Civic Sense Debate: ‘We are the dirtiest country’, war over video of woman comparing India-Sri Lanka. shenaz-treasury-video-comparing-india-and-sri-lanka-cleanliness-sparks-debate

Which video of Shehnaaz Treasury went viral on social media and what did she say in it? What were people’s reactions to the comparison of cleanliness between India and Sri Lanka? Why did some people call the comparison between India and Sri Lanka wrong?

ComeIn the age of social media, even small videos from other countries go viral rapidly. Travelers often compare their country’s experiences with other countries and these videos are well-liked on social media. Recently one such video went viral. This video is of Shehnaaz Treasury, who compared the cleanliness and civic sense of India and Sri Lanka in her travel vlog. This video of his has started a big debate on social media. More than 38 lakh people have watched this video so far.

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Questions raised on filth in India

This video was from a local railway station ‘Ela’ in Sri Lanka. The video became so viral because of what Shehnaaz said while roaming at the station. Comparing the tourist spots of Sri Lanka and India, he said, ‘Let’s face the truth. We are the dirtiest country in the world.

After this there was a flood of comments on the video. While some people strongly criticized Shehnaaz, many people also supported her point. Some users believed that there is a severe lack of civic sense in India. At the same time, some said that there is no basis for such comparison. After this video, a big debate broke out on social media in India regarding cleanliness, tourism and civic sense.

lack of civic sense

Many people emphasized that Indian cities and tourist spots are facing the problem of filth. Barring a few areas, there is a lack of cleanliness in most tourist places. At the same time, many people praised Sri Lanka for keeping public places clean and better civic sense.

Shehnaaz also mentioned the money spent on tourism and cleanliness in India in the video. Let us tell you that Sri Lanka is famous for its beautiful train journeys and backpacker tourism. Ella railway station seen in the video is also a tourist spot. In the video, tourists are seen roaming around the station and taking photos and the atmosphere is quite calm and clean. However, it is also worth noting that no local citizen was seen at the station. Some people pointed out this difference and said that while comparing India and Sri Lanka, the difference in the huge population of both the countries should also be kept in mind.

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