Cultural Shock: One life - One job

When I was growing up in India, I and my family lived in the same place for 17 years. Like NYC, in Mumbai you do not have to go too far or drive for necessary stuff like groceries, movie rentals, hair cuts, etc. Everything was available within a radius of 1 mile. After seeing the same people all the time, you get to know them very well. You are good friends with your barber, the grocery store manager, the office supply store guy, family doctor, etc. Now these people knew me very well. So when I first left to the States I went and told them that I was leaving and that whenever I came back I would surely visit them. I went back to Mumbai after 2 yrs and visited the store owners like I said I would. 2 yrs later I went back again and did the same. Then I visited after 4 years. By this time I was working and had gone through 6 jobs (including part time jobs in college) in 8 yrs and guess what.....EVERYONE WAS STILL THERE DOING THE SAME THING. This is when it hit me, that these people have spent their at least 20 years doing just one job. Holy s*%#!!!!!
After working in the States and realizing the opportunities that we have here, I don't think I would be able to do the same job forever. Even if I really loved what I did (testing PS2/xbox video games) I know at some point I am going to get bored and will look for more responsibilities. A lot of these people in developing nations do not have that luxury. Just having a job is the biggest achievement for them and they spend their entire life working at the same place without even thinking, "Can I do more?" I know that there are people in the Sates that have spent their entire life working for one company. But I also sure it is not the same repetitive thing that they did every day.
Then I thought about it. Would I think the same way that these store owners and workers think if I never made it to the States? Would I be happy with just one job? Maybe.

Bottom Line: Some people spend all their life doing one job and some do all the jobs in one life.