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‘Rude’: Polish woman’s befitting reply to trolls mistaking her Indian husband for tour guide goes viral

Gabriela says that whenever she and Hardik Varma visit new places in India, locals frequently mistake him for her driver or tour guide.

Expressing her disbelief and irritation, she further wrote, “Which girl walks around keeping hands and taking 1000s pictures with her tour guide??” (Image source: @hardikandgabi/Instagram)

A Polish woman recently shared online her frustration over a recurring and uncomfortable experience involving her Indian husband. In her post on Instagram, Gabriela opened up about the awkward assumptions people in India often make about their relationship.

Gabriela said that whenever she and her husband, Hardik Varma, visit new places in India, locals frequently mistake him for her tour guide or driver. “The most awkward moment whenever we come to a new place in India,” she wrote in the caption.

“We wouldn’t talk about it but sadly it is NOT a rare occurrence anymore. Basically every second shopkeeper or taxi/auto driver assumes that Hardik is my tour guide and in some circumstances my driver… Why?? Gabriela added.

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Expressing her disbelief and irritation, she further wrote, “Which girl walks around keeping hands and taking 1000s pictures with her tour guide??”

Gabriela also shared a lip-syncing video alongside her husband, calling out the behaviour as rude. The viral clip shows the couple sitting on a couch. Dressed in all-white ensembles, Gabriela lip-synced the audio while Varma just sat next to her.

Watch the viral video here:

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With over four lakh views, the video has prompted several social media reactions. “I understand that also it’s nothing wrong to be called guide. It is how we take. I had same issues not exactly yours. But we laughed on it .. played along,” a user wrote. “Same thing happened to me when I visited My home town with my wife and family. Some Locals thought i was their tourguide,” another user commented.

“Stereotypes are strong in our minds unfortunately and I’m guessing people look at him and see a normal, middle class guy. Not flashy or modern. They assume he won’t be “good enough”,” a third user reacted.

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