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I moved from Switzerland to India sometime back, for reasons similar to OP's. Here are my ₹2 > quality of life "Quality" is subjective. My wife and I value h

I moved from Switzerland to India sometime back, for reasons similar to OP's. Here are my ₹2 > quality of life "Quality" is subjective. My wife and I value having our parents around, being able to afford a cook/maid/nanny, not having to deal with winter and darkness, ... > infrastructure For sure it's worse in India. But our lifestyle here is such that we don't have to deal with it frequently. We live next to friends, in a arguably beautiful society, and when we do need something done, we inevitably "know a guy who knows a guy", who can help sort things out without us having to deal with the subpar infra. But yes, for sure India could do a lot better on this front. > chaotic For someone like me, who was born and raised here, it is easy to thrive in this chaos. This is home.

glogla 5y ago
> being able to afford a cook/maid/nanny Having domestic servants is only possible in placesi of high inequality.
- thematrixturtle 5y ago
  "Indeed", nodded the HN reader sagely, as they sat in the back of their Uber ordering some Doordash and checking on the cleaner with Handy.
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  - oblio 5y ago
    Temporary "help" like Uber is a ton more affordable than full time help.
- mohanmcgeek 5y ago
  Several Indian states have a lower gini coefficient than the US and it's still possible to hire household help here.
- immigrantheart 5y ago
  What if you provided those domestic servants place to live, food, internet, TV, sofa, clothing, etc, and also salary, and of course you let them take vacation as well.
- weatherlite 5y ago
  It's not like rich Americans are above paying for servants...they just have nicer names for them like "help"