【社會】印度人在美國定居值得嗎?_風聞

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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)

作為一個印度人，在美國定居值得嗎？

好吧，我本身並不是印度國籍（因為我出生在美國），但我有印度血統，父母都是從印度來的，還有一些從印度來這裏學習/工作的表親和朋友。

根據我父親的經驗，他説，如果他有機會在這個時代搬到美國，而不是在80年代搬到美國，他是不會搬到美國的！當時，移民到美國的衝動要高得多，而印度的激勵措施並不大。印度是一個第三世界國家，有很多窮人，很多腐敗，很多繁文縟節，每一件小事都有不必要的麻煩。美國和印度之間的橋樑非常巨大。當時存在的所有問題現在都存在，但規模較小。這裏有強大的中產階級（羣體），有可利用的人力資源和人力資源所提供的設施，一流的公共交通，便捷的醫療保健和教育，老實説，如果你喜歡和IT工作者互動，這個地方讓你很難離開。印度現在是世界上最好的地方嗎？可能不是！印度要成為超級大國還需要一段時間，但它不再是我父親離開時的那個樣子了，當時我父親因為保留地而受夠了印度缺乏機會的狀態，搬到了加拿大，然後搬到了美國。印度會變得更好、更完善的，在某些方面，它實際上比美國好（例如槍支問題，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.

這些來自德國、法國、英國甚至中東的學生身上有一些東西對許多第一代印度人造成了沉重打擊，事實上，有時我也會受到打擊。他們如何完成學業或完成工作任務，然後毫無遺憾地回家。他們不需要遠離他們的親人很長時間，而我們等待了一年又一年，花了半輩子的時間去爭取一張綠卡，而他們本可以享受美好的生活的，只是在自己國家無法獲得同樣的薪水。我有一個堂兄，他獨自住在新澤西州，曾經在紐約市工作，他30多歲，賺了很多錢，甚至還沒30多歲。他當時在印度，有人問他“你為什麼不回來？”在美國，你一個人住或與不認識的陌生人住一起，那兒下午4點，就漆黑一片，而且一年中大部分時間都是寒冬，你獲得了你想要的一切，而且你還相對年輕，你賺了這麼多錢，你可以回來，在這裏找到一份好工作，也可以在這裏享受良好的生活方式”。他只能説“我真的很喜歡那裏的工作文化，那裏的人很聰明”。帕特回答道：“你認為這裏缺少聰明人嗎？”，我的表弟説了一些類似於“但我的事業在那裏……”的話。當他在一個寒冷而壓抑的冬天回到家時，這段談話讓他受到很大的打擊。當他實現了他想要的一切時，他還在這裏做什麼？他在印度有家人、有美好的生活、有朋友和平靜的感覺，他留在這裏只是為了事業。他在這裏有很多熟人，但幾乎沒有真正的朋友。他下定決心，決定收拾行李離開。今天，他在那裏的一些跨國公司工作，準備在12月結婚。當我和他交談時，他説他在那裏遇到過問題，但他對於搬回家的決定從未後悔過，即使遇到了所有的問題，他覺得住在那裏非常舒適、自豪和快樂。他説，他喜歡在街上走來走去，想吃什麼就吃什麼，不必擔心被搶劫，不必穿冬衣，每天坐火車四處旅行都會觀看和觀察很多事情，回家能與父母共進晚餐，看新聞。印度是一個你學會生活的地方，儘管有遇到問題，但樂觀面對，認為問題總有一天會解決，生活不會因為一些問題而結束。

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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，如果你在印度面臨真正的財務問題，那麼在美國呆上一段時間，儘可能多地賺錢是值得的。如果你在孟買或班加羅爾，有良好的背景和良好的生活方式，我仍然認為可以來美國，接受教育，努力工作5-8年，然後永遠離開。當我可以在博裏瓦利、孟買或艾哈邁達巴德過上好日子的時候，我不明白在俄克拉荷馬州或俄亥俄州的某個小鎮裏為了一份綠卡申請而苦苦掙扎20年的意義。受過良好教育、有良好經濟背景、有良好信心的人可以像從歐洲來的外籍人士一樣，在美國呆一段時間，體驗過後並離開。

我甚至沒有在印度出生和長大，從印度回來後有時會感到沮喪。

拜託，我不是告訴人們不要在美國定居，你可以自由選擇的。