Posted on: 14-02-12 11:40:54
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Originally posted by GlobalIndian
Among many other nationalities, it seems to me that it is the Indians who are never happy... Not sure if it has anything to do with having low level of self-respect or dignity (why on earth so many seem to abandon a society that have been part of since birth!!).
On the contrary, Indians are a very happy lot according to the latest study (except for lacking sense of humour).
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Editorials/Damn-we-re-happy/Article1-810975.aspx
Besides, happiness is a subjective term, and highly variable.
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Originally posted by GlobalIndian
Fatalism aside, I sure hope these folks are sitting in their chilly apartment and contemplating what exactly made them uproot their quiet, established lifestyle in India and move to the less known land with no real promise of employment, comparable in any shape or form to what they were doing. My suspicion is that it is important to Indians to prove to their neighbors and relatives that they can make to a far-off land in the Western hemisphere and thrive. Well, they did make it to Western hemisphere. If poor Indians or fresh graduates with no employment at home moved here, it would be a whole different matter; most of those immigrants in distant past were illiterate, pretty much hopeless back in their native European lands and so forth... so it must have been easy to buy into the pretty descriptions and have high hopes. But these professionals who were well established at home and are essentially driven by the needs of braggado and greed.... I wouldn't worry much about their success or failure. However, these stories may give newer immigrants to be cautious and keep their links to their old jobs while probing the new country for practical opportunities. Or just languish in whatever situation they end up in. But then again, only in India being a security guard may be looked down upon.... it is a job and gets you going day-to-day. Afterall, the society needs folks to do security jobs, cleaners, builders and all others. Think of education as a good thing, not a mere means to making cash. Canada is fortunate to have highly educated folks driving taxis, securing businesses and mopping floors. These folks are less likely to stray into drugs and crimes!! This is already an added bonus for the society.
Among many other nationalities, it seems to me that it is the Indians who are never happy... Not sure if it has anything to do with having low level of self-respect or dignity (why on earth so many seem to abandon a society that have been part of since birth!!).
When I was a university student in USA ..... Desi students ( mostly Indians) used to regret and not much happy about the following (at the end of the day) and used to blame themselves or others. But I never seen that attitude in other nationals and local whites.
1. After having a party on weekend keeping a test on tuesday. ( Desis used to be unhappy because time is wasted while others are very happy about the time spent and no regrets )
2. After spending good time with a girlfriend ( Unhappy after thinking of long term complications and family traditions)
Well there's a little progress in the last 100 years. I could be descended from those Irish immigrants who mortgaged their homestead (although realistically no one I'm descended from would have ever owned one) and after a couple generations of misery my family is doing fine. Irish descended Canadians are now everything from bank CEOs to unemployable uneducated welfare recipients. (I'm somewhere inbetween, educated and employed with time to waste on the internet). We've assimilated!
Of course no one idealizes assimilation now, mortgages are for everyone now, and people who were not starving in their home country and havegood social standing and advanced education come here now, which could be ill advised depending on their expectations and motive.
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