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I moved to India for about a year and half, from UK after living there for 8 years, so hopefully my answer should help.To give you some background,I was a regular Joe in a regular IT job from 2006 till 2009. I managed to complete an MBA from UK (2009–10) and was working there in large banks as a Business Analyst till April 2017. I and my wife were both contractors, and were making decent money, which was enough for us to buy a 4.5 BHK apartment in Pune without any loans, afford a Range Rover Evoque in UK, and live in Zone 3, London, on rent (paying a rent of £1600 per month). In short, we were living a very decent life financially, with good set of friends close by (in London and Birmingham) and had very little motivation to go back, except for my Mom, who was living in India (but my Sister and 2 nephews were living with her) .I had a friend in India who was into Construction (was a Builder) and his family has a sound background in Construction. He wanted to venture into a separate entity with me as a Working Partner (- someone who does not invest money, but works in the capacity of a partner/Director) back in 2015. I took a year to confirm, evaluating my options, contemplating whether I should venture into Real Estate and all the other factors (which I will describe below in a short while). Late in 2015, it started appearing to me as a Golden Opportunity. I was very clear since the beginning of my UK stint that I will be returning back to India. It was only a question of when, and not why, for me. This opportunity seemed like the perfect answer. So, I and my friend signed a partnership deed in April 2016 and floated our LLP. We began working on a Project in Pune and everything seemed hunky-dory. I had started wrapping up in UK and did not apply for renewal of my visa. I left UK in April 2017, on expiry of my Tier 1 visa, for the homeland.First DayI landed in India amidst the chaos of demonetization. We had more than ₹ 50,000 in 500 and 1000 denominations, but my sister who is an ex-IAS officer had “spoken” with her former colleagues at CSIA in Mumbai, where I was landing. So we got a some nice treatment from Custom Officers and our cash was cleared along with a certificate, so we can deposit it in RBI. Also, a lot of our stuff from UK had arrived in the Air Cargo terminal, and I had to go get it cleared from Customs. My ex-IAS sister had her “contacts” there too. What happened next was my “Welcome to India”. You cannot get your stuff cleared from Air cargo unless you have a “Customs Agent” certified by government to help you with documentation. You have agents for those certified agents at the gate and you can be charged anywhere from ₹2000 to 8000. Agent’s agent charged me upfront, and only inside the terminal, I get to meet my certified agent. It was 12pm by then and he very encouragingly said “Even if god decides to come down and get your stuff, he will not get it today”. I will not get much into the details, but I spent 7 hours in that terminal, running from pillar to post, talking to officers my sister had spoken with, banging my head with the agent, and somehow managed to get all my stuff by 7pm. I was hoping that the rest of my days are not like this, and God please help me like it here. None of that happened.Remaining 1 and 1/2 years in IndiaMy flat in Pune, which I mentioned above, which I had bought in 2014, was nowhere near completion, and was almost in the same state as it was in 2016, when I last visited Pune to sign the partnership. The builder had promised me that it will be ready by April 2017, had planned my return according to his promised dates, and was hoping to save on rent and enjoy my abode of my sweat and blood. But, I was not homeless.I decided to give myself and my family a break, before we join thick of things and so, went back to my home city (now in Jharkhand) for about a month. Power cuts, extreme heat, mosquitoes, drinking water shortages, no roads, scary roads, scary traffic on roads… made my and especially my 2 year old daughter’s stay amazing. My daughter was initially quite fascinated to see cows, dogs, cats, insects, ants, mosquitoes…so many other forms of life, roaming so freely. But we had to suffer a lot because of her fascination. She had hand-foot-mouth disease, some sort of viral fever, some sort of insect bite and a few more diseases. I ended up having 2 accidents in the 2 different cars we had bought on our return, and was roughed up by people who had hit my car because of their faults. But, I felt very secure and healthy in India.Went back to Pune, to join the business which was suffering a lot, thanks to the recent developments of demonetization, RERA and GST. My partner was striving to keep the business afloat, but we could see the future quite clearly for small-time builders. But, India was the promised land.The place we ultimately lived in Pune was a much smaller rented accommodation, which I had not factored in any of plans/scenarios. You don’t have inverters? You must be the kinds who enjoy stargazing. Storing water during supply hours is not that important. You can buy the 20 liter bottles which have water collected straight from gaumukh in Gangotri. All this while the builder for my flat kept promising that I will get it in June 2017, then Diwali 2017, then December 2017. Well, he was not wrong, I got the possession of the flat 1 day before I left India again on 23rd September 2018. But my crores of rupees, were well spent.When in September 2017, after delivering a small project of 47 flats, and making no profits at all, we decided to shut shop, I had already started looking out for other ventures and decided to enter the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry. Restaurants were apparently booming in Pune. After spending 3months of efforts, zeroing in on location, hiring - Restaurant Consultants, Legal consultants, Property Consultants, Interior Designer, Carpenter, Menu Engineers, Cocktail experts, Facility Management Services; I found out that it is impossible to have a 100% legal restaurant in India. I will have to pay bribes to get incomplete papers to start the business, and then keep paying bribes as and when asked for. I will have to spend around 18 hours a day in the restaurant, if I want to run it for Lunch and Dinner, because of the prevalent theft amongst the staff who leave their jobs at the drop of the hat. I would also have to invest all my life’s savings in the business and wait around a year to break even, and so eventually decided, not to go ahead with it. But, I was very optimistic about the future.All this while, i.e. for more than 6 months, my wife who was an Engineer and MBA (from Symbiosis) and was in UK with me for 6 years, working as a Business Analyst, was not getting Business Analyst jobs in India. Forget about leveraging international experience and getting better positions, she was being tested on Technical skills, which a BA doesn’t actually need. We had hoped her job and salary would help keep the monthly expenses managed, while I figure out all the other options we had considered for our return to India. She was getting frustrated and into self doubt - she wondered if she had done anything worthy in her career so far. Eventually she did land a job, with CitiBank, in January 2018. But, India is not the back office of the world.I realized, I would not be good at business, so I too should get back to the corporate world, and I too get a similar cold shoulder, like my wife. I had a cherry on the top of not being in the industry for around 8 months now. Ended up working with a startup, only because it had its customers based in North America. But, I was not disheartened.Work culture in India is a million miles away from west. Don’t expect people to show up before 11:15, if you scheduled an 11:00 am meeting and it does not involve the customers or the senior management. Daily standups at 9:30 am? What’s that? The only persons visible in office that time of the day are you and the janitor. Both look at each other- mesmerized. Thinking about maintaining a work-life balance? There will probably a time when that will be possible. If you reach office at 9am and leave at 5:30pm, you’ll be looked at quizzically, and the best part is the frowners will be your reportees. The lunch break is 1 hour, tea break 1 is 45 minutes, tea break 2 is 15 minutes, tea break 3 is 15 minutes. People leaving office before 7:30pm are not adding any value. There will be - pleasantries discussed about you behind your back; amazing and quintessential feedback to the Managers above you in the hierarchy; jokes with no sexual connotations; no boot licking; amazing professionalism; amazing etiquette; brilliant ethics and superb delivery of work. Take your people out for a dinner, tell them its on the organization and then look at the way orders are made. Its amazing. But, India is the place to work.Social life is amazing too. I had around 7 friends from my engineering college, 5 from my School and a few other close friends from my initial days of Corporate life , prior to leaving for UK. I had imagined a party every fortnight, if not every weekend. I would watch their back, and they would mine. We would be the support system of each other, like I had in UK. I guess the city life, corporate responsibilities and having a family changes all that. The friend who lived a stone’s throw away would find time to meet once in 6 months, others were a little far off, and therefore a little more difficult for them to visit or invite us. I guess, a gap of 8 years not living in their vicinity, had created some gaps as well. But, India is full of people, you will never be alone.Parents - My mom and my in-laws were a little far off from Pune. I wanted my Mom to live with us in Pune, but she adored her home way too much. I wanted our in-laws to frequent, but their business was thriving and was difficult for them to leave it alone (genuinely). We were back to doing what we did in UK - facetime/skype/whatsapp calls. But, I had traveled all this way to be with them virtually.Relatives - were always there for your support. Need an unsolicited advice? Wham!… Buying a car of your choice? Kazaam! how dare you?… Not getting your daughter’s head shaved? Immoral westernized moron! Have vacation plans? We are visiting you!…But, You get the best support from your relatives.Education is relatively inexpensive in (GBP or USD terms), as well as very comforting when you hear about the quality. It will only cost you around ₹ 1,65,000 per annum for a toddler’s playgroup, and somewhere around ₹ 3,00,000 for Kindergarten in an IB school of your choice. You can rest assured after that that your child is getting the best education in the world. But, Indian students are still the best in the world.I will not even get into the various forms of pollution as it is well documented elsewhere, and also because they were the least of my concerns.I am now in Canada, for the past 45 days. Got a PR, and now settling down here. Unfortunately, I could not go back to UK, as I had not planned for a contingency. That’s how brilliant I am! But, I am loving every bit of Canada. Both (I and my wife) have got decent jobs within a month of landing, with decent salaries (although not so decent as in UK). So, my ultimate advice would be, if you have that desire to go back to India, please do so, only after creating a backup plan for your return. Be very sure why you are going there, and if that target is missed, prepare for contingency. A natural progression is from good to better to best. And not the other way around. Hope this helps you or others who read this.Edit 1: Overwhelming response (130k views, 3k upvotes in less than a week) to what I thought would be a diminutive answer in this space, along with numerous encouraging judgements passed on me like “Loser”, “Sick Mentality”, “Spewing Venom” and the best of all “Anti-National” (not ignoring the actual love and support showered), has prompted me to provide some further clarifications:I am not anti-national and definitely more patriotic than all the keyboard warriors here. I never had any intention to defame my country, and I never will. It was probably my way of expressing my experiences (humor getting replaced by sarcasm ) OR probably the supreme capabilities of those readers who could read what I had not written. However, I will not be ashamed in calling a spade a spade. These were my experiences, and, in no manner, a generalization implied to entire India.I still support the families of all the staff (by paying salaries) I had hired, till they find another job (almost a year after we shut down). I, along with some other volunteers, ran a few road safety campaigns, standing on the roads of Pune trying to make people aware of the hazards, and getting more blessings in return, relentlessly for a few weeks. There was no use, still I tried my best. Witnessed some horrible accidents, got the victims to hospitals, managed the traffic jams thereafter, begged people to wear helmets, begged students and bike riders to not look into their phones while riding and care about theirs , as well as, other’s lives - not one person listened or paid heed. May be my attempt was not good enough, but I did try to make things right. These are just a couple of examples, and in no way seeking gratification. I hate giving justifications or claiming achievements, but I want to let this be known that I did not just “run away”.In the answer I have tried to limit my experiences to external factors which were, more or less, beyond my control. Things I could change or act upon have not been mentioned at all. If I mention them, the answer will turn into a 500 page book. So, a sincere request, please do not become mi lords and try passing judgements on my efforts, capabilities or ingenuity. I have ventured on this forum for helping others, and will keep doing so. Everyone’s still welcome to ask relevant questions, and I will try my best to help.I am obliged to all the warm wishes, love and support . Hopefully, whatever little knowledge I have about this world, I will keep sharing…thanks to you all.Edit 2 : I am overwhelmed by the response this answer is getting, even 2 weeks after it was originally posted (thanks to 3.8k Upvotes). To answer some of the comments I am getting, I recommend reading a couple of my other answers:Deepak Kumar's answer to What are your life struggles which leads you to success?Deepak Kumar's answer to Has anyone regretted moving to Canada by express entry? Why?Once again, I appreciate all the love and support.

Well it seems that you want to know about the No. 30 and since it is just a no for me here are some of the facts associated with that no that you may find interesting..30 is a natural number (aka whole number; counting number; non-negative integer; positive integer) following 29 and preceding 31.30 is a positive whole number with two digits.30 is the 19th composite number (aka nonprime number; non-negative nonprime; natural nonprime; whole nonprime; counting nonprime).30 is an even number.30 is equal to: 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10; 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8; 2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 12; 6 + 7 + 8 + 9; and 1 + 4 + 9 + 16.30 is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 15 and 30; its divisors sum to 72; it is thus congruent to 2 mod 4: a(n) = 4n+2, i.e., is an integer possessing equal numbers of odd and even divisors (aka singly even numbers).30 is the 3rd primorial (2∗3∗5); the first two being 2 (1∗2) and 6 (2∗3). It follows that all primorials ≥ 30 are evenly divisible by 30.30 is the smallest sphenic number; divisible by exactly 3 distinct primes (2, 3 and 5) and a total of 8 divisors (see bullet, directly above).30 is the smallest of the four terms in the arithmetic progression of positive integers possessing three distinct prime factors: 30-66-102-138.30 is smallest number not the sum of three integer cubes.30 is equal to multiples of the first three prime numbers, namely:2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 15∗2 = 303 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 10∗3 = 305 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 6∗5 = 3030 is a square pyramidal number in that it is the sum of the first four square numbers (1² + 2² + 3² + 4² = 30), as illustrated below:30 is an octagonal pyramidal number: n(n+1)(2n-1)/2.30 is a 5-smooth number (aka Hamming sequence) in that its prime divisors are all ≤ 5.30 is a 7-smooth number (aka highly composite number or humble number) in that its prime divisors are all ≤ 7.30 is an 11-smooth number in that its prime divisors are all ≤ 11.30 is the product of the first 5 nonzero Fibonacci numbers (F1, ..., F5), thus: 1∗1∗2∗3∗5 = 30.30 is equal to (1+5)+(2+5)+(3+5)+(4+5) = 6+7+8+9 = 3030 is equal to 12 + 22 + 52.30 is equal to 25-2 and n5-n is divisible by 30.30 is a pronic number (aka oblong, rectangular or heteromecic number) and as such is the sum of two triangular numbers.30 is the smallest Giuga number.30 is the sum of two successive primes: 13+17=30.30 is the index number for Fibonacci number, F30 = 832040 = 5∗11∗23∗31∗61 = the largest Fibonacci number with 6 digits.30 is the smallest integer with three distinct prime divisors.30 "splits" twin primes 29 and 31, the latter both a Mersenne prime and a lucky number. This relationship can also be expressed as 30 = average of twin primes 29 and 31 or as________30 = √ 29∗31+130 is an abundant number (aka excessive number) in that the sum of its divisors (72) exceeds 2n. 30's abundance is thus calculated as: 72 - (2∗30) = 12.30 is a highly abundant number.30 is a member of the Lower Wythoff sequence.30 is the largest number such that all smaller numbers prime relative to it are actually 1 or prime; those numbers being: 1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 & 29. 30 is thus the largest member of the 10-element sequence of very round numbers (the other 9 elements in this sequence being 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18 & 24) a reduced residue system consisting of only primes and 1. In 30's case the reduced residue is expressed as {30,{1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29}}.30 is the number of ways to color a cube with 6 colors.30 has an aliquot sum of 42.30 is a semiperfect number (aka pseudoperfect number) in that a subset of its divisors (5, 10 and 15) = 30.30 is the total unit length of the straight line segments used to construct a star polygon notated as {p/q} where p=10 and q=3 (q is termed the density of the star polygon; in this case the straight lines connect every 3rd point of 10 equally spaced points lying on a circle's circumference.); thus {10/3}. The Schläfli symbol for this polygon is {30}. Illustration, below:30 is the number of sides possessed by the triacontagon (a polygon).30 is the maximum number of edges that may be had by a regular convex polyhedron (aka convex polytope).30 is the number of edges possessed by two of the five Platonic solids: the icosahedron and the dodecahedron.30 is the number of identical vertices possessed by the icosidodecahedron, an Archimedean solid.30 is the number of square faces (along with 20 triangular and 12 pentagonal faces) used to construct the symmetrical Archimedean solid called a rhombicosidodecahedron.30 is the area and perimeter of one of only two Pythagorean triangles whose areas equal their perimeters (5-12-13 and 6-8-10). This can also be termed: 30 is the ordered area and ordered perimeter of a primitive Pythagorean triangle.30 is the number of isohedra.30 is the smallest acute angle in a right triangle whose hypotenuse is twice as long as one of its sides.30 is the 15th member of a sequence quantifying the number of polygon edges constructible with ruler and compass.30 is a twice hexagonal number of the form 2n(2n-1) where n=3.30 is a squarefree integer; not divisible by a square greater than 1, i.e. all of its prime factors are distinct.30 is a cubefree integer; not divisible by any cube > 1.30 is a golden-3 almost prime given that 2∗3∗5=30 and that the products of both 2∗3=6 and 3∗5=15 are golden semiprimes.30 is a 11-gonal number (aka hendecagonal number) of the form n(9n-7)/2.30 is the 20th partial sum of the Kolakoski sequence.30 is a number n such that the sum of its digits squared is a square: 302 = 900 = 9+0+0= 9 or 32.30 is the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the set 2, 3 and 5 making it the LCM of its own prime factors.30 and its multiples (60, 90, 120 ... n) are the only natural numbers divisible by 2, 3 and 5.30 is the sum of the 32nd Fibonacci number's digits; F32 = 2178309; 2+1+7+8+3+0+9=30.30 is the Coxeter Group number h, dual Coxeter number and the highest degree of fundamental invariance of the Lie Group E8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:E8PetrieFull.svg). You'll note, looking at the graphical representation of E8 (see image at top of this page) that the perimeters of every one of its multiple concentric circles possesses 30 points. E8 has 2-, 3- and 5-torsion, and its exponents are the co-primes up to 30, i.e., 1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, and 29.The graphic below superimposes an image of E8 with a star polygon and the 8 radii of a modulo 30 factorization wheel:The Number 30 in Lie Group E8: This graphic superimposes images of the star polygon, modulo 30 wheel factorization radii and "E8 graph of the Gosset 421 polytope as a 2-dimensional skew orthogonal projection inside Petrie polygon ... an emulation of the hand drawn original by Peter McMullen" licensed by Creative Commons; license terms here.30 is the number of integer partitions of the number 9: P(9)=30.30 has 296 partitions into distinct parts: P(30)=296.30 in binary form: 111102.30 is an evil number, mathematically speaking, in that it has an even number of 1's in its binary expansion.30 is a dopey number because its binary representation ends in an odd number of zeros.30 is a Harshad number (aka Niven number) in that it's divisible by the sum of its digits.30 is a practical number.30 is an admirable number.30 is a balanced number.30 is a swinging factorial.30 is a polite number, i.e. is the sum of two or more consecutive integers, namely: 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 30.30 is a skinny number in that when squared using "long division" there are no carries.30 is a single number (aka isolated number).30 is a sloping binary number.30 is a Zumkeller number.30 is a permutational number.30 is an idoneal number (aka suitable or convenient number) after Euler's "numerus idoneus".30 is a number having no prime gaps in its factorization.30 is a triangular matchstick number: 3n(n+1)/2; 3∗4(4+1)/2=3030 is a number of the form a2 + 5b2 with a and b as positive integers. Thus, when a = 5 and b = 1: 52 + 5(12) = 30.30 is the 13th value of the sequence: numbers that are not powers of primes.30 is the 3rd value in the sequence: 1n + 2n + 5n.30 is the 3rd value for n in this sequence: n!/24.30 is the 4th value in this sequence (n=3): n3+n; 33+3=3030 is the 4th value in this sequence (n=3): n(n+1)(n+2)/2; 3(3+1)(3+2)/2=30.30 is the 4th value in this sequence (n=3): n(n+7); 3(3+7)=30.30 is the 4th value in this sequence (n=3): (n/2)∗(3∗n + 11); (3/2)∗(3∗3+11)=30.30 is a number such that the number of its prime factors counted with multiplicity (3) is prime.30 is a number such that the sum of its prime factors counted with multiplicity (2 + 3 + 5 = 10) is not prime.30 is a number n such that primorial(n)/2 + 16 is prime.30 is a number n such that primorial(n)/2 - 16 is prime.30 is a number n such that n2+(n-1) is prime; 302+(30-1)=929 (prime).30 is a number n such that n2+(n+1)2 is prime; 302+(30+1)2=1861 (prime).30 is a number n such that n!+2/2 is prime.30 is a number n such that 2(n+1)- 1 is prime, thus: 2(30+1)- 1 = 2,147,483,647 (prime).30 is a number n such that 6n-1 and 6n+1 are twin primes.30 is a number n such that 2n-1 is prime; 2∗30-1=59.30 is a number n such that 2n+1 is prime; 2∗30+1=61.30 is a number n such that n3+n+1 is prime.30 is a number of the form x2 + y2 + z2, where x, y & z are ≥ 0 (and in this case 12 + 22 + 52 = 30).30 is a 4-dimensional figurate number.30 is a hypotenuse number in that its square is the sum of 2 distinct nonzero squares: 182 + 242 = 302 or 324 + 576 = 900.30° = π/6 radians = (π/6)r.30 has a digital root (aka repeated digital sum) of 3: 3+0=3. And, its digit sum also equals 3.30 has five 1's in its base-φ representation.The number 30, when plugged into Euler's totient function, phi(n): phi(30)= 8, with the 8 integers smaller than and having no factors in common with 30 being: 1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 & 29. Thirty is the largest integer with this property.Modulo 30 of all prime numbers (with the exception of 2, 3 and 5) must be 1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23 or 29.Modulo 30's quadratic residues (making them congruent with perfect squares) are 1 and 19.Below is a magic square where all horizontal, vertical and corner-to-corner diagonal sums total 30 (created by Gary Croft on 17 March, 2012). Explore its beautiful symmetries involving 10's:Here's another magic square with rows, columns and principal diagonals totalling 30; in this case the first three prime numbers {2,3,5} are configured into 3 square matrices (each containing three 2's, 3's and 5's) which in turn are multiplied times three to make magic (created by Gary Croft on 25 April, 2012):When arrayed in eight columns, the set of all natural numbers not divisible by 2, 3 and 5 (which by definition consists of 1 and all prime numbers >5 and their multiples) possesses perfect symmetry involving the number 30, as illustrated below. [Also note that the sum of the digital root sums (1 + 7 + 2 + 4 + 8 +1 + 5 + 2) of the first 8 elements in this set (1, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29) = 30.]:When twin primes and twin prime candidates ≥ [11, 13] are arrayed in this divergent (aka harmonic) sequence: 11{+2+4+2+10+2+10} {repeat ... n}, the intervals between them (2+4+2+10+2+10) total 30, as shown in the matrix below (For more on this subject click here.):TWIN PRIME DISTRIBUTION MATRIX11 {+2+4+2+10+2+10} {repeat ... ∞}11 +2 13+417 +2 19+1029 +2 31+10 41 +2 43+447 +2 49+1059 +2 61+10 71 +2 73+477 +2 79+1089 +2 91+10 101 +2 103+4107 +2 109+10119 +2 121+10 131 +2 133+4137 +2 139+10149 +2 151+10 161 +2 163+4167 +2 169+10179 +2 181+10 191 +2 193+4197 +2 199+10209 +2 211+10 221 +2 223+4227 +2 229+10239 +2 241+10 251 +2 253+4257 +2 259+10269 +2 271+10 281 +2 283+4287 +2 289+10299 +2 301+10 311 +2 313+4317 +2 319+10329 +2 331+10 341 +2 343+4347 +2 349+10359 +2 361+10 371 +2 373+4377 +2 379+10389 +2 391+10 401 +2 403+4407 +2 409+10419 +2 421+10 431 +2 433+4437 +2 439+10449 +2 451+10 461 +2 463+4467 +2 469+10479 +2 481+10 491 +2 493+4497 +2 499+10509 +2 511+10 521 +2 523+4527 +2 529+10539 +2 541+10 551 +2 553+4557 +2 559+10569 +2 571+10 = Prime = Interval = Composite prime +2 prime = Prime Pair30 is interesting when contextualized within the set of natural numbers 1-100 (Hint: Start with the bottom row, then work up.):30 is often cited as the "sweet spot" for optimizing sample size.30 is the distance in degrees between the numbers on a clock.30 is the total number of major and minor keys in Western tonal music, including enharmonic equivalents.30 is the number of upright stones that originally encompassed the Sarsen Circle, Stonehenge's best known feature.S: Power integer. 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This answer got a bit long. For a referenced, indexed version of this answer, I've put it in a google doc as well: Quora - Would an American Enjoy Living in Singapore - April 2015First! The Sarcastic, Short and Obviously Anti-America / Pro-Singapore AnswerIf they knew where Singapore was on a map, most Americans would prefer to live in the Singapore of today. Too bad for them.Whether you agree with the policies of LKY, most Americans have no idea about the what, where, how of Singapore. They have no idea about the cultural and racial diversity and identity, the strength and diversity of the economy and the massive opportunities for recreation, innovation and entrepreneurship within the local market.The most common question you will be asked when you mention Singapore to most Americans is:Singapore? Is that a city in China?Regarding the tweet that was referenced - if the person was really talking about Singapore, they haven’t spent much time talking to anyone from the country or reading anything about the country.If Singapore qualifies as an “oppressive regime” than the USA is the DeathStar building Empire of Starwars.What oppressive regime has 99% participation in clean elections and hasn’t killed anyone in the opposition? LKY actually went to court with his Opposition. Dictators and Oppressive Regimes don’t go to court, they kill their opposition, the families of their opposition and do very nasty things to them. They make an example of them in a very bloody way. Oppressive Regimes remain in power using money, fear and violence. To directly answer the tweet in question:As an American, I definitely want to live in any Oppressive Regime that runs an pragmatic, non-corrupt, smooth-running bureaucracy with full participation and the best public safety in the world. Sign me up! Where do I leave my rights to hate-speech and gun-ownership?Second! The More Interesting, Long, Geek-out, Data Answer that is Only Slightly Anti-American, Pro-Singapore.--There is an interesting and fun paradox hidden within this question. I'll answer as an American who has lived in Singapore for 12 years and is in the process of converting to Singapore citizenship (if the USA ever lets me go...)Disclaimer: I used a mix of published online news articles, actual government statistics, assumptions and voodoo to come up with the numbers. As the USA and Singapore publish statistics differently, I had to sometimes buffer a number to make a comparison. When needed I would buffer the number such that it gave the most weight against Singapore.If you have a data reference that is more reputable, please let me know, suggest the changes or otherwise comment on this answer.SummaryThere are 4 interesting scenarios tucked into this question:Detailed AnswerAverage American - The question asks about “most Americans” which I will assume means at least 51% of Americans. This will include Poor, Middle Class and Rich Americans who are defined below.Economic Status - whether the person is Poor (no savings and low economic status / unemployed), Middle Class (some savings and a stable career prospect), Rich (sufficient savings to not need to work and live a luxury life). Standard government statistics will be used for this and referenced.Time Travel - it won’t ever happen, so let’s have some fun.Case 1: Would most Americans of today Happily Live in Singapore of today with LKY in power?AssumptionsThe policies of LKY were heavily influenced by the time, economic opportunities and his Team. I would suspect that LKY being in power today would not look much different than the Singapore of today.During the eulogy by PM Lee Hsien Loong he mentioned things that LKY wanted to get involved with recently. I will make an assumption that if LKY was still in power, he would likely be encouraging more “Social Engineering” projects inline with re-enforcing work-ethics, values, morals and base principles.Using The World's Trusted Currency Authority, the average conversion rate is .74 SGD to 1 USD during the last 12 months (April 2014 to April 2015)I use the “Poor American” as a case-study to build on. It is the easiest base-line to set and compare against.ConclusionsIf a Poor American was qualified for a job in Singapore and could get an Employment Pass their standard of life would increase by at least double just based on the difference in income (3x greater in Singapore), insurance and reduced living requirements. They wouldn’t see any difference in other factors.ConclusionsIf a Poor American was qualified for a job in Singapore and could get an Employment Pass their situation in life would dramatically increase. They would have time and money to spend on many things that in the USA they simply couldn’t. Interestingly, by living in Singapore they are about 10 times less likely to be Raped or Murdered than they are in the USA (averages of course)How does this Change if the Person is Middle Class?The situation between Singapore and USA for someone who is middle class is similar enough that it may not be worth it by the numbers alone. The middle class American would greatly benefit in terms of access to facilities, complexity of living and overall security and safety. However, if they want to live like an American in Singapore, they should stay in the USA.Supporting Information & AssumptionsMedian Income in the USA was 51,017 USD in 2014.Median Income in Singapore was About 50,000 SGD in 2014. (the actual median is likely 10 to 20% higher than this. The statistics I found were monthly salaries rather than annual gross).Cost of Living in Singapore would likely be comparably 20 to 40% higher in Singapore than in the USA when comparing averages across the countries. The cost of living of New York and Singapore is similar while the cost of living between Singapore and some rural county in the USA will be drastically different.Taxes would likely be similar with the USA being potentially much higher depending on your local City, State taxes. Singapore has a single income tax, while in some cities in USA you may need to pay 4 different taxes (city, county, state and country).Out of pocket expenses for Cars, Insurance and eating out will likely be 20 to 40% higher in USA than Singapore assuming that the Middle Class American utilizes public transport in Singapore rather than living like an American.A middle class person in the USA likely has time to socialize, travel and mix around.How does this Change if the Person is Rich?There is more economic leverage to being in Singapore as a rich person. However, there are clear trade-offs. It is expensive to be Rich and “Live Rich” in Singapore. The rich in the USA have a much wider range of options than Singapore. If you want to live in the same way that you would in the USA in Singapore, then you should live in the USA.Supporting Information & AssumptionsThe average income of the top 1% in USA is about 717,000 USD.The average income of the top 1% in Singapore is about 700,000 SGD.Cost of Living in Singapore would likely be comparably 20 to 40% higher in Singapore than in the USA when comparing averages.Taxes would be higher in the USA with the rich paying 26.4% federal and additional state income tax of another 5 to 10% on that 717K USD. The 700K SGD would be taxed at around 22%.Expenses are where things get tricky. If the rich wants to live in a big house, drive a fancy car, take drugs and drink a lot of alcohol, Singapore would be the worst place to go.A rich person in the USA can control their entire life, the rule of law and pretty much anything else. This relatively more difficult in Singapore.How does this Change if the Person is a Permanent Resident?The Poor American gets an even better situation in Singapore as a Permanent Resident as they now have a Private Pension - CPF. Their insurance and medical costs are lower and they can purchase resell public housing.The Middle Class American’s situation doesn’t change much with PR. It is still a reasonable choice to come over to Singapore.The Rich American’s situation likewise doesn’t change much with PR. Some of their costs will go down, but if they want to live a life of excess and crazy luxury, the USA will be more accessible.How does this Change if the Person is a Citizen?The Poor American comparison is a bit tricky for a Citizen as the American is no longer “buffered” buy the restrictions on PR and EP approvals. So let’s look at a Poor American becoming a Poor Singapore Citizen using the top-end threshold for both.The Middle Class American’s situation doesn't change much with Citizenship. It is still a reasonable choice to come over to Singapore. And middle class Singaporeans and Middle Class Americans get similar standards, costs and exposure. As with an EP and PR, a Middle Class American who wants to live in Singapore like an American, should live in USA. A Middle Class American living in Singapore like a local will have a noticeably better quality of life.The Rich American’s situation likewise doesn't change much with Citizenship. Some of their costs will go down, but if they want to live a life of excess and crazy luxury, the USA will be a better choice. If they want a more balanced life, Singapore will be a clear better choice with lower taxes and less need for additional services.ReferencesSavings Rate in Singapore: Chart of the Day: Singapore has one of the highest savings rate in the worldRichest 1% in USA: Average America vs the One PercentRichest 1% in Singapore: Top 1 per cent earn annual average of $700kMedian Income in Singapore: Income Summary TableMedian Income in the USA: What It Means to Be Middle Class Today - US NewsSocial Mobility in the USA: Mobility, measuredVoting Rates USA: Voting and RegistrationTax Rates USA: Budget Explainer: How Much Do Americans Pay in Federal Taxes?Tax Rates Singapore: Income tax ratesCPF Contribution Statistics: CPF StatisticsSingapore Poverty Line: Page on nus.edu.sgPoverty Levels: Institute for Research on PovertyExpenses: Page on numbeo.comUnemployment: Unemployment benefitsLow Income Singapore: Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) SchemeRape Statistics Singapore 2012/2013: Sexual crimes remain under radar in S'poreRape Statistics USA 2013: Page on fbi.govMurder Rate in USA 2013: MurderMurder Rate in Singapore 2013 - rough approximate based on 20 murders total which is actually much more than the actual number: Why does Singapore top so many tables?Case 2: Would an American of the past happily live in Singapore of the past when LKY was in power?BackgroundLKY was in power from 1959 to 1990. I’ll take the average year of 1975 for comparison.Median USA income in 1975 was about 11,000 USD. Median Singapore income in 1975 was about 3,432 SGD.USA unemployment rate was 8.5% in 1975. Singapore was around 4.5%. Both countries were at the tail end of the Oil Shock Recession of the 1970s.Using a historic converter, the average currency conversion rate is 2.4 SGD to 1 USD during the year Jan 1st to Dec 31st 1975.A Poor American in 1975 was anyone earning less than 2,900 USD as a single. Around 12% of the population lived at or below this level. Based on the same 50% of median income statistic used today, a Poor Singaporean would have made about 1,700 SGD.During the mid 1970s, a lot of the social and economic programs were being rolled out in Singapore and the region was concerned about security.GDP Growth in the USA in 1975 was negative while in Singapore it was positive at around 4.5%.What Would a Poor, Middle Income and Rich American Do?A Poor American might find the 1975 Singapore appealing. If they didn’t have a job because of the recession and saw the economy going backwards in the USA, Singapore could have been an appealing place. However, they likely hadn’t heard of Singapore. In the 1970s the USA was paying little attention to South East Asia. A Poor American with a stable job and sufficient income, likely wouldn’t have seen much value in living in Singapore.A Middle Class American with a stable job wouldn’t have considered living in Singapore unless they were planning to start a business or invest in being part of the economic growth. The difference in median income was 10x between Singapore and USA. It would have been an excellent investment. There are a few europeans who did exactly this and have been part of the Singapore story.A Rich American would only be interested in the Singapore of 1975 for similar reasons to a Middle Class person. Investment in a global economy that was growing when the USA was shrinking.During this time, the difference between being an international worker, a permanent resident or a citizen wouldn’t have mattered much. And the social policy differences wouldn’t have made much difference to a person not interested in the economic divide.ConclusionsFrom a business investment standpoint, Americans just like many other countries would have seen Singapore as an appealing place to go. Views on Social Engineering aside, the majority of LKY’s policies were focused on zero-corruption, effective bureaucracies, smart-incentives and growth. It was true pragmatic politics that included trial-and-error to find what would work best. The ability to build so much interest from the international investment community into Singapore was one of the major wins of LKY during the 1970s and 1980s.The comparison steadily moves more towards Singapore being a better place for every year after 1975. By the time that LKY left office in 1990. Singapore would have been a reasonable choice for any American. By today, it is clearly a better choice. Unless, you are an alcoholic, drug-addicted, car-owning rich person; of course.ReferencesUSA Median Income 1975: http://www2.census.gov/prod2/popscan/p60-104.pdfSingapore Median Income 1975: I can’t find good stats on this. When wages fail to grow along with economyLKY time in Office: Lee Kuan YewHistoric Currency Conversion: Currency converter in the past with official exchange rates from 1953USA Unemployment rate 1975: Bureau of Labor Statistics DataSingapore Unemployment rate 1975: Page on ess.org.sgPoverty Thresholds USA 1975: Poverty Thresholds 1975Poverty Line Percentages USA 1975: Persons Below Poverty Level in the U.S., 1975-2010Situation in South East Asia 1975: NATION BUILDING WORK IN PROGRESS: 1975 – 1985New Economic Policies in 1975: Three steps to boost economyGDP Growth in Singapore and USA 1975: Google Public Data ExplorerCase 3: Would an American of the past happily live in Singapore of today if LKY was still in power?This one is a really easy answer. Of course! Even a rich American would prefer the Singapore of today compared to the recession of the 1970s.Could you imagine how much a rich person in the 1970s would have paid for an iPhone 4?!The time travel part would be hard to figure out, but I’m sure there are people working on this.Case 4: Would an American of today happily live in Singapore of the past when LKY was still in power?This one is a slightly more difficult but generally easy answer. Even a Poor American today has more economic power than a Poor Singaporean from the 1970s. Just like a Poor American today has more economic power than a Poor American from the 1970s.The interesting twist to this case is what if the American today knew about the Singapore growth story and was able to go back to the 1970s and be an active part of it. They would know that Singapore would become a superpower and be able to predict trends, etc. As long as they didn't disrupt relativity, they should be fine. Singapore is an amazing growth story that is now a superpower in just 50 years.This case is impossible even before working out the Time-Travel portion. Less than 16% of Americans can locate Ukraine on a map and only 64% can pass the Citizenship Exam that new immigrants take (93% of immigrants pass).Singapore has nothing to fear from time travelling Americans from the future.ReferencesFinding Ukraine: The less Americans know about Ukraine’s location, the more they want U.S. to interveneUSA Citizenship Fail: Americans put to shame by immigrants on sample civics test