• Skelectus@suppo.fi
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    11 months ago

    Expat moved there non-permanently
    Immigrant moved there permanently

    Though if I ever somehow became an expat, I wouldn’t use the word because of how people associate it.

    • freebee@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      No it’s just about moneymaking and education level. If you’re a foreigner and highly educated and get a good paying job like IT consultant or doctor, you’re an expat. If you’re low educated and get a low paying job like construction or factory or no job, you’re a migrant. One is liked more than the other, hence the difference they make. The first doesn’t speak local language, but does speak English, and few people care. The second doesn’t speak local language and no English and is disliked for it.How long you stay is not very relevant. AfD doesn’t hare expats as much as other migrants, for example…

    • puppy@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Immigrant = Someone who has moved to another country permanently. Migrant = Someone who has moved to another country temporarily.

      Expat is often used by western migrants who don’t like the word “migrant”.

      I take issue with it because people classify an Indian doctor moved to the US as a migrant but an American doctor eho has moved to Europe is an expat.