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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree with the distinction between expats and immigrants and think the term is outdated. Travel and communication has become easier, so you can live in one country and have a foot in the other. Which means your stay could be as long as 20 years without ever fully integrating, but staying true to your roots and raising your kids as part of the home country culture. Immigrants is what new arrivals were called a century ago. They had no chance of ever going back and maintaining contact with their home country was limited to letter writing. Immigrants are seen as a lower social class to expats, so I believe that is why some expats do not like the term. [/quote]
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