El Duderino
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I have a real job here and my own apartment, I consider myself an "expat" even though I'm probably only going to be here for a year. Haters gonna hate.
A bloody foreignerLiam3494 said:Given I have only lived 6 years out of 50 in my country of birth, what does that make me...?
citygirl said:What is your definition of an expat?
I read a lot of posts on here from people calling themselves expats or talking about their "move" to Argentina. But the large majority seem to be here for 1 year or less.
That (IMO) isn't being an expat. It's being on holiday or doing a year abroad.
So for me, I think there has to be a minimum time frame - maybe 2 years? And on top of that time period, I think a person has to have some type of roots here, be it a job or starting a business or marrying. Those things to me make someone an expat
Do you differentiate between expats and everyone else? If so, what makes an expat in your book?
Random musings on Xmas eve...
fifs2 said:How about we take it back to the old Graham Green school of thinking and you're an expat when you frequent the British embassy, Council or Club parties and drink Pimms or G&Ts on at least a daily basis??
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