The Aporia · 'Moved back to India 7 years ago, planning to move out again': Redditor gives reality check

A Redditor who moved from the US to India in 2019, initially finding peace and comfort there, is reconsidering his move due to concerns about quality of life factors such as pollution and lack of public spaces since having a child. Seven years after initially moving back to India for personal reasons including family closeness and easier lifestyle management, he now plans to relocate again to places like Malaysia or Dubai, advising others not to assume that returning to India will solve all long-term issues.

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A Redditor recently posted on social media reflecting on their decision to move back to India from the US seven years ago. The post has gone viral, resonating with many Indians in the US who are considering returning due to increasing uncertainty around H-1B visas and green cards. The Redditor moved to the US for a master's degree in 2012, stayed until 2019, and returned to India during the pandemic, settling in Pune. Initially finding peace of mind and comfort, the situation changed with the arrival of their child. They now worry about pollution, lack of public spaces, walkable neighborhoods, and overall quality of life in Pune.

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A Redditor made a social media post about how priorities change based on situations and how he did not think about any of the issues that he is thinking about right now seven years ago when he moved back to India from the US.

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🔮 "One thing I'd tell people who are thinking of moving back to India: don't assume that once you move back, everything will be sorted forever."

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'Moved back to India 7 years ago, planning to move out again': Redditor gives reality check · assertive framing

he → make → US

The post went viral as many Indians in the US are in two minds about going back home amid the increasing crackdown on H-1B visa holders and uncertainty over Green Cards. asserted

Indians → go → Cards

The Redditor provided background of his case: He moved to the US for his master's in 2012 and worked there until 2019. asserted

He → provide → 2019

During the Covid, he went back to India and it felt the right decision at that time. asserted

it → go → time

He said he wanted to build his own startup and settled in Pune. asserted

he → say → Pune

"India did give me a lot of what I was looking for. asserted

I → give → what

There was peace of mind, family around, a comfortable lifestyle, and a lot of everyday things were just easier to manage," the man said, adding that situations now changed as he has a child. asserted

he → be → child

He said Pune was a pleasant city before Covid but now he's concerned about pollution, lack of public space, walkable neighborhoods, safe places for kids to play and in general a better quality of life. asserted

kids → say → life

"None of these things bothered me nearly as much when I first moved back. asserted

I → bother → me

But once you have a family, you start looking at places very differently," he said, advising fellow Indians in a fix on whether to go back to India or to continue in foreign countries. asserted

he → have → countries

"One thing I'd tell people who are thinking of moving back to India: don't assume that once you move back, everything will be sorted forever." asserted

everything → tell → India

The Redditor said that he and his wife decided to consider Malaysia, Thailand and Dubai for the next chapter of their lives. asserted

he → say → lives

"I think once you've lived abroad for a significant part of your life, you inevitably keep comparing places. asserted

you → think → places

For a long time, I thought I just needed to settle down somewhere and stop thinking about it. asserted

I → think → it

But I've made peace with the fact that perhaps I'll always feel this way to some extent," the Redditor said. asserted

Redditor → make → extent

"I don't regret moving back. asserted

I → regret → ?

And moving out now feels like the right decision for the next one," he added. asserted

he → move → one

'Moved back to India 7 years ago, planning to move out again': Redditor gives reality check

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