What Kind of an Indian are You?

Having lived in the US and India, I've meet quite an array of Indian people.

I've met Indians in the US who were born and brought up there. Some have never visited India. and don't really care for anything Indian. They're happy being as American as they can.

Then there's others who visit India every so often. They love the Indian movies, clothes, etc. but would never move to India. There enjoyment of India stops at visiting and being as Indian as they can outside India.

I've met Indian who've pretty much spent most of their lives in the US but came back to India to work. Some hated it, some liked it. Of the ones who like it, maybe they'll stay, maybe they'll move back a couple of years down the road. But as long as they're living in India, they're enjoying it.

I've met Indians who were born and brought up in India and then went to the US to study or work. Some of them continue to stay there and would never want to come back to live in India - they would just come to visit their family. Some came back to India to live because they wanted to be closer to family or they just like it better back in India.

Then I've met Indians who, for some reason like the recent economic downturn, were forced to come back to India because they got laid off or something. And they absolutely hate being in India. All they want is to figure out how they get back to the US. In the meantime. all they do in India is complain about India and it's many issues (I.e., pollution, population, inefficiency, etc.).

Of all the kinds of Indians, this type of Indian bugs me the most.

A person definitely has the right to not like India and prefer the US or another country . But whether they like it or not, they were born and raised here. And whether they like it or not, they're Indian.They don't have to like it. They don''t even for a second have to pretend that they would even consider living here. But at least respect and accept it.