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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
Good point, many NRBs on holiday in Bangladesh experience the "holiay syndrome", i.e. all relatives are nice to them as they see are seeing each other after maybe 4 years, people are extra hospitable, they eat Polao every other day, and give and receive gifts. Then once they return to Canada/USA they think "Bangladesh is so good, you have relatives there etc etc".
But if somene returns, they wont necessarily find extra hospitable relatives throughout the year, they will become another "local resident", and very likely they may be unable to see some relatives for a month or 2 because their schedules dont match.
However, this doesnt apply for those with direct relatives in Bangladesh i.e. parents and siblings.
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Very, Very True!
This is a good topic, i opened an immigration thread, and this was one topic that could have been touched upon, im glad someone gave it, its own thread, thanks Alien bro!
For me, returning to Kolkata, would be out of the question, we try to visit every year, and i thoroughly enjoy it, but im so used to my life in UK, i can't imagine myself outside the UK. I sometimes think to myself, as a 1st Generation Immigrant, why did my father come to this country? Didn't he realise what dilemnas for me and my siblings there would be. I also wonder (very rarely) what would it be like, if i had stayed there, after birth. Im told, it would have been very different.
I have throughout my stay, been surronded by people similar to my parents, we are like a family, i have always felt at ease and at home when, with other 1st generation families like mine, who i know. Though, at school i have had no problems, im talking about from a family point of view. The other Asian communities, Gujuratis, who have arrived in the 70s from East Africa, Punjabis and Pakistanis, correct me if im wrong, have been arriving in a wider time period are different. Bangladeshis in UK, im not too sure about, once again. I guess depending on how long ur family have adjusted, and what age you are decides what option. For me, i dont see a future where i will live in Kolkata sadly. Though many of my parents friends are planning to, which is sad to see from my point of view, but in the end, they are doing what they feel is right for themselves, so i wish them and all who plan to on this board, best of luck!