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“I moved to Germany and regret it” (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 2Xtreme21 to c/[email protected]

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Figured this might spark a discussion, seeing how this seemed to come up every day on our subreddit…

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are multiple issues I have with this text but a major one is this:

And I feel almost no support from the country as an expat

I hate the word expat because to me it feels like someone doesn't want to be part of the country they're in.
How then, do you expect to enjoy your time there?

[–] frogge 1 points 1 year ago

Expat implies a refusal to integrate or fit in in general. Why should the host country care about such people in the slightest? I’m not from here and I’d use the word “immigrant” as I am not planning to leave anytime soon.