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minus-squarejoshchandra@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months ago They are not hostile or aggressive. … until you try to open a bank account with them ad a foreigner. Tourists are fine and tolerated but become an expat and you’ll have a much steeper time.
minus-squaregh0stcassette@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWhy do white immigrants often call themselves expats? I’ve never heard anyone who wasn’t a well-off immigrant white guy self-describe that way.
minus-squarejoshchandra@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI’m not sure of why others wouldn’t: expat /ĕks′pāt′/ noun An expatriate; a person who lives outside his or her own country. A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country.
… until you try to open a bank account with them ad a foreigner. Tourists are fine and tolerated but become an expat and you’ll have a much steeper time.
Why do white immigrants often call themselves expats? I’ve never heard anyone who wasn’t a well-off immigrant white guy self-describe that way.
I’m not sure of why others wouldn’t: