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I'm 23. Living in possibly the worst country in the world (India). Always dreamt of leaving this place and settling abroad but I can't do it. Family can't afford it. Parents are very old. Dad works job and barely makes enough for us to eat. Mom is sick and needs help to even get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Have an older brother who is around 30. Lives in our house, never married or had GFs (says he doesn't want to either), no job. I think I'll end up the same way. Parents kept me too sheltered and I never learned anything. The place is filthy - trash everywhere, congested, open sewers/drains, people honk all the time for no reason. Cows roam the streets and leave their dung everywhere (it's worse during the rain) and I also see people taking dumps in the open. Whole place smells like a sewer and there are also a lot of creeps/pervs. Even though I'm male, I have been sexually harrassed. I can't even imagine what the average female here goes through. I talked to a friend of mine about this. He's a total recluse, never leaves house and all. He said just get used to it man. I don't think I can. It's very hard to find a job as well. I can't even make enough money to get out. Parents don't allow me to do anything. Going through severe depression now to the point where I can feel the physical toll it's taking on my body. No one here takes mental issues seriously either. No one understands what depression is.