Britons would rather have been
born Indian says a recent study in UK. India beat off not only the other major
emerging economies, but the US too. Caught by a near triple dip recession, a
whopping third of Britons say their economic prospects would have been better
if they had been born in India. Something for Indians to be proud of!
‘Certainly the view here is that
among the growth economies, India is rather doing well,’ Chris Worrell, the
author of the study said. In fact, it seems Brits would rather have been born
in India than anywhere else. After six years of economic hardship, 32% of
people surveyed in a year-long ‘Future of Britain’ study named India as their
preferred country of birth with the figure rising to 36% among the
16-24 year-olds.
There is a sense of people being
aware that Britain is no longer the power that it was economically, and that
growth will be driven by new economies. The slump is bringing out British qualities
last seen during World War II; people are saving more, eating out less, buying
only necessities, cancelling gym memberships, selling off possessions and
taking up second survival mode with 41% expecting the 2-5 years of recession.
‘But young Britons emerge far
less pessimistic than 35-55 year olds. Younger people are more outward looking
and receptive to other cultures,’ said Worrell. Following India, Brazil was the
choice of 29%, followed by Russia (28%), China (27%) and USA (26%), according
to the study conducted by the communication agency OMD UK.
At least India has something to
cheer about! We are not doing that bad. The world is taking notice of our
economic growth.
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