• Skelectus@suppo.fi
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      10 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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        10 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…

    • esserstein@sopuli.xyz
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      10 months ago

      Expatriate, as in living elsewhere. It is a sort of migrant I guess, of the nonpermanent kind, generally speaking.