Many air travellers have a habit of standing up and retrieving their luggage from overhead bins while the plane is still taxiing, despite repeated safety announcements. Adam Ellick, a filmmaker and reporter, shared one such video and linked it with Indians. He posted the footage with a caption that read, “Classic landing in India.”
The video opens with a text insert - “Textbook landing in India for 1st time.” The clip captures a few people removing their baggage from the overhead bins. A female staff member asks them to be seated until the seatbelt sign is turned off. Then, a male staffer announces the same. After multiple announcements, the passengers reluctantly go back to their seats.
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Take a look at the video:
What did social media say?
The post prompted polarising opinions from people. While some agreed with Ellick, others were unhappy about the video.
{{/usCountry}}The post prompted polarising opinions from people. While some agreed with Ellick, others were unhappy about the video.
{{/usCountry}}An individual posted, “Hard to ignore the fact that the magic male voice was immediately successful while multiple requests in the female voice went completely unheard. Being an Indian woman, I find this very unsettling.”
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Another added, “All this to reach Baggage Belt 5sec earlier.” A third shared, “Don’t mock us.” A fourth wrote, “Lack of civic sense, selfishness, this country is filled with such legends.”
In another video that went viral, a group of people, purportedly from India, were seen behaving unruly while in Thailand. In the clip, these men are seen dancing, drinking, and sleeping on a beach.
The video sparked a wave of negative comments on social media, with many questioning the civic sense of those people. However, some argued that no proof exists that the men are Indians.