• Skelectus@suppo.fi
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    9 months ago

    I believe the difference is that an expat moved there non-permanently, while an immigrant moved there permanently

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

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      9 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.