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Posted December 18, 2018 05:17 · last edited December 18, 2018 08:53

Doloras wrote:

Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale.  So this may have been a correct usage of this term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" is a pretty formal term. It describes a person who moved with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such formal connotation and can refer to someone who is temporarily or permanently abroad, but who did most likely did not travel with the idea of not coming back home.

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year contracted stint, some stay forever. Often they are not sure themselves, and that is just fine - they're expats. 

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Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 08:53
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   So this may have been a correct usage of this term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" is a pretty formal term. It describes a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such formal connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever. Often they are not sure themselves, and that is just fine - they're expats. 

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:24
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage of this term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" is a pretty formal term. It describes a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such formal connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever. Often they are not sure themselves, and that is just fine - they're expats. 

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:23
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage of this term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever. Often they are not sure themselves, and that is just fine - they're still expats. 

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:21
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage of this term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever.

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:19
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage ofthis term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever.

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:19
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage ofthis term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever.

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:18
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage ofthis term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever.

Unknown editor edited December 18, 2018 05:17
Doloras wrote:
Lonegunmen wrote:

Of course there's a lot of "ExPats" whom don't come to games

Enough with the politically correct term "expats". Let's call them what they are - immigrants.

It's common to refer to "expats" when talking about people of one's own origin also living in the same (foreign) locale. For example, "while working in Japan, I met some fellow Kiwi expats".   However, it is common to refer to "immigrants" when talking about people of a different origin from that of the speaker, living in the speaker's original locale.   So this may have been a correct usage ofthis term, if LG is himself an "expat".

"Immigrant" tends to describe a person who moved permanently or at least with the intention of living in another country permanently. An "expat" has no such connotation and can refer to someone either temporarily or permanently abroad, but obviously not a tourist..  

In New Caledonia the Continental French on secondment from the "mainland" who are referred to by the locals as "Metros" are a good example of expats. Some stay for their one or two year stint, some stay forever.