Rashee M.

My neighbor was the immigrant that I chose to interview. He immigrated from India around the age of twenty-five. He said the first thing that he realized is the flexibility that America offers to individuals to pursue their dreams, whereas in India, it is only a small possibility to pursue you’re dreams. He also noticed that if you work hard in America, you can basically do whatever you want to. If you go after you’re dreams aggressively enough, then you have a large possibility of prospering. Some of the hardships that he experienced includes getting used to the day to day functioning of America. In detail, India was very family oriented and families gave their kids lots of support throughout school and college. There was no pressure to get out of the house and be independent as soon as possible, as it is in America. In India, there is lots of community support, including the outside community, not just your closest family. In America, when you are out of high school, most people aren’t going to support you in a way such as part of their life is centered around you’re well-being. To sum up the support thought, in India, about everyone around you helps you succeed throughout life and in America, you usually have to make it out on your own. One thing he described as unique about America is the standard of living. In America, some of the things that we consider regular, necessities are hard to get in India unless you are middle class or over. Some of the necessities include milk, bread, cheese, and eggs. He said he remembered vividly, picking up tin buckets every day and heating them up after filling them with cold water, only to have a small amount of hot water for the day.