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Expat has a more specific connotation than immigrant. It is not a synonym.
by dnissley 1y ago
Expat has a more specific connotation than immigrant. It is not a synonym.
- Bnjoroge 1y agoHe's looking to gain permanent residency, that's an immigrant. Nothing different lmao
- PenguinCoder 1y agoNo, it is not the same. One can be an immigrant and not a expatriate.
- Bnjoroge 1y agoit is lmao, you are just quibbling over technicalities. He is an immigrant because he is looking to stay in that country permanently and not temporarily.
- camhayes 1y agoNot permanently
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago> quibbling over technicalities That is this entire thread, including the OP, with whom you seem to agree. Why have you not complained to tkiolp4 that they are just quibbling over technicalities? To be frank, I rather suspect it's because "quibbling over technicalities" is something that does not concern you, except as it can be a convenient excuse to dismiss an argument you don't want to engage with intellectually.
- camhayes 1y agoNot permanent residency
- nicbou 1y agoDepending on the circle, the connotation can be fairly negative. It's a term I have stopped using because it tends to separate people along ethnic or economic lines, even when they're in a country for exactly the same reasons.