If India is so great, why'd you leave. (Page 5)

 

lol you dont want me to be modest now do you?

 

The mortgage thing was literally in the US a big part of the 2008 economic collapse, known as "sub prime mortgages" 

So much for instant media. LOL!  Contrary to popular belief, the "West" has many other countries besides the USA. 

I can't stress this enough, and I've mentioned this in the original post: I'm not comparing countries and saying X Y Z is better than A B C; that's not my point- Obviously all nations have their highlights and low lights. 

My point is, individuals- such as my father- who leave their respective countries- whether that be India, China, Canada, the US- suddenly feel this undying loyalty and picturesc nation of their homelands, even though they are working, eating, living, sleeping and using the resources of their adopted nation. It comes off as being a little hypocritical- if the mother land was so great, why'd you leave? And if it's so great now, go back: Why complain? where are your loyalties. Also, I'm not talking about culture, and values or faith- those transcend borders, I'm talking about love for a land. 

I'm assuming to understand the premise of what I'm saying you'd have to be a First generation born something, in order to see the attitude I'm talking about. Again, I'm simply mentioning my father as an example, since that is the one I can relate to. 

Thank you for being honest; this is part of my point as well: There are currently millions who would love to leave India, and that's my point to my father- If things are really so Ideal, why do people still want to leave- this is where the east vs. West notion comes in, because it's not just India (and I think I hit a nerve with many as they interpreted as such- still saying this topic is not meant to be a slight towards a nation, it's just questioning someone's attitude) but China, South America, Africa, etc. I can't comment on the parent's of first generation kids who are from these countries originally, except China, India and certain Latin nations as those are the diaspora's and experiences my friends who are also FG, are familiar with. 

wow, that's impressive. seeing how you know about subprime mortgages, maybe now you're gonna teach us about CDOs and CDO squareds and index tranches and correlation products as well. Any chance?

ok, so which "West" do you wanna talk about? The PIGS (as in portugal, iceland, greece, spain)? Or the northern peripherals that have their banks beat up with huge debts? As in Deutsche Bank...

fine, maybe you mean CAD. Doesnt count. That's airspace for guys in the US. 

That's some versatile "air space" selling Oil, lumber and water. I'm not here to teach  just asking a question about individual's attitudes- particularly immigrants with FG children in various countries- it's a concept that may be difficult to digest if one doesn't know what I'm referencing, so If you want to explain the notion be my guest. 
Just in case, I'll say it again: My post isn't about comparing nations, it's about dissecting an attitude. Anything to add towards that, or do you want to talk about Economic reform in the EU?

yeah, why dont you talk about economic reform in the EU..if there's any.

whose attitude? yours or the dad's? Because i think your own attitude is itself a block.. Just because you feel hectored does not mean he's wrong on the substance. Just think of it as a way of balancing the scales, from all the western influences you're normally subjected to which like other cultural influences have some bad along with the good.