"Is Staying In India Inferior?": Techie Earning Rs 1 Lakh A Month Asks, Internet Reacts

The Redditor explained that seeing visuals that capture the lives of his friends living outside the country makes him feel "inferior".

An IT engineer, earning Rs 1 Lakh a month, has sparked discussion online after asking users about his future plans. Taking to Reddit, the 23-year-old expressed that he is confused about whether to continue living in India or relocate abroad. The Redditor also explained that seeing visuals that capture the lives of his friends living outside the country makes him feel "inferior". "This is an IT employee from India who is 23 and earns approximately 1 lakh per month. I think I earn pretty well but I still have an inferior feeling in myself that I'm not doing well," the user wrote. 

"This is because i see my friends doing higher studies in abroad and their stories and posts makes me jelous to be honest. Is staying in india inferior to settling in abroad," he asked on Reddit. The user further expressed his thoughts on how he feels about the entire situation. "If i wish i can study well and jump to a high paying job in india and im pretty confident ill do it . Still i feel i wont get the infrastructure or the standard or living i will get in abroad," he said. 

"So my question is , is it like bad or is it like im not doing good just because im in india . I dont wish to go to other countries and study leaving a good job and all other things here but the social pressure is making me feel inferior. I dont know if i put up the right words but still i would like to get a reply in all perspectives," the Reddit user concluded.