A video of an Indian man working as a van driver in the United States hit an emotional chord online after he was seen how he disintegrated over the struggle for life abroad.
The clip recorded by the customer during the DOORDASH van shows that the man opens up the lack of acceptance he feels, despite the years of attempting to settle in America.
“I want to come back, sir. We don’t come here. You’re nice, you talk, but they don’t want to talk to immigrants. I’ll be a citizen, but my heart is sad,” he says in a viral video. His voice bursts when he remembers that he was released or offended for being a stranger.
The worker also shares how he feels imprisoned between the desire to return to India and to stay in the US by the decision of his family. “I have two daughters, my daughters don’t return. I’m stuck. I want to leave the US forever, because if you’re not happy somewhere and people don’t accept … but unfortunately my daughters say they want to stay here. And my wife doesn’t want to leave.”
The brutal admission of man has caused widespread empathy on social media, with many Indian users recognized by the emotional and cultural struggles facing immigrants who are abroad and seek better life.
Several commentators shared their own experience with loneliness, racism and the feeling of “unwelcome” in foreign countries, while others urged compassion for those who balanced personal happiness with family duties.
The video also ruled interviews about the Indian Diaspora in the US, where millions and emotional tax of identity, belonging and acceptance in another culture have been migrated over the years.
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