【社会】印度人在美国定居值得吗?_风闻

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Sumit Shah

Is settling in the USA worth it, being an Indian?

Ok,I am not really an Indian per se ( Since I was born in USA) , but I am of Indian origin and have parents who came over from India and have some cousins and friends who arrived from India to study/work here.

From my dad’s experience, he says that if he would have the chance to move to USA in this day and age as opposed to when he moved in the 80s, he would not do it!. Back then, the urge to move to America was much, much higher and the incentives were not really great in India . India was a third world country with lot of poor people , lot of corruption , lot of red tape and unnecessary hassle for every little thing . The bridge between USA and India was very, very vast. all the problems that existed then, exist now but on a smaller scale. There is a robust middle class, the utilization of man power and the facilities you get with that man power, the superb public transport, the easy access to healthcare, education, the place to be if you like interacting with IT workers just makes it a hard place to leave, to be honest. Is India the best place in the world right now? Probably,not! It will take a while for India to become a superpower but it is no longer the country it was back in the day when my dad left it fed up with lack of opportunities due to reservations and moved to Canada and then United States. It is a much better, improved country and in certain aspects it is actually better than United States ( example guns lol)

作为一个印度人，在美国定居值得吗？

好吧，我本身并不是印度国籍（因为我出生在美国），但我有印度血统，父母都是从印度来的，还有一些从印度来这里学习/工作的表亲和朋友。

根据我父亲的经验，他说，如果他有机会在这个时代搬到美国，而不是在80年代搬到美国，他是不会搬到美国的！当时，移民到美国的冲动要高得多，而印度的激励措施并不大。印度是一个第三世界国家，有很多穷人，很多腐败，很多繁文缛节，每一件小事都有不必要的麻烦。美国和印度之间的桥梁非常巨大。当时存在的所有问题现在都存在，但规模较小。这里有强大的中产阶级（群体），有可利用的人力资源和人力资源所提供的设施，一流的公共交通，便捷的医疗保健和教育，老实说，如果你喜欢和IT工作者互动，这个地方让你很难离开。印度现在是世界上最好的地方吗？可能不是！印度要成为超级大国还需要一段时间，但它不再是我父亲离开时的那个样子了，当时我父亲因为保留地而受够了印度缺乏机会的状态，搬到了加拿大，然后搬到了美国。印度会变得更好、更完善的，在某些方面，它实际上比美国好（例如枪支问题，哈哈）

There is something about these students from Germany, France, UK and even the middle east that hits hard a lot of first generation Indians, infact it has hit me sometimes as well. How they finish their studies or their work assignment and head back home without any regrets. They don’t have to stay thousands of miles away from their loved ones for long whereas our people wait for years and years and spend half their life trying to get a green card when they could be enjoying a good life , just without the same salary in their own home country. I had a cousin that was living alone in NJ and used to work in NYC , he was in his 30s and had made a lot of money and he is not even that old. He was in India and someone there asked him ‘ Why don’t you come back? What is there in United States that you stay there alone or with unknown strangers as roommates and experience pitch darkness 4 pm and cold winters most of the year, you have achieved everything you wanted to, and you are still relatively young, you have made so much money, you can come back and have a great job here as well and enjoy a good lifestyle here as well”. All he could say was “ I actually like the work culture there, and the people there are so smart”. Pat came the reply “ You think there is any shortage of smart people here?”, my cousin said something along the lines of “ But I have a career there……….” . As he returned home to a cold, depressing winter, the conversation hit him hard. What was he still doing here when he had achieved everything he wanted to? He had family, a good life, friends and a sense of peace waiting there for him in India and he was staying here just for a career. He had many acquaintances here, but he hardly had any real friends. He made up his mind and decided to pack up and leave . Today, he is working for some MNC there and is about to get married in December. When I spoke to him, he said he had problems there, but he has never regretted his decision to move back home and feels very comfortable, proud and happy living there, even with all the problems. He said he enjoys walking around the street and eating whatever he wants , whenever he wants , not having to worry about being mugged , not having to wear winter coats, watching and observing so many things as he travels by the trains there everyday, coming back home to have dinner with his parents, watching news.India is a place where you learn to live inspite of the problems, with an optimism that it will get resolved some day and life does not end because of some problems.

这些来自德国、法国、英国甚至中东的学生身上有一些东西对许多第一代印度人造成了沉重打击，事实上，有时我也会受到打击。他们如何完成学业或完成工作任务，然后毫无遗憾地回家。他们不需要远离他们的亲人很长时间，而我们等待了一年又一年，花了半辈子的时间去争取一张绿卡，而他们本可以享受美好的生活的，只是在自己国家无法获得同样的薪水。我有一个堂兄，他独自住在新泽西州，曾经在纽约市工作，他30多岁，赚了很多钱，甚至还没30多岁。他当时在印度，有人问他“你为什么不回来？”在美国，你一个人住或与不认识的陌生人住一起，那儿下午4点，就漆黑一片，而且一年中大部分时间都是寒冬，你获得了你想要的一切，而且你还相对年轻，你赚了这么多钱，你可以回来，在这里找到一份好工作，也可以在这里享受良好的生活方式”。他只能说“我真的很喜欢那里的工作文化，那里的人很聪明”。帕特回答道：“你认为这里缺少聪明人吗？”，我的表弟说了一些类似于“但我的事业在那里……”的话。当他在一个寒冷而压抑的冬天回到家时，这段谈话让他受到很大的打击。当他实现了他想要的一切时，他还在这里做什么？他在印度有家人、有美好的生活、有朋友和平静的感觉，他留在这里只是为了事业。他在这里有很多熟人，但几乎没有真正的朋友。他下定决心，决定收拾行李离开。今天，他在那里的一些跨国公司工作，准备在12月结婚。当我和他交谈时，他说他在那里遇到过问题，但他对于搬回家的决定从未后悔过，即使遇到了所有的问题，他觉得住在那里非常舒适、自豪和快乐。他说，他喜欢在街上走来走去，想吃什么就吃什么，不必担心被抢劫，不必穿冬衣，每天坐火车四处旅行都会观看和观察很多事情，回家能与父母共进晚餐，看新闻。印度是一个你学会生活的地方，尽管有遇到问题，但乐观面对，认为问题总有一天会解决，生活不会因为一些问题而结束。

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I believe, if you are having real financial issues in India, it is worth spending long time in the United States and making as much money as you can. If you come from a good background with a great lifestyle in Mumbai or Bangalore, I would still come to the United States, take my education, WORK very hard for 5–8 years and leave for good. I don’t see the point of rotting in some town in Oklahoma or Ohio for 20 years with a Green Card application hanging in balance when I could live a good life in Borivali , Mumbai or Ahmadabad :). People with a good education, strong financial background and with good confidence can go the same way expats from Europe and be in the United States for a period of time, take the experience and leave.

I am not even born and raised in India and I sometimes feel depressed after I return from India.

Please, I am not telling people not to settle in USA , you are free to choose whichever way you think suits best for you. I only stated my personal opinion, I could be wrong as well.

我相信，如果你在印度面临真正的财务问题，那么在美国呆上一段时间，尽可能多地赚钱是值得的。如果你在孟买或班加罗尔，有良好的背景和良好的生活方式，我仍然认为可以来美国，接受教育，努力工作5-8年，然后永远离开。当我可以在博里瓦利、孟买或艾哈迈达巴德过上好日子的时候，我不明白在俄克拉荷马州或俄亥俄州的某个小镇里为了一份绿卡申请而苦苦挣扎20年的意义。受过良好教育、有良好经济背景、有良好信心的人可以像从欧洲来的外籍人士一样，在美国呆一段时间，体验过后并离开。

我甚至没有在印度出生和长大，从印度回来后有时会感到沮丧。

拜托，我不是告诉人们不要在美国定居，你可以自由选择的。