Overview
- Instagram user Marina Kharbani (@terk_love) posted a video of her Russian parents’ first ride in India, focusing on the nonstop horn use around them.
- Her father is heard asking, “Why is he honking so much?” and her mother responds, “Are we annoying him,” capturing their confusion at the traffic noise.
- The video includes a text overlay, “My parents reaction on first car ride in India,” and a caption joking, “welcome to India, here we don’t need a reason to honk.”
- The clip spread widely on Jan. 23–24 and was picked up by Hindustan Times, Times Now, and Republic World as social media users shared similar experiences and called honking a ‘language.’
- Hindustan Times noted the report relied on user-generated content without independent verification, and Republic World said the city was not disclosed in the post.