A recent article in The Times of India covered this transformation of the typical expat from an older, upper-management family man to a young, single, lower- or middle-management employee. Since jobs are becoming more and more non-existent for the recent graduate in the US and many countries across Europe, young workers are taking their degrees and heading to cities like Mumbai, where the economy is booming and there are a plethora of jobs. Unlike the expat of the past, these workers aren’t working for lucrative salaries with unbelievable benefits. Instead, they are taking regular salaries, often comparable with the locally born employees.
So what’s the benefit of traveling thousands of miles to a country with a completely foreign culture to you? Well, according to The Times of India, one thing that young expats love the most is the social life. Local clubs are finding it easier than ever to attract customers, as word of a deal or party can get out to hundreds of customers in a matter of minutes through the social networking websites that most of the young expats belong to. Once Facebook group administrator claimed that in Mumbai, about 4,000 expats are invited to parties at least once a month. Most expats say that their social life is far more active than it would be at home, because the foreign communities form social groups and seek entertainment at the local clubs quite often.
Bars and stores are even beginning to cater to these expats by offering local favorites such as home-country beers and foods. One grocery chain in India even offers Butterball turkeys for young American’s craving the turkey they grew up on around the holidays. With the thriving social life and availability of jobs, it’s not hard to see why young people are willing to travel across the world for work, especially with the lack of jobs in so many Western countries.
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