Stranger in a strange land

I think it is funny that my comments about LOST are the only thing to get comments this month. Well, I can't watch it on abc.com; apparently they block it outside of the US and Canada. I can get illegal downloads but I would feel guilty since they are illegal. And I probably would be confused but that is the fun of it all!
Anyway. As I was driving this morning (read: sitting in the back while the driver drove) I realized that I still feel somewhat like a tourist here. It is odd how in some cities and places you just feel at home right away. I don't think that I'll ever fully feel that way here. It isn't that I'm unhappy, outside of my foot pains which restrict my exploring I'm very happy to be here, it is such a unique experience; it is just that I don't think that I will ever truly feel like I belong here. It is too different from what I know to really feel 100% like I fit in.
But this feeling really makes me think about all of the Indian immigrants in the US and Canada and how difficult it must be for them. For as different as India is to me, I imagine that it is even more different going the other way. Let me try to explain. Here I can live my lifestyle within Indian rules; but an Indian would have to adjust their life to fit in. Example: at night here there is tons of noise. We have security guards in our community; there are people that walk around blowing whistles and banging sticks all night to keep the guards awake (seriously). People use horns when driving all hours of the day; dogs bark; people talk. To me that is odd and wrong and were it not for the jet lag I probably wouldn't have slept the first week. Now I'm used to it and sleep fine but I would never make noise that late. Now imagine someone moving to your neighborhood and not thinking anything about making lots of noise at 2 a.m. The neighbors would hate them and possible even call the cops. There are lots of other things too. Here if you are middle class it is normal to have a maid who lives with you; does your cooking, cleaning, etc. I have someone who cleans for me for a few hours a day, that is all I need and all I want. A middle class person in the US with a live-in maid; well, it would be too expensive, and people would judge them and think they were snobs. So I wonder, those people who immigrate to the US and Canada; do they ever really feel like they belong?
I know that I will leave here eventually so it is easy for me to spend a year or so being the foreigner; but I don't think I could spend forever here. Eventually I would want to feel 100% comfortable.
Final note: I forgot my camera again, had to visit the doctor early and was only thinking of that. I'm a one track mind of late (the track being my foot, I'm determined I will be able to wear open toed shoes by my birthday but have had lots of pain so must keep my activities very limited).