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I know that it is a common belief that India is 3rd world country and people would jump at any chance to get out. Not all of India is like that and not all of us are wage slaves doing menial jobs in IT. Some of us have a better quality of life, friends, family, culture and social life. Not to mention the amazing home food.

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Some people suggest the same when they hear I moved to Mexico.

"Wait, everyone wants to get out of Mexico though. Why would you go there? My gardener cut off his testicle to come."

These are the sort of people who most desperately need to leave the tit to meet other people in other cultures but in my experience they are the least likely to.

On the other hand, the people leaving Mexico to be taken advantage of in the States are the most desperate. Just like these Indians. So if those are the only people you hear about from Mexico or India, you don't get an accurate picture.

Agreed. I am a software engineer in Bangalore. And quality of life is good enough that I would consider moving to US only for salary > $100k.

Are you the exception or the rule for the population?

I'd say most software engineers in Bangalore would feel like me. Not the general population though, remember we are still a 3rd world country.

It should be pretty obvious that engineers stuck in offshore IT contracting mills are in the bottom tier. All the best Indian engineers are getting paid top dollar at companies like Google and Facebook or are doing well enough on their own in India.

But most people anywhere would jump at a chance to live in another place for a couple of years even if it's ten to a room. I did that kind of shit when I was in my early 20s and don't regret it.

Not all of India is like that, but there are enough people who would jump, and giving them a chance to jump seems to me a good thing.

I think this would be a big step up for more than 90% of the population, do you agree?

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