Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoSeems like the perfect day to ask: Muricans, what's your dream country to expatriate to? Non-Muricans, what's the thought on accepting US refugees?message-squaremessage-square266fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up1171arrow-down1message-squareSeems like the perfect day to ask: Muricans, what's your dream country to expatriate to? Non-Muricans, what's the thought on accepting US refugees?Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square266fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agosilly responses here… the actual difference is permanence. immigration is relocating your life. expatriating is an extended vacation. it has the white guy connotation because white people usually stay temporarily, they dont immigrate for life.
minus-squareBeBopALouie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoMy post was a bit tongue in cheek. I was pretty sure it was just peops not wanting to say immigrant even if they are staying forever.
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 hours agomaybe! there is probably also some joy in saying that you’re leaving the old world behind
silly responses here… the actual difference is permanence. immigration is relocating your life. expatriating is an extended vacation. it has the white guy connotation because white people usually stay temporarily, they dont immigrate for life.
My post was a bit tongue in cheek. I was pretty sure it was just peops not wanting to say immigrant even if they are staying forever.
maybe! there is probably also some joy in saying that you’re leaving the old world behind