Indian Americans, in today's world does moving out of india lead to a better or worse life? Is racism big enough to be considered part of the decision? Are taxes and lifestyle actually better or worse with your higher cost of living? Do you progress less than your foreign colleagues in your career due to your color? Edit: Thank you guys for your comments but you left the last question unanswered. A distant relative once told me he has to work much harder than his colleagues to expect the same promotion due subtle discrimination of his color. Not sure if he was lying for attention but... 2 10 replies
How do you deal with academic regret? Like not performing well enough and now your academic record isn't impressive. Or choosing a wrong course or college, which has now severely limited your career options. Or just general other regrets related to academic decisions. I'm 26, and have been recently overthinking alot on my academic journey, and feeling really upset about the decisions I made. I feel stuck and lost now, and the FOMO of what could have been is killing me. I don't know how to process this. Please give advice 🥺 4 4 replies
Friend 27 (F) suicidal because her boyfriend 28 (M) won't commit My friend 27 (F) is in a relationship with this guy 28 (M) since 13 years. Basically they both are high school sweethearts. They broke up in the middle for a while but got back together soon after. My friend comes from a broken family and this guy is the only one she has loved deeply. She has rejected every marriage proposal and fought with her parents. Both their families know about their relationship but the guy's parents are not ready to accept her and keep on making excuses... 4 10 replies
What are landlords of rural India doing?? Landlords/Zameendars of India with over 50 acres land on NH/SH in rural areas/remote villages. What are you doing on your land to generate max revenue??? 2 4 replies
My parents are getting devorce and my father is depressed My parents are getting a divorce The fight every day like every single day About some or other things it can be their past blunders or regarding employees in office (they both work in the same place) Due to the constant arguments my father is getting depressed and he planning to live in his office OR rent a house somewhere else I just want them to live peacefully how do i do that Im just scared if my father took a wrong step or harm himself Its fuckin up... 5 10 replies
What’s Something You’ve Done That Feels Illegal but Isn’t? What’s Something You’ve Done That Feels Illegal but Isn’t? 3 10 replies
Why do corporate Uncles forget they have five & kids if a woman employee is nice to them ? I have seen this time and time again, corp dudes/uncles have wife and kids yet when a female employee is idk treats them normally nice given the corporate culture they forget the line between supervising them to straight up flirting with them, the incidents are insane - why do they get so pervy. I once saw a man with child in his hand and his wife sitting beside him on a metro, she was looking elsewhere and this dude was creepily looking at me, I could never forget the... 4 1 replies
Indian toilets are better as a woman bruhhhh….these public places be having western toilets plus these women not maintaining the cleanliness…thr is legit pee on the seats,atimes even period blood drops on the mfing seats and u gotta spray water on it to get it cleaned and thn u need to rub ur ass on tht make is wet and roam around with ur wet butt like goddamn get an indian fooking washroom….to look rich and cool they put those shits and show their poor aukat by not maintaining them….fuck yall….just have an indian seat and... 5 2 replies
I never realised sexism would be so common Growing up I don't think I ever realized that I'd have to compete with men for standing out. As kids, we're treated equally based on how intelligent or good we are at what we do. And I grew up with that. Now it feels as if no matter how much I try, there's always a MAN, to take my place and or to overshone me. It's not that they are better than me(Again, I'm not praising myself here) cuz some men don't even know the basic shit about stuff... 1 1 replies
Women of r/AskIndia, would you give someone of shorter height than you a chance in romantic love? Let’s say the guy is really into you but he’s few inches shorter than you. Would you give him a chance? 5 10 replies
Why won't the common man become a politician? I see a lot of posts about tax, bad roads, bad air quality and whatnot. Just curious as to why people don't become politicians. With the recent reach that social media offers, i believe it can make a difference. How long will this corruption and stupidity continue. I don't see an end if we choose to ignore this now. 2 10 replies
Dear Men, have you done the math? Why are you a ready made provider to modi and rahul? Stop being a ready made provider of taxes to govt and houses to women. Let rahul and modi provide. Your salary from age 22 to 28 - is X The taxes are X/4. The capital gains on assets you make is 12.5% of the left over income from income taxes and gst. Then you marry, and the corrupt judge takes away all the assets on which which you had made from post tax money. The judge also takes your 50% of GROSS INCOME - pre taxes - NOT POST TAXES. Where is your own money? You made money for govt from 22 to 28. You made money for... 5 4 replies
Is a note with 786 serial number any special? I got a ₹500 note with 786 in the ending of the serial number. Is it any special? I heard some Muslims and people into astrology buy it, is it true? 2 2 replies
Guys between 18-22 where are you on redit !!!! I ( 21 f ) am tired with 30s Wale uncle slidding in my dms . Like where are my aged people 😭 4 10 replies
Does Honour killings still happen in today's time in 2024? I have a lot of honour killings because of difference in caste & religion it still happen in India or is it reduced. Have you encountered like this in youre society any story please tell . Peronally I feel Honour killing is very wrong 2 8 replies
People who are first generation rich, what do you do for a living? People who did not inherit money or land or business, who build wealth from scratch, what do you do for a living? 2 3 replies
Rich people of India, what do you do for a living? Rich people of India, what do you do for a living? 4 9 replies
Why people believe that I can be successful in life when I have no attachment to life? I have no interest in life other than enjoying the Eternal Present Moment sitting silently in meditation. Sometimes I exercise, sometimes I play games but 24*7 I meditate and focus on spiritual aspect of myself. I believe the goal of my life is to be free from attachments and emotions. Can an artist or sportsperson be successful without having passion for their art? They don't. So why expect me to succeed in life when passion is lacking? Don't give me advice. They don't trigger any passion in my cold... 2 1 replies
Why are Indians so well behaved in the middle East but behave so bad in other countries ? Why are Indians - be it tourists, professionals or workers so well behaved and cause no problems in the middle eastern countries like UAE, Saudi or Qatar but they behave very badly, have poor civic sense and cause so much trouble in Europe, SE Asia or North America ? I know not all Indians are like that but a major part of Indians lack civic sense, are very loud, have no concern for public spaces and others around them and are also very aggressive when they are in groups.... 5 10 replies