'Expat' originally was intended to mean someone who intends to move back after a while, and not immigrate. But this implies they're not integrating, and eventually became "Brits and Americans living in other countries".
Think of all of the British pensioners on the Spanish coast who never considered learning Spanish and will never consider themselves Spanish, even if they live there 30 years.
Ugh, I am doing all the paperwork to become French right now, and the number of British pensioners who don't speak French trying to get permanent residence here because of Brexit is astonishing. I mean, they've been here 20 years and speak elementary French, so they fulfill the requirements but imagine living ANYWHERE for 20 years and not having a real conversation with the locals in the local language.
I feel like there's a difference between American and British use of "expat". British expat seems like it can apply to anyone of any background, but American usage seems applied to the upper crust.
I think this might be a coincidence based on only upper crust Americans being able or willing to live for any time in another country?
Also there's the term "sexpats" for certain Anglophone men who move to SE Asia for fetishist reasons. Definitely doesn't have the "upper crust" connotations.
"regime" always just a weasel word for "administration" but only used for scary non-white 3rd world countries that nato doesn't like
"expat" basically is verbal segregation because whites don't like using the word "immigrant" to describe themselves
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'Expat' originally was intended to mean someone who intends to move back after a while, and not immigrate. But this implies they're not integrating, and eventually became "Brits and Americans living in other countries".
Think of all of the British pensioners on the Spanish coast who never considered learning Spanish and will never consider themselves Spanish, even if they live there 30 years.
Ugh, I am doing all the paperwork to become French right now, and the number of British pensioners who don't speak French trying to get permanent residence here because of Brexit is astonishing. I mean, they've been here 20 years and speak elementary French, so they fulfill the requirements but imagine living ANYWHERE for 20 years and not having a real conversation with the locals in the local language.
I feel like there's a difference between American and British use of "expat". British expat seems like it can apply to anyone of any background, but American usage seems applied to the upper crust.
Is this just me?
I think this might be a coincidence based on only upper crust Americans being able or willing to live for any time in another country?
Also there's the term "sexpats" for certain Anglophone men who move to SE Asia for fetishist reasons. Definitely doesn't have the "upper crust" connotations.
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