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rbtprogramsyesterday at 8:26 PM3 repliesview on HN

americans pretending they aren't immigrants by using the term expat always cracks me up


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shermantanktopyesterday at 9:10 PM

I guess I think of "expat" as a possibly-temporary state where full assimilation is not the goal. American expats also pay American taxes unless they give up US citizenship.

Technically of course you are right.

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jjthebluntyesterday at 10:20 PM

if you're living where you were born, how can you be an expat?