Americans didn’t invent the term or the concept of “expat”, colonial Europeans have been doing it in...

titanomachy • yesterday at 9:49 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Americans didn’t invent the term or the concept of “expat”, colonial Europeans have been doing it in Africa and Asia for centuries.

tbrownaw • today at 12:08 AM

I don't see the parent comment saying that we did invent it.

Quekid5 • yesterday at 11:21 PM

*Brits

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, my European nation did a lot of bad shit, but don't put the idea of an "expat" on us.

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