An American woman, who first visited India with her husband in 2017 and has been living in Delhi for the past two years, believes that India is better than the United States. Kristen Fischer describes America as a highly “individualistic” and “socially isolated” society, lacking the deep sense of “community, culture, and life” that she has found in India. She emphasised that “there is more to life than money,” expressing that her time in India has brought her a sense of “joy” and “fulfilment” that she didn’t experience in the US.
In a detailed video, Fischer explained why she chose to live in India over America. She captioned the video by saying, “It’s always the same question, ‘Why would I ever leave America to move to India?’”, adding that people assume “India is worse and America is better,” a perception she believes is misguided.
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“If you are in India and thinking that life in America is so much better and you are just thinking to yourself I can’t wait to leave India. I want to get out of here. I want to go somewhere better like America. Oftentimes, people ask me why on Earth I would have left America to come to India and I will tell you why,” Fischer says in the video.
She clarifies, “Don’t get me wrong. I love America, I was raised there. I have my family there. It’s a great place but it’s by no means a perfect place. And even places like America have a lot of issues.”
“America is a very individualistic society. Very socially isolated. Every man for themselves kind of mentality and people are hardly willing to go out of their way to help people that they don’t know. India on the other hand, is full of life and colour and culture and community and an overall sense of togetherness. People are so hospitable and they go out of their way to help people no matter what,” the mom of three further said, adding, “I think my kids are being set up for a more successful life and future in India.”
“In India, you are never alone. Anywhere you go, there are tons of people. I have met so many Indians living in America who have asked where everybody is. Where are the people? And they have felt very socially isolated and alone living in America,” she remarks.
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“So, sure. You can make more money living in the US. And if that’s your only goal in life then maybe you’ll be happy there. But I believe that there is so much more to life than just making money. There are a lot better reasons to want to live somewhere, to raise your family somewhere and I believe that joy, that fulfilment and that kind of life is what we can find living in India,” Fischer concluded.
After watching the video, many even took to the comments section to share their thoughts. While many agreed with her, others shared contrasting views. “Making money in US is also not easy. Cost of living in US is too high. Purchasing power in India is far better than US and people in India with different socio economic background live cohesively,” said an individual.
Another added, “Perfectly said. I’m a Tibetan, born and raised in India but now Dutch Citizen. When I was in India my life was way better in terms of mind and Health. You never feel alone. I’m thinking of moving back to India next year!”
“Many people come to America thinking they will return to India after they make money, but by the time they do, their kids have integrated here and it’s just too hard to move back,” wrote yet another Instagram user.
A fourth said, “There is no perfect place. You make your own perfect, India or America.”
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