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A TikTok video of Naples, an Italian city known for Phlegraean Fields, showing polluted and crowded lanes, has triggered a chatter on social media. The footage captures encroachment on the lanes and several vendors setting up stalls along the pavement.
The video begins with a traveller giving a glimpse of the lanes. The camera then pans to a vendor grooving to music while a group of young boys stand in the middle of the littered street. The text of the video read, “POV: you arrive in Naples and are scared for your life.” Sharing the video, an X handle @ClownWorld_ wrote, “Welcome to Naples, Italy.”
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With 3,67,000 views, the video accumulated multiple reactions with one saying, “I was in Naples about 7 years ago and it was nothing like this. Wow things have fallen so badly. Was a beautiful city and I felt safe walking no matter where I went.” Another user commented, “This is absolutely infuriating. All of these beautiful cities are being ruined.”
“I was there maybe 5-6 years ago and it sure didn’t look like that! Sad,” the third user reacted.
Naples is the largest city in Southern Italy known for its ancient sculptures. It is also a historic centre in a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Recently, a video of a large number of Indians trying to board a bus in Ruislip, West London triggered a debate on social media. The video showed two white, middle-aged women looking at the crowd with no hope of boarding the bus.
