New Delhi, May 2 -- A Reddit post by a US returnee has gone viral, capturing the frustrations of an Indian expatriate who moved back home after a decade in the United States. The now widely circulated post paints a grim picture of Indian urban life, describing "crumbling infrastructure," "polluted air," and a "glaring lack of civic sense."

The author, who claims to have lived and worked for Fortune 500 companies in the US for eight years, returned to India in early 2024 after losing his job and H-1B visa. Over the past year, he has lived in Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, but says he is "devastated" and "dying" by the quality of life in the country.

"Really bad roads. Potholes galore. Nobody cares about fixing the roads," he writes. He al...