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Mumbai, Bengaluru vs Delhi: Goa hotel employee explains tourist preference
An employee at a Goa hotel has explained why they prefer tourists from Mumbai and Bengaluru over Delhi.
An employee at a Goa hotel has explained why they prefer tourists from Mumbai and Bengaluru over Delhi. In a video shared by hospitality professional Hanumant Naik, the employee explained that tourists from Delhi are generally rude and demanding.
Delhi tourists in Goa
The video opened with a shot of a pool in an unspecified hotel in Goa. Naik, filming the video, panned the camera towards two employees — a man and a woman dressed in green uniforms.
Naik said that now that foreign tourists have left Goa, the hotel will see a rush of domestic tourists. “From where do you want to see tourists? Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore?” he asked the woman employee. “Do you want to see tourists from Delhi?”
The woman laughed bashfully before replying. “No sir,” she said.
“Are they rude?” Naik asked the employee, who replied in the affirmative.
“They talk like this: ‘O hello. O idhar. Paani laao. Chai laao’,” she revealed.
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Delhi vs Mumbai tourists
By comparison, tourists from Mumbai are much more respectful, the woman said. “Mumbai wale achche hain. Vo log bahut respect se [baat karte hain] (Mumbai tourists are good. They are very respectful),” she explained.
“Bangalore tourists bhi achcha hai,” she added. “Delhi wala thoda rough hai (Bangalore tourists are also good, but Delhi tourists are a little rough).”
The other employee standing next to the woman also agreed that tourists from Delhi are not as desirable.
Sharing the video on Instagram, Naik said that well-behaved tourists from Delhi are always welcome in Goa.
“No hate to Delhi — only calling out behaviour that everyone quietly notices… And just to be clear, this isn’t even my personal opinion… it’s feedback from my service staff who deal with guests daily,” he said. “This reel is NOT for the well-behaved Delhi tourists — you’re always welcome.”
Internet agrees
In the comments section, several people said they agreed with the Goa employee’s opinion.
“The only time I hate being associated to Delhi. She is absolutely right, Delhites are rude…super rude,” wrote one Instagram user.
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“This happened to me recently. We were at a restaurant in Goa, and every time we needed something, the staff would come over and assist us. We made it a point to greet them, chat a bit about where they were from, and ask about their lives. At the end, one of the staff members came up to us and asked, ‘Are you from Mumbai?’ I said yes. He smiled and said, ‘I could tell, you were so polite and well spoken’,” another commenter recalled.
“This is not funny. Typical stereotype attitude towards Delhi. Not all people are rude,” a viewer objected.
