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Vikram Garg
Lives in The United States of America (2003–present)upxed
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
I came to America as a freshman undergrad (1st year) in 2003, and have lived here for more than a decade.
I will say one thing before anything else. Living in an industrialized country with good infrastructure is addictive, especially for Indian and other countries with generally poor infrastructure. If you seek more comfort, and are bothered daily by stresses of transport, electricity and water supply, I would recommend migrating from India, to America or any other developed place.
If you are not bothered by India’s infrastructure deficiencies, situation becomes a bit more complicated.

2003年，我作为一名大一本科生（第一年）来到美国，并在这里生活了十多年。
我想先说一件事。生活在基础设施良好的工业化国家会让人上瘾，尤其是对印度和其他基础设施普遍较差的国家的人来说。如果你想寻求更多的舒适，并且每天都不被交通、电力和供水的压力所困扰，我建议你从印度移民到美国或任何其他发达国家。
如果你不为印度的基础设施不足而烦恼的话，情况就会变得有点复杂。

America has the most advanced economy in the world on many, if not most fronts, and if you are an intelligent, hard working person, it is immensely rewarding (both intellectually and monetarily) to develop products and services for the most advanced consumer market in the world. If not its consumer market, its universities offer an unparalleled network of cutting edge knowledge production, and are a magnet for other high motivated and skilled researchers/students, working with whom is a privilege.
So if you seek intellectual and financial growth, the US specifically is the place to be, much superior than even other developed regions.

美国在许多方面（如果不是在大多数方面）都是世界上最先进的经济体，如果你是一个聪明、勤奋的人，那么为世界上最先进的消费市场开发产品和服务（无论在智力上还是在金钱上）是非常有好处的。如果你不是为了它的消费市场，它的大学也提供了无与伦比的前沿知识生产网络，并且吸引了其他积极性高、技术娴熟的研究人员/学生，与他们合作是一种荣幸。
因此，如果你寻求的是知识和金钱，美国尤其合适，在这方面甚至比其他发达地区优越得多。

If you like to build businesses, and if you like to create wealth rather than be a satisfied employee, I would recommend you try hard in India. It is not impossible for an Indian to be an entrepreneur here, but the possibilities are less due to visa restrictions, and a lack of cultural context. Indian-origin entrepreneurs in the US tend to be concentrated in the tech sector, and and tend to be older than 35–40, since they can usually make this switch only after they obtain a Green Card.
It is usually not possible for an Indian to build a business here in their 20s and early 30s.
So in short, unless you want complete freedom to take entrepreneurial initiatives, America is a great place to live, work and raise a family.

如果你想创业，如果你想创造财富而不是成为一名满足的员工，我建议你在印度努力。印度人在这里成为企业家并非不可能，但由于签证限制和缺乏文化背景，成功的可能性较小。在美国的印度裔企业家往往集中在科技领域，而且往往年龄在35岁至40岁之间，因为他们通常只有在获得绿卡后才能进行这种身份转换。
对于一个20多岁和30出头的印度人来说，在这里创业通常是不可能的。
因此，简而言之，除非你想完全自由地采取创业行动，否则美国是一个生活、工作和养育家庭的好地方。

Addendum:
On further reflection, and after seeing this video by a fellow India to US undergrader, I think there is an important reason to try one’s luck in India in one’s twenties.
Th ability to bounce around and figure out what you want to do in life.
Tenties are the time to explore, not just the world as a tourist, but also oneself by trying out different career paths. One needs to experience and understand the impact of different kinds of careers, the culture and work life of which industry suits them best and offers them the life opportunities they want.
This is practically impossible if one moves to the US on a work visa for two reasons:
Even in the best possible case, it is unlikely you will get a green card before the age of 28–29. By this time, you are almost through the decade of exploration.
Your friend circle in the US is bound to be much narrower in scope (same kind of jobs/industry) and scale (different reference points from the majority of the population) than in India. More often than not, it is your network which will open the doors to different job opportunities.

附录：
经过进一步思考，在观看了一位印度同学给美国大学生的视频后，我认为在20多岁的时候在印度碰碰运气有一个重要的原因，即：
有能力在生活中找到自己想要做的事情。
二十岁是探索世界的时候，不仅仅是作为一个旅游者，也是通过尝试不同的职业道路来探索自己的时候。人们需要体验和理解不同职业、文化和工作生活的影响，哪个行业最适合他们，并为他们提供他们想要的生活机会。
如果一个人想持工作签证移居美国，这实际上是不可能的，原因有二： 即使在最好的情况下，你也不太可能在28-29岁之前获得绿卡。到这个时候，你几乎已经走过了十年的探索期。
你在美国的朋友圈在范围（相同的工作/行业）和规模（与大多数人口的不同参考点）上肯定会比印度窄得多。通常情况下，您的人脉将为不同的工作机会打开大门。 ------------

Jay Doshi
Founder at Trishulent India (2014–present)，Lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India2012–present
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
I would say it's not worth living in US for an Indian immigrant anymore than compared to the 1980s-90s. India has a lot more opportunities now after capitalist reforms were created in 1991.
It's possible to be rich and have a private enterprise in India today. It wasn't possible earlier. I know a lot of people like me returned to India as you could expand your family business and make more money than in US.
In the US, Indians are minorities and its tough to climb the corporate ladder. Unless you have zero opportunities in India, its not advisable to migrate to US anymore.

我想说，对于一个印度移民来说，与20世纪80-90年代相比，在美国生活是不值得的。1991年实行资本主义改革后，印度现在有了更多的机会。
今天，你在印度有可能变得富有并拥有一家私营企业，而这在以前是不可能的。我认识很多像我这样回到了印度的人，因为在印度你可以扩大你的家族企业，赚的钱比在美国还多。
在美国，印度人是少数族裔，很难在公司往上爬。除非你在印度没有任何机会，否则我不建议你移民到美国。
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Kalyan
Bachelor of Engineering from India (Graduated 2000)upxed
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
Everybody has different experiences in the US based on their circumstances.
What is worthy for me, might be unworthy for you, so it is a personal experience(unless you experience it, you will not know)
My experience(s) have been different.
(1) Capitalistic country where hard work and dedication generally pays off .
(2) Opportunities galore, if you are willing to learn new things and put in the needed effort.
(3) Independent people, independent thinking, they value "self" a lot (so even your own kids are their own selves, you cannot bully them to do it your way), they do everything on their own and don't expect any help from anybody(generally).
(4) One of the world's best , for fulfilling all of modern life necessities
(5) Despite what the various newspapers highlight: People don't shoot each other in day light, Racism is rare(far far better compared to India and even other developed nations like UK, Australia, Europe)
(6)Many friends who lived in other Nations outside USA felt much more independent and happy in here compared to Europe, Australia and other nations.
(7)Generally very safe environment, unless you want to (a)Visit shady areas (b)Fight and invite trouble with others (c)Unlucky(being in the wrong place at the wrong time) (d)Encounter one of the few racist morons around.
(8)Social and Family life: Indians generally like to live around a lot of other Indians, so they create a mini India for themselves and live happily(Indian Food ,Movies, Shopping and what not), We have some places in US where you will feel like you are in India and not in US (freedom to create your own country far far away from India:)).

每个人在美国都有不同的经历。
对我来说值得的东西，可能对你来说是不值得的，所以这和个人经历有关（除非你经历过，否则你不会知道）。
我的经历有所不同。
（1） 美国是一个资本主义国家，努力工作和奉献总会有回报。
（2） 如果你愿意学习新事物并投入所需的努力，就会有很多机会。
（3） 美国人很独立，他们会独立思考，他们非常重视“自我”（所以即使你自己的孩子也是他们自己的，你也不能用你的方式欺负他们），他们做任何事情都是靠自己，（通常）不会指望任何人的帮助。
（4） 美国是世界上拥有用于满足所有现代生活的必需品的最好的国家之一。
（5） 尽管各大报纸都着重渲染，但人们不会在光天化日下相互射击，种族主义也很少见（远比印度甚至英国、澳大利亚、欧洲等其他发达国家好得多）。
（6） 与欧洲、澳大利亚和其他国家相比，许多生活在美国以外其他国家的朋友在这里感到更加独立和快乐。
（7） 一般来说，环境非常安全，除非你想（a）去阴暗的地方，（b）和别人打架闹事，（c）运气不好（在错误的时间出现在错误的地方），（d）遇到周围为数不多的种族主义白痴。
（8） 社交和家庭生活：印度人通常喜欢与许多其他印度人生活在一起，因此他们会为自己创造一个小印度社区并过着快乐的生活（印度食物、电影、购物等等），在美国有一些地方，你会觉得自己是在印度而不是在美国（可以在远离印度的地方自由创建自己的国家：）。
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One more thing, if your parents are in India, you cannot comment that I am missing my parents hence US is bad, that's a choice you have made and US can't do much about it, similarly saying I miss the "People in India", Road side food in India, and everything associated with India.
All the above are specific to India, as already mentioned, US is a different country and different culture, you need to give it some time and be a part of it, rather than trying to find India in US.
Final Word: US is a different country, with different mindset and different set of values.
US is very welcoming of all other cultures and tries its best (and also learns and improves in the process).
Comparing and expecting it to become India is very unfair (because US is different)
Settling and living in US takes some time, but once you put in the hard work , you should generally be happy.

还有一件事值得一提，即如果你的父母在印度，你不能说因为我想念我的父母，因此美国很糟糕，因为这是你自己做出的选择，不关美国的事。说我想念“印度人民”、印度路边的食物以及与印度相关的一切也是一样的道理。
以上所有这些内容都是针对印度的，正如前面提到的，美国是一个不同的国家，拥有不同的文化，你需要给它一些时间，成为它的一部分，而不是试图在美国找到印度。
结束语：美国是一个不同的国家，有着和印度不同的心态和不同的价值观。
美国非常欢迎所有其他文化，并尽最大努力做到最好（同时也在这个过程中学习和提高）。
把它和印度做比较并期望它成为印度是非常不公平的（因为美国是不同的）。
在美国定居和生活需要一些时间，但一旦你付出了努力，你通常会感到快乐。

-------Other thoughts based on other answers
The following aspects seem to be highlighted by everyone when they want to highlight how bad the US is, but he reality is very different,
(1)Guns and gun laws: Lived almost 20 years here, yet to see a shooting, only saw 2 people carry guns (lived in the countryside, big cities and also mid sized cities). As mentioned earlier everybody's experiences are different and this issue is very trivial (my personal perspective)
(2)Racism: It is far far less compared to other nations in the world (even compared to India), everybody is treated equally, If you feel you are treated badly(and you have valid proofs) , there is a very fair and swift Justice system to take care of that.
(3)Cost of Living: The quality of life cannot be compared to India, In addition US is a capitalistic society, you generally get good quality services and need to pay for those (rarely subsidized for anything).
(4)Vacation Policies: Different organizations different policies (government mandate or rule doesn't mean you have zero vacation), generally you will at-least have 15 days of paid vacation in most of the US organizations (context: Govt organizations, Technology Sector, Defense Contractors)
(5)Healthcare and so on: No system in the world is perfect, even though people malign the US healthcare system, I consider it far far better than the Indian system.
No healthcare provider in the US can refuse a patient in emergency because he/she has no money/insurance. Very high quality treatment will be provided. In most cases the costs are written off as losses to the provider .
(6)Kids in USA not caring for parents(not listening to parents): Everybody is treated equally (even month's old babies), they are encouraged to be independent. USA encourages independence, never depend on others for your needs. For your old life start saving in 401K, IRA and other retirement vehicles. Start planning ahead. Social Security provides a little help for retirement planning but not whole. Expecting kids to take care of you in old life is fine as long as the kid wants to, but it is not something that has to be forced upon the kid.

-------基于其他答案的一些想法：
当每个人都想强调美国有多糟糕时，似乎都会强调以下几个方面，但现实却大不相同，
（1） 枪支和枪支法：在这里生活了将近20年，我还没见过枪战，（在农村、大城市和中等城市）我只看过2个人携带枪支。如前所述，每个人的经历都是不同的，这个问题一点都不重要（我个人的观点）。
（2） 种族主义：与世界上其他国家相比（甚至与印度相比）要少得多，每个人都受到平等对待，如果你觉得自己受到了恶劣的对待（并且你有有效的证据），有一个非常公平和迅速的司法系统来处理这一问题。
（3） 生活成本：生活质量不能拿来与印度相比，此外，美国是一个资本主义社会，你通常会得到优质服务，但你需要为这些服务付钱（很少有任何补贴）。
（4） 假期政策：不同的组织有不同的政策（政府授权或规定并不意味着你没有假期），一般来说，在大多数美国组织中，你至少有15天的带薪假期（政府组织、技术部门、国防承包商）。
（5） 医疗保健等等：世界上没有一个体系是完美的，尽管人们对美国的医疗保健体系进行了很多恶意中伤，但我认为它远远好于印度的体系。
在美国，没有任何一个医疗保健提供商可以因为他/她没有钱/保险而拒绝紧急情况下的患者，而且他们将提供非常高质量的护理。在大多数情况下，这些费用被作为医疗保健提供商的损失而注销。
（6） 美国的孩子不关心父母（不听父母的）：在美国，每个人都被平等对待（甚至是一个月大的婴儿），他们被鼓励独立。美国鼓励独立，永远不要依赖别人满足你的需要。社会保障会为退休计划提供了一些帮助，但不是全部。在过去的生活中，只要孩子愿意，期待孩子照顾你是可以的，但这并不是必须强加给孩子的事情。

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Anil Maheshwari
Worked at Maharishi University of Management
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
Yes and No.
I have lived here in the US in many cities, for over 25 years. Many points have been already mentioned in this beautiful and informative thread. Here are a couple of net new ideas.
For women this country (US) is safer and more egalitarian. If you have many women in your family, they will appreciate that.
If your children were born here and grew up here, this is the only real home they know. Then the choice becomes: live away from children or from parents. I think statistics will show that people choose to stay on with the children in the US.
The opportunities here are real. Competition is also real tough. (A lot of this ethos has now already spread to India and other countries too). It can be very stressful. It is a ruthlessly materialistic society. Gotta meditate or somehow take care of stress, or it will kill you. Medical system here is dysfunctional. Get into yoga and/or meditation.
Freedom is fantastic. You alone however are responsible for and care for yourself. Personal Support systems can be built here, but they are usually thin, and mostly based on friendships and less on family relationships. People will forget you in a couple of weeks, once you are no more. So retiring here or not is still a difficult question (point #2 above).

是也不是。
我在美国的许多城市生活了 25 年以上。在这个美丽而内容丰富的帖子中已经提到了许多要点，以下有几个全新的想法。 对女性来说，这个国家（美国）更安全、更平等。如果你家里有很多女人，她们会很感激你的。
如果你的孩子在这里出生并长大，这里将是他们唯一知道的真正的家。然后，选择会变成：远离孩子或远离父母。我认为统计数据将表明，人们会选择留在美国的孩子们身边。
这里的机会是真实存在的，竞争也非常激烈（这种风气现在已经蔓延到了印度和其他国家）。这可能会很有压力，因为这是一个无情的物质主义社会。你必须冥想或以某种方式处理压力，否则它会杀死你。这里的医疗系统功能失调，还是多练练瑜伽和/或冥想吧。
自由很美妙。然而，你需要对自己负责和照顾自己。这里存在个人支持系统，但它们通常很薄弱，主要基于友谊，较少基于家庭关系。一旦你不在了，人们会在几周内就忘记你。因此，是否决定在这里退休仍然是一个难题（参考上文第2点）。 -------------

Giridharan Velamore
Lived in The United States of America (2017–2020)
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
Question: Is it worth living in the United States as an Indian immigrant?
It is all up to each and every individual. One would say, ‘Sure, yes’, another might say, ‘Hell No’, yet another might say, ‘I don’t know. Maybe I’ll be here for sometime but will move on later’, and all of these answers are right to them.
There are some points you mention in the Question details that I don’t agree with.
US I believe is one of the countries Indians can find reasonably comfortable. US and India are both multicultural countries. In US people from different countries bring in the cultural variety whereas in India people of different states do that.
Both are highly populous countries. Both are large democracies. The type of democracy followed in the two countries are different though.
US-India relations was not good for about 5 decades but improved in the last couple of decades. It is still not the best of relationships but nevertheless its definitely a good relationship.
I believe among the many countries in the world, US is one of the best countries for Indians to live. Of course it can never be like India but I do believe its a good choice.
I can never reconcile with the 2nd amendment of US constitution (individual gun ownership rights). Whereas many Americans are highly protective of it.
As far as I’m concerned, US is definitely worthy of living for an Indian. However if you don’t agree with this viewpoint that’s right too. There is one feeling many Indians feel even after many years of stay here - there is nothing like home!

这完全取决于每一个人。一个人会说‘当然，是的’，另一个人可能会说‘该死的，不’，还有一个人可能会说“我不知道。也许我会在这里呆一段时间，但晚一点会搬走”，所有这些答案对他们来说都是正确的。
我不同意你在问题细节中提到的一些观点。 我相信美国是印度人可以找到的比较舒适的国家之一，因为美国和印度都是多文化国家。在美国，来自不同国家的人带来了文化的多样性，而在印度，来自不同邦的人带来了文化的多样性。
两国都是人口众多的国家，两者都是大型民主国家。然而，两国遵循的民主类型不同。
美印关系在过去的 5 年里不好，但在过去的几十年里有所改善。虽然这仍然不是最好的国际关系，但这绝对是一段很好的关系。
我相信，在世界上许多国家中，美国是最适合印度人生活的国家之一。虽然它永远不会像印度那样，但我相信这是一个很好的选择。
我永远无法接受美国宪法第二修正案（个人枪支所有权）。然而，许多美国人对此高度拥护。 就我而言，美国绝对值得印度人在那里生活。然而，如果你不同意这个观点，那也是对的。因为即使在这里呆了很多年，许多印度人仍有一种感觉——没有什么比家更棒了！

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Nilan-jan Bhattacharya
Lived in The United States of America，Lives in Australia2017–present
Originally Answered: Is it worth living in United States as an Indian Immigrant?
The struggle immigrants face is with the lengthy immigration process. However, if you are really good, this is a non issue. Many talented Indians join large companies in the U.S. and despite the long process, they can enjoy all the benefits of US citizens.
I don't think India-US relations matter. Indians (and others) have all rights and opportunity as US citizens (and more). Indians also enjoy a positive bias (for the most part).
Given the previous statements, the US offers opportunities like no other country for hobbies, interests, business related networking, technical knowledge, education, travel. Many Indians never realize how to take advantage of these opportunities.
There are some disadvantages to living in the U.S. - the distance from India, visiting older parents having a difficult time moving around on their own or forming friends and in general cultural/social struggles for first generation immigrants.

移民面临的难题是漫长的移民过程。然而，如果你真的很棒，这不是问题。许多有才华的印度人加入了美国的大公司，尽管过程漫长，但他们还是可以享受美国公民的所有权利。
我认为印美关系无关紧要。印度人（和其他人）拥有作为美国公民的所有权利和机会。（大部分）印度人也存在偏见。
鉴于之前的声明，美国在爱好、兴趣、与商业相关的网络、技术知识、教育和旅游方面提供了其他国家无法比拟的机会，许多印度人从未意识到如何利用这些机会。
生活在美国也有一些不利因素，比如距离印度较远，难以探望年迈的父母，很难独自走动或结交朋友，以及第一代移民所面临的的文化/社会斗争等。