kabbirann Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 I left India 9 yrs ago to move to Australia and increasingly feel like a dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghat ka.What about you?
EnterTheVoid Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Where in Australia? I was in Melbourne about two weeks ago, will be going to Singapore soon.
anotherhawkeye Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 13 years out of India. Life changed for ever, for better and worse. Final result still pending.
Laaloo Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 I left India 9 yrs ago to move to Australia and increasingly feel like a dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghat ka.What about you? same here although I live in the US and have been out of India for 13 years now
panther Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Will move back to pak soon, don't like it here(uk) not my choice I moved here as a 3-4 year old.
Desi Cartman Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Whenever I miss mother India, I go back for a few weeks and miraculously the feeling goes away and is replaced by a desire to leave India at the earliest. Having said that, I think if one has a lot of money, property, business etc in India then it's not a bad idea to move back and buy all your comforts but if you are not super rich and are naukri pesha then videsh is better. I have alway enjoyed imaging how great it would be living in India but as soon as i would land, the feeling would go away
veer Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Planning on moving back to India next year.. (hopefully) US has given me a lot.. changed my perspective.. but desh phir bhi Swadesh he...
Desi Cartman Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Some settle abroad to stay away from inlaws ! Some in laws dont get the hint and still keep visiting :giggle: :((
Laaloo Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Planning on moving back to India next year.. (hopefully) US has given me a lot.. changed my perspective.. but desh phir bhi Swadesh he... how long did you stay in the US and where and why are you moving back to?
maniac Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 My tan from bike-driving in 40 degree heat in India in is all gone....Now thanks to the cold I have dry scaly white skin....not 'fair skin'....WHITE as in WHITE :((
Yoda-esque Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 My tan from bike-driving in 40 degree heat in India in is all gone....Now thanks to the cold I have dry scaly white skin....not 'fair skin'....WHITE as in WHITE :(( :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
King Khan Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 I left India 9 yrs ago to move to Australia and increasingly feel like a dhobi ka kutta na ghar ka na ghat ka.What about you? I had that exact feeling before moved back. But I must say, my seven years Aussie living changed me lot.
Holysmoke Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 It's defined me as a person. I moved out at 18, and living by myself in a different country was quite a learning curve... I've lived and worked/studied in 5 cities, and the exposure it brings is actually quite significant.
Ram Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Have I fundamentally changed as a person? - No Have there been evolution in my character/personality - Yes. However, cant be sure if that is just a function of me getting older or living abroad.
ganeshran Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 Some in laws dont get the hint and still keep visiting :giggle: :(( I Bet Ramu Kaki says the exact same thing :giggle:
Lurker Posted April 9, 2013 Posted April 9, 2013 It is not a simple cut and dry one point question, it has multiple facets and depends completely on the person, his background, even where he lives (at home and abroad). An Indian moving to London will show different behavior than a fellow Indian moving to US. Here are some that hold true for me. 1) I have become more self-independent. Like most Indians living in US, I can cook/clean/laundry etc. Stuff that normally an average Indian male wont(not saying all Indian male don't do chores). If I was in India I would most likely have some kind of domestic help who would clean the utensils and wash the clothes etc. This may even hold true in UK and Australia to an extent. In US such services are pretty expensive and often folks do it themselves, which in my opinion is a good thing. 2) Interacted very closely with people of different cultures. That changes you completely. You realize that people are the same where ever you go. All this notion of whites behaving in certain way, Indians in another, Chinese in another is nonsense. There would be some generalization of course but dating an Indian woman is not different to a British woman. Actually this is perhaps no different in India as well (these days) when dating a Bengali woman and a Marathi just makes you realize they are both woman and not different entity. 3) Discouragement of melancholia. This is a tad hard to explain. But often while growing up in India I found that I may have missed the post by a whisker. As in coming second in 100m dash. And then lament over it whole year long. Would always have audience who would listen to me as well. In US I found that after the first few times my buddies would look me in the eye and go Dude, stop feeling sorry for yourself and do something about it. I think that helped me push myself a little bit. Just a few from top of my head.
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