[kamaal]

>>That is why they call America the Land of Opportunity. If you work hard enough, you dreams will come true here.

What?

This woman is from India, and trust me India of 2013 is nothing unlike the India of 1980s or early 1990's. Long gone are those days where one had to leave India and go to somewhere in the west to have a worth while life. You can pretty much be anything you want to be in modern day India.

And by the way if you work hard 'enough', your dreams will come true anywhere!

[upquark]

> And by the way if you work hard 'enough', your dreams will come true anywhere!

Why do people keep repeating this? What is the empirical evidence for this statement outside of some anecdotes? I have seen so many counter-examples in my life...

[khuey]

People repeat it because it makes them feel better. You don't have to confront the fact that life is inherently unfair.