One night in the hospital

Everyone is targeting India's "black" side, saying that the country's air and water cannot be touched, and touching them will make people sick. But sometimes it's really not intentional.

Recently, an American guy proved this with his own experience. He caught a respiratory infection after taking a train trip and had to be sent to the hospital!

This unlucky guy named Nick Maddock (Nick Maddock) is from Missouri, USA, and is a travel blogger who has visited more than 120 countries around the world.

Nick likes to travel as a backpacker, enjoying the world on foot, experiencing different customs and cultures, and getting used to various harsh environments.

However, even Nick, who was used to hardships, didn't expect himself to fall in this mysterious country of India,

It's like this, when Nick traveled to India, he chose to travel by sleeper train.

Before boarding the train, Nick never thought that the next 15 hours would be a "hell".

From the photos posted by Nick, the floor of the carriage was full of garbage, all kinds of packaging and drink bottles left behind by people.

The connecting area between carriages was even worse, with sticky food residue on the ground and the public sink.

This was still an air-conditioned third-class carriage, and the sanitary conditions were already worrying.

Three days later, Nick posted again, and he was already in the hospital.

As seen in the photo, Nick was wearing an oxygen mask and receiving treatment in the hospital, with the caption: "Taking an Indian sleeper train is a memorable experience."

Nick was very careful in his choice of words, fearing offending others—

"Listen, I love India. The people here are warm and generous, the scenery is beautiful, and there is a long and sacred history. But I must admit that during the 15-hour train ride from Varanasi to New Jalpaiguri, this is one of the most disgusting things I've experienced in my six years of traveling! Because I couldn't get a higher class carriage, but this train shouldn't have been so bad."

He said that three days after taking the train, he arrived in Bhutan and began experiencing extreme discomfort, went to the hospital, and was diagnosed with severe respiratory infection.

"Now I'm feeling better, but full recovery is a slow process."

In fact, Nick also said, "I'm not quite sure if it was because I took the 15-hour train or because I breathed the smoke of burning corpses in Varanasi for a week, but either way, my lungs are shot."

Although Nick later deleted this post, it still made many Indian netizens collectively upset, and a lot of people went to the comment section to refute—

"This is your own weak immune system."

"Even Indians don't take sleeper trains."

"You haven't seen poop on the subway in New York? Should we also put the U.S. on the list of third-world countries?"

"Only at Manikarnika Ghat can you see burning bodies because that's where the crematorium is. I'm not sure if you have lung problems, but why do you describe all of Varanasi as a city of burning bodies."

Manikarnika Ghat is the most sacred ghat along the Ganges River and is also Varanasi's crematorium.

Hindus believe that being cremated here and scattering the ashes into the Ganges will bring "liberation." Visitors can also watch the cremation ceremony here.

Regarding this, Nick said, "I didn't expect that so many people couldn't accept the fact that Indian trains are disgustingly dirty. There was even feces on the floor of one of the bathrooms. The Indian people are kind and enthusiastic, and the natural scenery is beautiful, but we should still admit what needs to be admitted.

Of course, there are also some rational Indian netizens, "Please @Indian official page, we Indians are also suffering. They should be criticized now."

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