I want to go back!

Firstly I think u should stop being so negative about the US.

I live in US and I should know that not every teen gets pregnant at the age of 15, and not everyone does drugs,smoke or drink.

Not only u but there are alot of Indians in this country that goes to school, u really need to get in with the program.

I hate to say this but ur parents r kinda right! there r better things in this world than friends, think about ur career and ur education. u will alwys have friends but opportunity comes only once! the edcation u can have in the US is ACCEPT around the world(even u can't get that even in canada) like some big universities and even some collegeLets not forget England either

US is know for the land of opportunities, n u can't just sit and wait for everything to be ok u have to fight and get wat u want. Besides u can always talk to ur friends online and even webcam them

Lets not forget god helps those who help themselves.

i agree with Angeleyes 2, u have to change ur attitude about America first! there are a lot of teenagers in Canada too who do drugs and all sorts of things, but that doesn't make us all bad, does it? 😳

now to ur problem, some parents think differently, for some career n stuff r more important than friendship...
what i don't get is why ur parents think that U.S is a better country so u HAVE to live there. like i think Canada is just as good as U.S is .. u have gr8 job opportunities here too n stuff.. but i guess its about preference..

i completely understand where ur coming from.. but after some point, u have to suck it up..n MOVE ON!
thinking about how gr8 ur life was n how much u hate America is only gonna make it worse for u..if u know that U.S is where u have to live.. then might as well live there happily. 😃 look at the brighter side.. there must be SOMETHING u like there. maybe someone at school u like? be friends with them!!

and there r so many ways to get in touch with ur friends.. cell phone.. sms.. msn.. n u can always go back during holidays!! 😃

if u absolutely cant live there.. u will have to have a serious convo with ur parents.. talk about it.. n hopefully they will understand.. if they don't, then like i sad before, move on!

I agree with the others im afraid. As parents will do the better for you not the wrost. Well firstly stop thinking US is bad try and look at the bright side. Lots of fun and nice places to visit. Seriously, i wish i can see US.

well..i live in US..and there aren't many ppl i know who do drugs or drink or any of that sort of stuff...and there aren't many ppl who get pregnant underaged...its the same in every country 😕 you'll just have to change around ur attitude toward America..and then you'll actually grow to like it here..if you try, im sure you'll start making great friends...and about the Indian thing..there are sooo many indian ppls around me and around every community...i dont think that's much of a problem 😕 ..the only problem is...you're not trying to try and move on..and you've got to do that to actually have fun...and i know some parents have diff. views about things....but you've gotta accept that..just move on and you could still call ur friends or like IM with each other...its not like you've gotta totally forget about them..and you could still visit them if you want..just try working with your parents here..im sure it was hard for them, too, to move, but they're adjusting, so you've gotta try to help them out, too, by trying to adjust too.
hope i didnt hurt u in any way.. 😳

It all matters on the perspective and your attitude towards the bigger picture! You are looking at the glass n going, the glass is half empty n you hate it tht way..look at it as half full..well here is wht i mean...like the others said, change your attitude towards the US.
Every country has good n bad in them..while to you Canada might seem the best ever..tht isnt the whole truth either..there are a load of things that go on there as well..like here in the US. No country like no human is perfect! you have to first accept that. secondly, you made up your mind, for some reason to hate US, based on facts you have heard/read but have you ever met people around you who have done such things? probably not...Not every teen gets pregnent at 15, not everyone is alcoholic or an addict either..its the circumstances tht make them tht..and their own choices..you made a judgement about a whole country based on what you heard about a handful of screwed up teens! trust me..if US was tht horrid, it wouldnt be the numero Uno on most ppls list of country to be..you have to accept certain things in life..people make mistakes, be it in the US/Uk/Canada/india or where ever US unlike many countries has an open culture..while in the US ppl at age of 15 have no issues telling ppl they r pregnant, the same thing in India would be a hush hush issue..so you probably would never hear it...
The thing is dost, you have become hardned on facts tht do not in any way paint a complete picture of the US.
As for people at school making fun of you being an India, you should either ignore them or speak out..that you are as proud to be an Indian as they are to be an American...there is nothing wrong about it.And trust me, peopl who act mean to you..they r the one who are the most vulnerable..they act mean bcoz they r scared others would be mean to them if they dont act that way..dont give in to such pressures..make the most of it..you r still growing n there is so much to learn..dont fix n make up your mind abt ppl/cultures yet...you have a long way to go for tht..
As for your parents...well they definitely know the best for you..they want you to learn n adapt to different surrondings n ppl..and if you think things from school have gotten out of hand n you need to talk to someone, talk to your school counselor..but noone will be able to help u if you dont help yourself..you have gotto open up your mind and self to other possibilities in life...
when you get out of school...you have all the freedom to choose where you want to go to college/univ to..n till then if you havent been able to like the country or the people around you...you could choose anywhere else..but i will tell you one thing...dont believe or trust wht the world tells you...experience it yourself n trust yourself above everyone. Make sure you have your basics staright before you point a fingers at others..bcoz no ones perfect, and while pointing tht one finger, you r pointing three at yourself...so think it out..
Good luck!

well, like they say, love it or leave it.

...too bad you can't

😆 😆^^

kayy, umm even people in canada smoke, drink or get pregnant, and i used to live in the us b4, and its not bad, why dont yu get some new friends who would actually like yu for who yu are 😊

i completely understand what your going through. I moved, not that far away {still in the same country} but in a different place. When i moved, i hated it! infact i still do. Everything is so different, i look for excuses to hate it even more. My life was perfect as well, but everything changed. Moving anywhere is difficult. Honestly, theres really no way out. The most you could do is adjust. I understand that you hate it, everything's different, the people are different the enviornment is different. Its hard to live in a new area and make friends. I still struggle with it, i had to change myself in so many ways that sometimes i forget who i am.

I understand the whole friends thing too. My friends mean the whole world to me. I miss them so much, and my parents pretty much said the same thing. It was really hard for me to fit in at first to, but i tried. I made a couple of friends, and started from there. Sure, they weren't the same as my old friends, i couldn't always act the same way around them but i adjusted.

I'm sorry you have to go through with this, it hurts, i know. But the most you could do is keep in contact with your friends, through the phone, aim anything and just live on. I'm sorry but thats all you could really do. I hope that helps a bit 😛

hell i feel for you, when i was 17 my dad sent me away to boarding school and i was miserable for 3 months straight, and yup all the stufff you said went on in my dorm, its was like being in prison..i wrote letters to my mom 3 months straight beggin to come home... and eventually a huge drug bust haapened and my dad was forced to take notice.. and when he asked me if i took drugs guess what my answer was... (i lied and said yup... man he didnt talk to me for 3 solid months.. no biggie.. i was finally coming home..) the point to my telling you this is that be patient, and know that life is sometimes not fair, but we all deal with the hand given us and try to make the best of it.. .sorry if i sound a bit prechy for that wasnt my intention. i wish you all the best, and if you try hard to see the good points perhaps you'll notice the bad point a little less..

remember the glass is alway half full not half empty.

regards

robina