riddle@im4u.UUCP (08/22/85)
>I wonder, if we return to India for permanent stay, >do we really happy to enjoy the rest of life in India? I am just posting this to remind people not to forget the other side of the coin: are Indians really happy living out their lives in North America? I am not an Indian and hence not really entitled to use the word "we" (as I did above), but I have a bit of insight into the matter: my fiancee's family came to this country nearly twenty years ago, and her parents have often regretted it since. Perhaps one of the best tests for this question would be: if you were to stay and raise a family here, would you be happy to see your children grow up more North American than Indian? If not, perhaps the best choice for you would indeed by to return to India. (Of course, in my personal case I am very glad that my fiancee's family stayed here -- they raised three wonderful children, one of whom I intend to spend my life with. But their children do not think, act or feel like "real" Indians, something which came as a sad surprise to their parents.) I'm looking forward to this discussion. Thanks to S. Srinivasan for bringing it up. --- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.") --- {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech}!ut-sally!riddle riddle@ut-sally.UUCP --- riddle@ut-sally.ARPA, riddle%zotz@ut-sally, riddle%im4u@ut-sally