"Is India really like that .... "

I was going from Detroit to Auburn Hills and had this African American cab driver who was telling me all about the rise and fall of Detroit,and how the auto giants collapsed leading the city to a dark pit of unemployment
and crime.He was telling me how people left to look for better jobs in other parts of the country.
Then he asked me about the effect of slowdown in India and how things were there.I told him that things are bad,but not as bad as here in the US.Then the questions started :
"How do ya guys manage to live in small huts man..." "Do kids really jump in shit...dude tha' was really amusing".
Now I clearly understood why people out here love movies like 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
I thought that it would be of no use to make him understand the difference between a movie and reality and that movies show only a aspect of real world.I asked him just one simple question,
" According to you,which is a better life,a life full of comforts,privileges or a life where you might not have all the comforts ,but you still have all the happiness,peace and self fulfilment that you need ?"
He agreed that off-course,being happy is the most important thing in life."But how can people be happy,if they don' have all the comforts dude?" So I finally got my chance
"Here people have everything,but have no peace,no fulfilment,they need more,they live their lives on credit cards and this is the reason why US is in crisis today,all greed.In India people might be living in small huts,
but they are actually happier than most of the people in US."
"And this is the difference buddy".