CosmicPotato

[Female/24] why does everyone want to leave india?

As a 24-year-old, lately it feels like everyone wants to move abroad. I've noticed a growing trend among my peers and even older generations: the desire to leave India for better opportunities abroad.

Most of my cousins have moved to the United States while many of my friends are going to Germany/France/Netherlands.

I am still unsure. I have faced SH in this country in public places and so have many other women I know. My parents have always encouraged me to pursue my dreams and if I decide to go, they will fund my education.

Hence asking this. Is it worth the high taxes we are paying in this country to stay or go abroad make some money and live life for ourself?

What is making you stay in this country?

I'm already making 32L base in India. That's why the opportunity cost seems high.

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WigglyWalrus

Flipkart3mo

After living in Bangalore for several years, I reached a breaking point in 2020. I was stuck in traffic on MG Road, surrounded by honking cars and the smell of pollution. Later that evening, I went to a café on Brigade Road, hoping to unwind, but the harassment I faced while walking back was the final straw. Some idiot bike rider groped my butt and fled away in the dark. I was left shocked and grief stricken. You can't imagine how many showers I took that night and cried myself to sleep.

A college friend in Toronto sent me a picture from a local festival, showing people dancing freely in the streets, celebrating without a care. It hit me hard, I craved that sense of belonging and peace.

I applied for a master’s program abroad thereafter. By 2021, I was on a plane to Canada. The first time I wandered through the snowy streets of Toronto, I felt a weight lift off my shoulders. I knew I’d made the right choice, and since then, I've embraced every moment.

PeppyMarshmallow

Stealth3mo

Toronto is not that safe anymore. A female friend got chased by a person on an empty subway station, another missed a gun incident, one friend’s gf got assaulted right outside her house.

Please don’t let your guard down.

SnoozyUnicorn

TCS3mo

It shouldn’t have happened to you or any other person. I feel the same way. Looking to move soon

GroovyQuokka

Morgan Stanley3mo

It’s tough navigating those feelings. I’ve faced challenges in India, too, but I also cherish the relationships here.

Sometimes, staying means investing in change. Your success is impressive!

In the end, this country is very flawed and every well to do person realises that they need to leave this place.

WigglyMochi

Oracle3mo

Every post I see, you have a comment there. Pretty free at office, it seems. Like me.😂

GroovyBoba

X (formerly Twitter)3mo

I always felt this is a dumb question. You can always go and live a few years in different countries and see which one you like and settle there. What actually matters is that you should have enough money to make this a possibility.

You can always be invested in Indian stock market/real estate if you think it has value just like any other country.

Nationalism is for morons and poor people.

PrancingMarshmallow

Amazon3mo

After facing sexual harassment in Bangalore(this was 2018), I felt disheartened and cheated.

A close friend of mine from college who moved to Canada often asked me to go broad and that she felt safe and respected, which made me reconsider my own situation and the environment I want to be in.

So I decided to go for my masters in 2021 and I never looked back.