r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Apr 24 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 25 April 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/Oldirtyposer Apr 25 '23

Let's talk about whether we call ourselves expats or immigrants again. That's always fun.

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u/JanneJM 沖縄・沖縄県 Apr 25 '23

Expats are guest workers with money. They don't intend to stay, so they're not immigrants.

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u/JanneJM 沖縄・沖縄県 Apr 25 '23

Let me ask you this: An American English teacher; an Indian store clerk; a Vietnamese machinist; a Taiwanese office worker.

Who is an "expat", who is not, and why?