NEW DELHI: India is a country that welcomes video vloggers from foreign countries. A British YouTuber came under severe criticism for commenting that India is the most frustrating country to travel.
Benjamin Rich, who runs a YouTube channel called 'Bald and BankRupt', has insulted India in the strongest possible language. However, in response to this, many people have criticized Benjamin's attempt. The 50-minute-long video shows Rich travelling through Delhi and Kolkata. Benjamin Rich wrote, "The most frustrating place to travel."

As criticism mounted, Rich made his stand clear in his comment, highlighting India's mistake.

"I see a lot of comments below that I had some kind of agenda against India in the video but not at all. I just showed what I saw as I do in every country. Take a look at what I have said about Britain in the past. I called India a failed state because to me it is in many parts. A country that has awful air pollution. Rubbish that is thrown directly into rivers ( 58% of Delhi's rubbish goes straight into the Yamuna River ). Where I saw rats everywhere in the capital city. Where trash lies everywhere. Where noise pollution is ubiquitous. Where traffic is at a standstill. Where people spit constantly in public places. Where infrastructure cannot cope with monsoon rains although the government knows it will happen every year. Where the air often stinks of ammonia because people just piss anywhere and everywhere. I said in the video I had changed in six years and that includes my feelings towards all that stuff. In the past I saw it as a exciting and interesting but I suppose as I grew older I'm now disgusted more and more by such things and appreciate my life in Europe more than ever. Anyway no hate towards the people of India who as always I found fun and friendly. If anyone has any questions I'll be happy to answer some in this thread. " :-Benjamin Rich commented under the video titled "I Visited India So You Don't Have To"

In the video, he can be heard saying that there are no green spaces for the family to walk in and the buildings and trains are dirty. However, he also highlights the friendly behaviour of Indians. Rich's advice is not to travel in India unless you are a professional traveller. Rich had visited India six years ago in 2018 when he launched his YouTube channel. This time he came to see what has changed from then. It was in this video that is facing severe criticism.