从海湾地区，尤其是从阿联酋回国后，在印度的生活是怎样的呢

How is life in India after returning from the Gulf, specifically, the UAE?

从海湾地区，尤其是从阿联酋回国后，在印度的生活是怎样的呢？

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Horrible. I spent my entire life in Dubai. The UAE was home for me. But then I had to come back to india in 2023 cuz my parents thought tht higher education was much better here. I was 14 as of 2023. I'll turn 16 this year and I still feel horrible. I feel homesick. I had friends of 6 years there, I miss them with all my heart. Ik dubai pretty well, but here in bangalore I feel like a complete stranger. Ppl tell me tht I'm an Indian and tht I should stop missing dubai sm. But how tf should I do tht? My entire life was there. I spent 11 years in Dubai. I was in the same school for 10 years of my life, I had friends of 6 years and most importantly Dubai was my home. Nah Dubai is still my home. UAE is my country. I can never consider Bangalore as home. I went to dubai for a week in Oct 2024 and ISTG I felt so good. I felt like someone brought me back home after 2 years of suffering I hell. My heart ached when I had to return. I cried a lot. I hate india. Although, I was in an Indian school in dubai, the education system, the people, the lifestyle in india is completely different and I hate it. I miss home. No matter wht ppl say, Dubai is always gonna be my home and I'm forever gonna be a gulf kid.

太糟糕了。我在迪拜度过了我的整个童年时光。阿拉伯联合酋长国曾是我的家。但在2023年，我不得不回到印度，因为我的父母认为国内的高等教育要好得多。2023年的时候，我才只有14岁。今年我就16岁了，可我依然感觉糟糕透顶。我思乡心切。在迪拜，我有相识六年的朋友，我打心底里想念他们。我非常熟悉迪拜，但在班加罗尔，我却觉得自己完全像个陌生人。

人们对我说，我是印度人，别再这么想念迪拜了。但我到底该怎么做呢？我的整个人生都曾在迪拜。我在迪拜生活了11年。人生中有10年我都在同一所学校上学，我有相识六年的朋友，而最重要的是，迪拜曾是我的家。不，迪拜现在仍然是我的家。阿联酋就是我的国家。我永远都无法把班加罗尔当作自己的家。

2024年10月，我回迪拜待了一周，我发誓，那感觉棒极了。就好像在经历了两年如炼狱般的煎熬后，有人终于把我带回了家。当我不得不再次离开返回印度时，我的心都揪起来了。我痛哭了一场。我讨厌印度。尽管我在迪拜时上的是印度学校，但印度的教育体系、这里的人以及生活方式都与迪拜截然不同，我讨厌这一切。我想念我的家。不管别人怎么说，迪拜永远都是我的家，我也永远都是那个在海湾地区长大的孩子。

Zayed Shahbaz Anvar

As a kid who was born and raised in Abu Dhabi, it was so difficult during the initial years. Like, it's ENTIRELY different, like Culture, lifestyle, schools, shop and literally everything. I moved when I was turning 13, I was wee during the first week when I moved to kerala because I literally spend my whole childhood in uae with entirely different people(even though Indians were there) and lifestyle. The lifestyle was very tough to adapt. Luckily, I studied in an Indian school back in Uae, so Indian culture wasn't that strange for me but only tough to adapt especially the lifestyle. I literally wasted the initial year missing and thinking uae. I was acting weird and my relatives were treating me like an alien lol. After 1 and half years, I went back to uae for a visit. And it was a big recovery for me!! Now I'm 19..and the lifestyle here in Kerala have changed a LOT than back then. Like, kerala have developed so much..!! I love country now and happily enjoying my life here now

作为一个在阿布扎比出生并长大的孩子，最初回到印度的那几年真的非常艰难。这里的一切都截然不同，比如文化、生活方式、学校、购物，几乎方方面面都是如此。我在快13岁的时候搬到了喀拉拉邦，刚搬来的第一周我一直在哭，因为我的整个童年都是在阿联酋度过的，那里的人和生活方式（即便那里也有印度人）与这里完全不同。要适应这里的生活方式实在太难了。

幸运的是，我在阿联酋时上的是印度学校，所以印度文化对我来说倒也不是特别陌生，但适应起来还是很困难，尤其是这里的生活方式。在最初的那一年里，我几乎就在思念和回忆阿联酋中虚度了时光。我的表现很奇怪，我的亲戚们都把我当成外星人一样看待，哈哈。一年半后，我回到阿联酋探亲。那对我来说是一次很大的治愈！现在我19岁了。喀拉拉邦这里的生活方式和那时相比已经发生了很大的变化。喀拉拉邦发展得非常快！我现在热爱自己的祖国，也很开心地享受着在这里的生活。

Venkata Ramakrishna Duvvuri

With lot of unemployment in India those who return from abroad find it difficult to get a suitable position. However if they can start their own enterprise with their savings in the gulf countries , it will be fine.

由于印度存在大量的失业现象，那些从国外归来的人发现很难找到一个合适的职位。不过，如果他们能够利用在海湾国家积攒的积蓄开创自己的事业，情况就会好一些。

Yaser Ahmed

Though I love both UAE and India for their own idiosyncracies, these were the highlights from my life when I returned to India six years ago from UAE in particular and Middle East in general:

I was suddenly free of a minor allergy which I had when I was in UAE. Guess the air in India is more dust free - resulting in an allergy free life. This one I hadn’t frankly expected. (I get the flu back when I go on visits to UAE - which is easily rectified by using saline nasal sprays)

I miss the diversity of people from UAE. Though you have Indians around you in UAE - you also have people from other countries which gives you different perspectives on issues - not the case in India.

Your average sanitary products (soaps, shampoos, etc.) are usually of higher quality in UAE (because the prices are higher?) than in India. Though I have seen a steady increase in quality of the Indian goods over the last six years - they are yet to match the quality.

虽然我爱阿联酋和印度，爱它们各自的独特之处，但六年前我从阿联酋（总体来说是从中东地区）回到印度后，以下这些是我生活中的一些突出感受：

我突然摆脱了在阿联酋时就有的一种轻微过敏症状。想来印度的空气灰尘更少，让我过上了没有过敏困扰的生活。说实话，这一点我之前可没想到。（每次我去阿联酋，又会患上流感，但用生理盐水喷鼻剂就能轻松缓解）

我怀念阿联酋人群的多样性。虽然在阿联酋身边也有印度人，但那里还有来自其他国家的人，他们能让你从不同角度看待问题，而在印度就不是这样了。

阿联酋普通的卫生用品（比如肥皂、洗发水等等）质量通常比印度的要好（也许是因为价格更高？）。尽管在过去六年里，我看到印度商品的质量在稳步提升，但仍未达到阿联酋的水平。

Various cuisines in UAE are really good - say if it is Labanese food - the food prepared is by actual Labanese people (and it is cheap too). Compared to that, the different cuisines you get in India tastes quite fake - unless you are ready to burn a hole in your pocket going to a 5 Star Hotel’s restaurant. If you see the other side of the coin, authentic Indian stuff like Chaat, you can truly enjoy only in India. The chaat versions in UAE are so healthy and rich that you cannot enjoy it. Even dosas are too rich in taste (excessive ghee?) and expensive.

Apart from the regular meals - you’ll be somewhat disappointed with the snacks too - like the chocolates and chips you were used to in UAE/Gulf would have felt so much better (though Indian grown kids might feel the same about Indian snacks). Luckily there are certain shops in major cities that exclusively sell snacks important from Middle East, albeit at a premium rate. So, don’t worry - you’ll still get your Maltesars & Kitkat Chunkies. On the flip side, Indian snacks like Murukku, Boondhi are fresher and tastier in India.

阿联酋的各种美食都非常美味。比如说黎巴嫩菜，那里的黎巴嫩菜是由真正的黎巴嫩人烹制的（而且价格还很便宜）。相比之下，在印度吃到的各种所谓异国美食，味道都很不正宗，除非你愿意花大价钱去五星级酒店的餐厅品尝。但从另一方面来说，像印度特色小吃查特（Chaat），你只有在印度才能真正享受到其美味。阿联酋的查特小吃版本太健康、太丰盛了，让人无法尽情享用。就连印度薄饼（dosa）味道也过于浓郁（也许是酥油放得太多了？），而且价格昂贵。

除了正餐，你可能也会对零食有些失望。比如在阿联酋或海湾地区习惯吃的巧克力和薯片，感觉比印度的要好得多（不过在印度长大的孩子可能会觉得印度的零食更好）。幸运的是，在一些大城市里有专门售卖从中东进口零食的商店，不过价格会高一些。所以别担心，你仍然能买到麦提莎巧克力（Maltesars）和雀巢奇巧大块巧克力（Kitkat Chunkies）。另一方面，像穆鲁库（Murukku）、蓬迪（Boondhi）这样的印度零食，在印度吃起来更新鲜、更美味。

Mosquitoes. Enough said. Though you wouldn’t find them in posh areas or highrise buildings.

Monsoons - as people who’ve been too long in Middle East, it is always lovely to see rains.

Maggi (Noodles) - the Indian version just tastes so drastically different from the Middle East one that you wouldn’t like it and feel inclined to bring some from Middle East initially.

Though Amul cheese is well and good, your Gulf tongue would crave for Kraft and Almarai.

Indian curd is no match for Middle East Yogurt.

蚊子。这一点无需多言。不过在豪华地段或高层建筑里倒是看不到它们。

季风季节——对于在中东待了很久的人来说，看到下雨总是一件很美好的事情。

美极（玛氏旗下的方便面品牌，Maggi）方便面——印度版的美极方便面和中东版的味道差异巨大，一开始你可能会不喜欢印度版的，还会想从中东带一些回来。

虽然印度的阿穆尔（Amul）奶酪也很不错，但在海湾地区待久了的你，还是会渴望吃到卡夫（Kraft）和阿马尔里（Almarai）奶酪。

印度的凝乳根本比不上中东的酸奶。

You will have to attend all your hundreds of cousins and friends’ weddings in India. If you love weddings good for you, else get ready to have your weekends gobbled up hel in the wedding arrangements. Being “far away” would no longer be an excuse you can give - attend the wedding or face the wrath of angry relatives forever.

Poor people all around - having rarely seen a begger in UAE, you’ll end up giving away a lot of money initially.

Miss your friends from UAE - you can’t see them more than once or twice a year. If they also move out to their own countries - you’ll probably never see them again as your vacations wouldn’t match. Skype is banned in UAE, so you will have tough time doing Video Calls too.

Nonetheless you’ll always be seen as an NRI no matter officially you’ll be no longer one after staying in Indian for a while.

在印度，你得参加成百个表亲、朋友的婚礼。如果你喜欢婚礼，那还好；否则，你就得准备好牺牲周末时间，去帮忙筹备婚礼。“离得远”再也不能成为你不去参加婚礼的借口——要么去参加婚礼，要么永远面对愤怒亲戚的不满。

周围都是穷人——在阿联酋很少看到乞丐，所以刚回到印度时，你可能会忍不住给出去很多钱。

想念在阿联酋的朋友——你一年最多只能见他们一两次。如果他们也回到了自己的国家，你们可能就再也见不到了，因为你们的假期时间对不上。阿联酋禁止使用Skype，所以打视频电话也会很困难。

尽管如此，无论在印度待了一段时间后，从官方意义上讲你已不再是非居民印度人（NRI），但人们还是会一直把你当作非居民印度人看待。