You'd find a much better group of people if you avoid the label "expat" like a plague...
Like, you're going to the EU, half the people speak conversationial English, it's not like you're going to be isolated.
If you're traveling for work or whatever, be honest about it and call yourself whatever existing label fits. Definitely don't go around Europe calling yourself an American expat. Or maybe do?
It's a red flag and it might be appropriate, I don't know.
Americans are afraid to call themselves immigrants. The supremacy brain is so ingrained people don't even think about why we call Americans moving to a different country expating but call others moving to America immigrating.
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johnydoe666@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 23 pts · 258d
The EU is not a single country, so it would be helpful to know which country they’re going to
givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 258d
You'd find a much better group of people if you avoid the label "expat" like a plague...
Like, you're going to the EU, half the people speak conversationial English, it's not like you're going to be isolated.
If you're traveling for work or whatever, be honest about it and call yourself whatever existing label fits. Definitely don't go around Europe calling yourself an American expat. Or maybe do?
It's a red flag and it might be appropriate, I don't know.
frank@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 258d
Interesting. I haven't at all had the experience that saying that is detrimental to me social, from locals or foreigners
American, permanently live in Denmark
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 4 pts · 258d
They might be looking for other Americans.
banause@feddit.org · 17 pts · 258d
Expat is such a stupid term.
antifa_ceo@lemmy.ml · 27 pts · 258d
Americans are afraid to call themselves immigrants. The supremacy brain is so ingrained people don't even think about why we call Americans moving to a different country expating but call others moving to America immigrating.
squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi · 10 pts · 258d
Check !casualeurope@piefed.social and !YUROP@feddit.org for everything that isn't news.
Bluetreefrog@lemmy.world MOD · 1 pts · 258d
Rule 5. Locking.