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A fresh video from Australia has reignited the debate around how desis behave abroad. Clips of Indians singing or playing loud music in public spaces overseas surface often, and now a new viral moment from Sydney has joined that list, a late-night metro ride that turned into an impromptu post-concert party.
The Instagram account guerrilla.sets, which posted the clip, explained the context. Their caption read, “this is after a big concert, @diljitdosanjh 30,000 people and the time was 11pm… it was a fun way to wind down on the way home… it was all good energy no-one was bothered or complained… peace and love and positivity to everyone watching this video even to the haters and the racists.”
But once the video spread, reactions split sharply.
A section of viewers slammed the behaviour, arguing that loud music on public transport is inconsiderate. One person wrote, “No one should be doing this shit on the train! It’s disrespectful towards people who just want peace and quiet on their way home from work!”
Another criticised the group’s “Zero civic sense,” adding that such antics belong in clubs, not crowded trains. “Sure they won’t do this in India,” the comment read.
A third viewer, identifying as Indian, expressed embarrassment: “As an Indian, I am truly sorry to see such behavior… Why do we Indians always seem to give others grounds to form negative opinions about us?”
Yet not everyone saw a problem. Many found the video joyful and wished they’d been there. “Why doesn’t this ever happen to me? I would be so down to dance with them,” one user wrote. Another added, “I wish they had DMed me first… I would have joined them.”
