Quora:-Reply by Hari Ganesh Graduate Student at The University of Texas at Austin
The majority of Indians in the US are associated with either engineering or medical profession. The fraction of Indians who are billionaire businessmen on the one hand and who are working-class on the other is quite small. So, most belong to the American middle class to upper middle class economic background.
When you are an employee in a company, you are under constant pressure to perform and grow. Add to that, Indians are generally expected to work more for a lower salary than their American counterparts. This adds to the annoyance. Those who gain from the effort they put in will be happy and satisfied. On the other hand, those who don’t reach the expected level of achievement will be disappointed. This case is true in India as well. But there is a difference. In India, you work to live. The expectations are much lower. You have your family, your relatives and your native place and so you are just expected make enough money to live a comfortable live. Many of your close relatives would be much poorer than you. So, you won’t feel miserable. But, in the US, you live to work. Profession/dollars is the one and only one reason why you left everything behind. So, when even that doesn’t work out well, you get really disappointed. Some even go into depression.
Now, coming to the personal life. Since you are on your own, you have to do all the household chores and raise your children with little support. Moreover, as your children grow, they go farther from the culture in which you were raised. The conflicting moral values of both the cultures can be difficult to deal with.
Conclusion: No doubt, there are a lot of monetary gains and professional satisfaction that make Indians happy in the US. However, there are also pains that are hard to escape from.
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