India, March 6 -- A blunt social media post has gone viral for its grim take on the future of living in India's major metros. A man claimed his persistent post-Diwali cough, which went on for about three months, was cured instantly by the superior AQI in Thailand. Labelling the struggle to breathe in India as a fight, the man shared the advice he gave himself: "To earn money and leave".

"My cough didn't settle for three straight months after Diwali. I visited multiple doctors and took way too many medications, which completely messed up my system," tweeted fitness coach Sumit Vasvani.

He continued, "Then came the big vacation to Thailand, and to my surprise, I wasn't sick at all. It was the AIR, the AQI that had messed me up. Zero cough...