criticised the behaviour of Indian men in foreign countries, while others defended them, saying it was normal for people to click photos with foreigners. 

“Indian men, embarassing india everywhere [sic],” commented a user on the Instagram post. 

Another user disagreed and wrote, “They are being very respectful, not touching the girl, waiting for their turn and saying thank you afterward so i don't know why people hating on them. Just because they are Indians? lol [sic].”

“If it was some handsome Korean men.... No one would show this much hatred!! They would be also happy to take pictures with them. I can't defend Indians but still lookism is everywhere [sic],” commented another user. 

“Other foreigners do the same thing when they see traditional people in Japan as well , if an brown person mainly Indian does this then it’s bad wow [sic],” commented a user.

“That are so happy when they are outside India [sic],” posted another.

“I am Indian, sorry on behalf of those people who make her uncomfortable [sic],” said another Gram user.

“If they were white instead of brown. All were saying WOW [sic],” commented a netizen.

“Why do Indians always need foreign validation ? Why is she so special that you're in line to get a picture with her ? [sic],” said another netizen.