Interesting readings. I was talking to my niece and her husband who migrated to Australia about 10 years back.
He is working a Marketing Manager in one firm and required to travel all over Australia thru out year. Their view was as follow ; Most of students live in bad localities to save on rent. (saving a good option) They buy latest and expensive Ipod, phone and laptops and use it travelling ( good buy) But using these in bad localities brings threat to them as others want to grab it by hook or crook. (bad area selection) If students select better area to live, the most of the problem will be solved. I have seen over here in UK, lots of Indian getting decent salary decide to stay in highly crowded areas to save on rent. They are scared to move out at certain hours. On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:20 PM, G Vishwanath <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks to all who responded to my thoughts on Indians being attacked in > Australia. > Sri Subramanian need have no reservations in contradicting me! > I make no claims to infallibility and actually welcome constructive > criticism and contradiction or corrections in my views. > It is nice to receive responses form Soundar Iyer and Balachanrdran too > > Thanks to them for giving me a better insight. Being long time residents > of Australia, their perspective is indeed valuable and helpful in > understading this better. > > Yes, I now appreciate that the motivation for students going to Australia > is the prospect of easier emigration and later citizenship or the > possibility of using it as a platform for easier emigration to USA. > > Nothing explains this craze better. Paying 30 lakhs for a degree of > doubtful value, on a subject that is better learned in real professional > life rather than in colleges run by fly by night operators, suffering years > of loneliness and homesickness, risking being beaten up, working part-time > on jobs that they would never consider back home in India, all these point > to a certain desperation. > > I don't think it is due to lack of enough opportunities here in India. > It is paradoxical indeed. Nowadays, more of our NRIs are wanting to come > back home. What then explains this desire to emigrate? > > I also appreciate the explanation that these attacks are on those who work > late hours in lonely places by lumpen youth who have been affected by the > entry of these Indian part timers who work for less wages. > Yes, Soundar Iyer has also touched a raw nerve by quoting Philosopher > Eknath Easwaran "you see what you are" and pointing out that "being racist > ourselves, we are quick to see racism in every slight against us, real and > imagined." > > It reminded me of the antics of the MNS in Mumbai who beat up Biharis. > I am also distressed by what the Shiv Sena Supremo has been saying. > Threatening Australian cricketers if they enter Mumbai is most shocking. > The hands of the Shiv Sena and the MNS are not clean. How come they are > taking up cudgels for Indian students in Australia! No Maharashtrian has > been attacked so far I presume. 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