Many people in India go abroad with the longing for a better life, but many times such incidents happen to them, reminding them of their motherland again and again. His pain is also often visible on social media. A post by an Indian in which he shared his experience facing racism is going viral. Hopes built in another country were shattered in an instant.
The 29-year-old shared his experience in New Zealand on social media platform Reddit. He recounted how being in a foreign land reminded him of his own land many times. Sometimes he felt that the country was not his own, that he felt the absence of his own country.
‘I’ve always missed this country’
He said in the story, I came to New Zealand with a new beginning, it is a very beautiful country, known for the good life. But after coming here, I found that the situation was completely different from what I imagined. My dream of coming here was shattered. He said the racism and injustice he faced in New Zealand reminded him a lot of his roots and homeland.
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“I have to face racism every day in New Zealand,” the Indian man wrote in the post. Strangers often yell at me on the street and say nasty things. They often laughed at me and asked me to return home. This situation makes me feel very alone. People there kept their distance from me and didn’t even want to talk to me. This experience was very difficult and disappointing for me.
“Suffering the pain of outsiders every moment.”
Faced with racist taunts, the Indian man tried his best to assimilate into New Zealand culture and society. He also tried to learn New Zealand to adapt to life there. But in the process of this effort, he was completely mentally exhausted. Recalling India, he said, No matter where I lived in my country, I never felt like an outsider. Despite the diversity of languages and cultures in India, there is never any feeling of strangeness. But during his two years in New Zealand, he had to bear the pain of being an outsider every moment, which was a very painful experience for him.
Racial discrimination incidents are on the rise in New Zealand!
New Zealand has seen an increase in racist incidents in recent years. The 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks were motivated by the same racist hatred. A terrorist opened fire on two mosques, killing 51 people. The attack sent a stark warning to the world about how racial hatred can escalate into violence.
