Posted on 10/04/2025 3:05:34 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
For decades, the “American Dream” has inspired people from around the globe. But the reality of chasing it often turns out to be far more complicated. That struggle recently came into sharp focus after an emotional farewell video by an Indian woman went viral, resonating deeply with international students and professionals who face similar challenges.
Ananya Joshi, who completed her master’s in Biotechnology from Northwestern University in 2024, started her career in the US on an F-1 OPT visa at a biotech start-up. But when the company downsized, she lost her job. With her visa period running out and the job market tightening, she found herself racing against time to secure a new role.
Despite sending out applications, attending interviews, and networking for months, Joshi couldn’t land another opportunity. Eventually, she made the difficult choice to leave the States. In her farewell video, filmed on her journey out, she called it “by far the hardest step in this journey,” and admitted that nothing could have prepared her for the goodbye.
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But not everyone was sympathetic. Some pointed out that her video was recorded inside a business-class cabin, calling her portrayal of struggle tone-deaf. One comment read, “Left the American dream to pursue Dubai dream and weeping in a first class, such a tough life.” Another added, “Oh to cry in an Emirates business class flight to go from America to Dubai. Living the dream I see. Hope my kids will be as privileged as you are today.”
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He’s right about this, theow them out.
Smear , what? MAKE THEM GO BACK.
Get them out of hete!
Translation: You can't list a damn thing....Not surprising. LOL!
Let us be nice, and firm.
LOL!
I do feel bad for these people. But, I watched the immigrant Russian Jews at my company get displaced by the indian IS outsourced department. And the Russian Jews that did most of the work in the IS dept were Above exceptional. Very few few things ever broke and if it did they were crazy to not only fix it but do it elegantly. The indians hid everything and when something broke they tried not to tell you. So when you have a $25M daily payment processor. The screw up and never tell you. You have $25m mess to deal with. They only survived because the Russian Jews stuff was so good they couldn’t screw it up much.
And the Russian Jews were citizens. Not transients on H1B.
“their food is terrible”
Circa 1990 I worked with an Indian who gave me samples of wonderful food and said he wanted to open a restaurant.
It wasn’t the typical curry food. I didn’t ask him the region from where he came.
I told him that Americans would like his food. I hope he did well.
I don’t have a knowledge of Indian spices, so I can’t judge Indian recipes well.
Another Indian newspaper complaining that Indians are being denied their American dream.
They smell
Is that good enough for you? Or do you want me to list more of their problems.
Indians tend to see tricking /scamming people means they are clever and see it as virtue.
Don’t come back you disgusting pajeet.
I agree with you. If one wants to live and work in United States, they must adapt culture of United States, speak English and not bring their culture here. I came at age 20 on student visa and liked the culture and married an American woman. Which made my mother furious. She had lined up a bride for me in India. It all turned out great, and I am living the American dream. Where else could I have played 10,000 rounds of golf except the United States. There are more golf courses in US than entire Europe combined.
There is no such thing as Indian food. India is multi-cultural with 1500 million people and food is different. In every region of India.
So DREAMING does not include applying for citizenship?
sounds like a parasite.
Congrats on your life and finding the American Dream!! I’m sure you miss your wife every day.
Don’t you have some cruise ship to infest?
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