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What, exactly, is an expat?

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Kenny your opening sentence on what, exactly, is an expat? I am sorry if you think I have insinuated toward colour! but I have not.

 

Ah ha, Andy, you've just made me realize something.

Mia culpa. I left off the source of the article (it's not mine)

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The first line of the post #1 should reference the origin of the story

 

I found it in The Guardian.

By Mawuna Remarque Koutonin who is the editor of Silicon Africa.com where this blog was first published.

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phuketrichard

Your wording was not changed. He posted his own version of your words, while quoting your text. 

 

Richard was not correct in what he stated to you. 

wtf are u on

 

this is EXACTLY WHAT KENNY wrote and changed Andy's words by adding WHITE

 

 

A white person working and/or living in a country which is not the country they would normally call home..

 

as to this;

2. A person who resides in a foreign country but hasn’t gone native; meaning they live as if still in Mayberry - with all the unnecessary accouterments of so-called 1st world life that they would likely feel forlorn without. Things like indoor plumbing, air-con, hot water, 120 channel cable TV, fortress-like compound to keep all those unsavory natives at bay, microwaves, toaster ovens, fast food burgers, fries, cottage pies, double shots of either Jack or Johnny and a refrig stocked up with western goodies.

 

be they gone native or not .what does HOW they live have to do with it?

they are still an expat

 

EVEN if they live in said foreign country for 40+ years and have a passport of said country they are an expat of their home country.....Always and forever

 

am Curious thou;

 

What would u call Thaksin?  his ( thai) passport was revoked,  he lives in Dubai on another countries passport,

I'd say yes

 

How about Snowden?  Is he an Expat residing in Russia?  i'd say yes

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Guest Kenny

I think the problem lies in the way we are variously accustomed to the meaning of the word "expat"

 

For instance, if I was to announce that I had just viewed Phuket Richard's photos and used words like "Artificial", "Bully" and "Awful" then I'm sure I would be jumped on by many.

 

However a quick peruse of a good dictionary would soon show that all three words, far from being derogatory, are complimentary.

 

My point is that dictionary's are a record of what English used to mean. And while they describe "expat" as per your post above, the word has come to describe (albeit loosely) a western person in a foreign land.

 

And that's all I have to say about that.

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andy

Paul your quote "Your wording was not changed. He posted his own version of your words, while quoting your text"? My words have been honest! I have stated I consider myself has a guest in SE Asia.

The article Kenny refers to, from the Guardian, sways towards white expats being racist. This is why I said this was a difficult post to answer! I am certainly not racist in any way. But to try and word the subject is not an easy task. "Has Kenny has just tried explaining in the post above".

Me and Richard may have different views on this subject. But I would like thank Richard, he had read and understood the post.

 

One more thing to consider - If the American President was to move to a country not of his own! Would he be a Migrant or a Immigrant? No I think not he would certainly be an Expat due to his social status.

 

Kenny  Mia culpa is easier my friend then Expat.

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dicey eye

Formal definitions and contextual observations/feelings can differ.

For example I lived in a developing country for 22 years, acquired citizenship there, have its passport, own 2 houses there, 2 ex-wives there, 3 children and 7 grandchildren there. If I moved back there would I be considered an expat?

Most definitely yes. Would I feel like an expat? Most definitely no.

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