A 35-year-old Indian engineer has caught social media’s attention after revealing that he was ‘regretting’ his move to the US. Despite having savings in excess of $360,000, the man said he was pondering returning home and sought help from the internet.
Having relocated to America 12 years ago, the man said he found life in a high-cost city “insanely lonely,” adding that the country’s quality of life was “fake luxurious.
Indian engineer said he was regretting his move to the US due to loneliness and wanted to return home.
He added that his father had a business in India which he could join any time. “The only thing holding me back is I want kids and I don’t want to put them through the same immigration BS that I went through. Really torn between should I strive for more or move back and live a comfortable life. Has anyone moved back and taken over family business? “I suggest you move back. If you are already in a dilemma now, then it will get much worse. And most likely in future your wife & later on kids will not want to go back.
Because he wanted children and did not want them to face the same immigration hardships in the future, although miserable, the man said he was hesitating to leave America. “Moved to the US 12 years ago, steady job in engineering. Dad runs a small construction company in India, which I can take over. (It makes 1 crore annually, so I can live comfortably)” the man wrote. “I had big dreams when I got here but it’s insanely lonely and the quality of life in the US is fake luxurious (I pay $4k for a one bed with wooden walls) and our home in Mumbai is bigger and better built. I got bored within 3 years and moved back after that. None of us can make this decision for you, but I’m 90 per cent sure you are making this decision hastily without giving it full thought.”
The man said he was renting a relatively small space in the US despite working a steady job. You will be emotionally stuck from all sides,” said one user, while another added: “How did you stay for 12 years? A fourth said: “I would say stay put or visit India for a few months and decide if it would make sense to move long term.
As the post gained traction, social media users were divided, with a section advising the man to return and join his father’s business while others told him to stay put and wait a few years before making the move.
A third commented: “Move back by 2045. Get kids, education, but start to prepare to come back by 2035. Things may change faster after 2030. But stay put wherever you are for the next 2-3 years.”
