Of the Indians I have met in the US there are two groups:

• those who love being around other Indians, look to living in cities with large Indian communities and keep away from non-Indians as much as possible outside work

and

• those who don't want to have anything to do with Indians, or at least don't go about actively seeking them unless they are family or friends.

This is not a generalization of the entire Indian population in the US, just my observation of people I have met so far. But, whenever I meet an Indian, I automatically pigeonhole them into one of these two categories.

I don't think I have a bad opinion of either. Everyone comes to the US with a vision of what they want out of this country and that essentially dictates how they live their lives here.

I think I fit in the former category, except I seek to interact ONLY with the indians in the latter category and as a result have become ostracized from both and find solace in the company of other immigrants (not necessarily indian). =)