The Aporia · Life in US is fake luxurious: Mumbai man with $360k savings says he plans return to India to take over father's business

A 35-year-old Indian man who spent 12 years in the US as an engineer is planning to return to India with $360k in savings to take over his father's construction business, which generates Rs 1 crore annually. He describes life in a high-cost-of-living city in the US as "fake luxurious," citing expensive housing and loneliness despite professional success. The man is engaged and intends to have children but worries about exposing them to the challenges of immigration processes he faced. Reddit users offered mixed advice, some encouraging him to return while others warned that his future children's lives born in the US could offer different opportunities.

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A 35-year-old Indian man living in the US for 12 years, who works in engineering, shared his intention to return to India due to feeling that life in the US is "fake luxurious." He plans to bring back $360k in savings to take over his father's construction business with a Rs 1 crore annual turnover. His primary concern is not about financial stability but rather about raising children without going through the complexities of US immigration again. Engaged and supported by his fiancée, he feels that despite having a steady income, life in high-cost cities like New York or San Francisco is lonely and lacks real quality. On Reddit, discussions were divided between those advising him to return to India immediately and others warning about potential future opportunities for his children born in the US.

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The Reddit suggestions were hugely divided as many advised him to return to India without thinking about the future children who are not yet born, while many warned that if his children are born in the US, it will indeed open many avenues.

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Life in US is fake luxurious: Mumbai man with $360k savings says he plans return to India to take over father's business · assertive framing

A 35-year-old Indian man shared his experience of spending 12 years in the US and summarized it as an overall regret. asserted

man → share → regret

He explained that he planned to return to India with $360k in savings and take over his father's construction business. asserted

he → explain → business

With a Rs 1 crore annual turnover, the business will keep his finances sorted but his real concern is something else. asserted

concern → keep → turnover

"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. asserted

I → hold → that

Really torn between should I strive for more or move back and live a comfortable life," the man said, adding that he is already engaged and his wife is on board with his plan to return to India. asserted

wife → tear → India

While most of the NRIs express their doubts about India's pollution, job scenarios, and traffic issues, this Redditor highlighted a different side of life in the US. asserted

Redditor → express → US

He said he came to the US 12 years ago and has a steady job in engineering. asserted

he → say → engineering

But his life in a high-cost-of-living city seems hollow and lonely, he said, calling life in the US 'fake luxurious'. asserted

he → live → US

"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," he said. asserted

he → have → Mumbai

Reddit suggestions were divided asserted

suggestions → divide → ?

it → divide → avenues

Some said that he must change his city in the US to get a better experience and if he still feels lonely after spending 12 years, then probably he has some problem. asserted

he → say → problem

Life in US is fake luxurious: Mumbai man with $360k savings says he plans return to India to take over father's business

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