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RE:NRI - Retirement story - Good one to read
by Sanjay Bhakat on Jan 09, 2008 03:00 PM

Mate ... the comment above are 100% correct, I am based in Sydney, Australia and before that was in UAE for close to 10 years. Its my personal opnion, if I get a chance to earn atleast 60 to 75% of the money I am earning here ... I shall return to India the next day. Reason's are ... (1) The cost of living with earnings are same with what one can do in India, (2) The time it takes for an average Individual to commute in train from home to work is same ... 1 hour on each side atleast, (3) The trains are as crowded as Mumbai & Delhi, sometimes we cannot board the train because no space to squeeze ourselves into, (4) Here trains also runs late, (5) Here even though an Indian has an Ausralian passport, still one can call you as SCUM and no law is in place to prosecute the abuser, (6) Here people pinches his/her pocket at the end of 10th day of the month, because no money (Salary payment is every 15 days), (7) Here if you are not careful you can be abused, beaten, murdered and mugged as well.
Well people might say ... are there no plus points? (1) Yes, its run by Gora's, (2) If a Gora is inefficient still he is your Boss as Manager, (3) Things are organised & big daddy is watching always on Camera's(4) Its less populated.
If I am asked by anyone in the forum ... am I ready to come back to India by sacrificing 40% of my salary ... I will say YESS.
I have a 2BHK in India on Mortgage being in Australia so is my friend being in Mumbai ... what difference did i make for myself?

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