How many times do I need to say this?
These are not expats, they are immigrants.
You don’t “expat” somewhere, you emigrate, and that makes you an immigrant.
I have never heard anyone refer to “Bangladeshi Expats” or “Polish Expats”, it’s always immigrants, so why not here?
These are not expats, they are immigrants.
You don’t “expat” somewhere, you emigrate, and that makes you an immigrant.
I have never heard anyone refer to “Bangladeshi Expats” or “Polish Expats”, it’s always immigrants, so why not here?
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What do I mean? There's British people who have been here for 5 years, and speak almost no Spanish, much less Catalan.
They interact with nobody but English, except to buy goods and services.
They in no way are connected to the community.
Odd how it’s reserved for English-speaking professionals in oil, not universal for all migrants in temporary roles.
I'm a proud immigrant here, happy to be Norwegian,but still proud of my Scottish roots, now with norwegian passport and all.. also perfectly happy communicating in either English or Norwegian, whichever suits at the time. (Also not working in oil sector)
- I am an expat
- You are an immigrant
- He/she is a foreigner.
I am not a language prescriptivist, but "expat" or "ex-pat" can go and do one.
As an ex-pat I spent 20-years living overseas somewhere, not necessarily the same place.
I still vote in UK elections because the law allows it, I don't pay UK tax but am not a non-dom.
Wild horse wouldn't make be go back to the UK!
You only have to say " I'm sorry but" or "I'm afraid that", to soften any subtext.
Signed, repeat immigrant.
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PS - when I left, after stealing a British job for 25 years, for which there were no locals, I also stole an English rose and took her and our offspring with me.
We are currently supporting our local economy with work and our taxes.
I saw it a lot when I lived in Antibes, but you can find English people doing it all over the Mediterranean.
If you moving to another country with the intention of staying forever or for a long time, then it's immigration.
Someone who moves into a country = immigrant.
Someone who moves out of a country = emigrant.
Someone who moves out of the same country where you live = expatriate.
An Ex-Pat (ex patria) is a person who is temporarily living in another country, normally for work purposes, with the intention to return to his/her home country.
Stellar deflection, but I’m afraid the semantics you’re grasping for don’t change the reality: if you move to another country, you’re an immigrant.
I'm an English Emigrant who's now an immigrant in the wonderful country of România.
I never have nor ever will consider myself an Expat.
non-white people = immigrants
The exoat is an immigrant to the country he emigrates to. But returning to his country ge is NOT an immigrant. You should study the oxfor dictionary before talking that nonsense
if you're poor, you're deemed an immigrant.
Sad but true.
Really pisses me off all this Ex-Pat shit.
I think so many people just think 'expats' just means posh gammon twats living abroad temporarily.
he spoke fluent italian but he took the time to learn maltese, he called himself a european,not an expat.
we took him round his favourite bars to see old friends
where I took this picture
last words,I'll die happy now,thanks.
died the next day aged 87.
Traditionally Brits were "posted" overseas.
See also "soutie"!
So much so that there is a well priced annual Travel Ins I could buy but it's called Staysure Expat. I choose the slightly dearer one.
Expats have no ties to the country they live in, little more than leeches.
Expat is someone who lives abroad but still has ties, property, or work in their birth country.
Immigrant is someone who moves to another country permanently in search of a better life
Staying with friends who have citizenship who call themselves immigrants.
We went to a busy expat bar and I inadvertently called someone an immigrant - he was indignant and couldn’t grasp the similarity between himself and a Pakistani/Romanian in the U.K.
Definitely agree the description normally seems appropriate to the types not interested in integrating.
They think they're still in the UK
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*I’m sure that’s interchangeable with every country really...
ANYONE, who is not living in their native land is an expatriate. They might ALSO be an immigrant if their intention is to stay away permanently, as opposed to short secondments perhaps for work reasons.
I understood the term ex-pat was for people who worked in countries, away from the UK but had every intention of returning. Its been hijacked by lazy journalists.
If someone is living in another country on a non-permanent basis, such as for a work assignment (for which they might recieve an expat allowance), they are an expatriate.
Not difficult......
People who claim to be expats, wear the word like it’s a badge of honour. They dont assimilate, not learn the language or Integrate.
They weren’t forced, they emigrated by choice.
They are immigrants not expats.
If a person is required by the employer to work and live, for long periods in another country not their own, they are expatriates.
Presumably Little Englander migrants still see themselves as living in colonies?
I am an immigrant!
Demonstrates that whole swaths of population live in the past in the days of empire
Must recognise we are an irritating irrelevant little island off north west Europe trapped in an antiquated political and monarchy system
It's important to be careful about such divisive terminology. Not everything from the C20 goes back to the British Empire.
My point probably poorly expressed is that some British citizens believe they are exceptional because they are British
The term expatriate is most commonly found in red top newspapers. Given the dependence of Brits who are living abroad on...
I think I would treat is with care because it is invariably used to create a dividing line between different kinds of British person and playing up to that does Murdoch's job for him.
Don't let him make the UK more isolated.
Politics, power, isolated Britain completely with Brexit but British isolate themselves with their exceptionalism. Usually caused by poor education and belief in political/media myths
Yippee!🎉
Not expat.
I’m sure it’s bcos there’s still (amongst Brits) a feeling that we have a ‘right’ to live in any country of choice- ironically the nearest thing was travel within EU which we voted away. Damn Brexit.
Btw I came home.