An Indian at an Indian shop

He has been in Melbourne for 10 years. Probably was in his late 40s or early 50s. He works in some decently big firm here and in the evening runs his store. His wife won’t allow him to keep non-veg items in his shop.

Pulkit and I chatted with him for some time. He said that in Melbourne there is a lot of money and a lot of material pleasures and ease of lifestyle, but….there was a but. The but is almost inexistent in the first 2 years but gradually it builds, and then you start missing the Indian culture, the festivals. You miss the people. It would feel like “I wish I could bring my whole ‘khandan’, friends and everyone here” but you know that is not possible, and after a few more years the but builds strong enough to take a decision that you must return home. However here comes in the countering X+1 factor, which makes you postpone the return by one year every year. Not all manage to come out of this cycle. I wished him luck in his quest to return.