i suggested that?? oh dear
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John
#1246
Hum, before you immigrate? But you have to immigrate to become expatriated donāt you? And regardless i would doubt that to be the common usage at least, i read a veritable ton of āamerican expatsā doing things (for example expat developers in japan), but they are literally immigrants. Meanwhile you donāt hear about āexpatriation lawsā.
archnemesis
#1248
I think thatās correct, but skilled professionals commonly keep using the word once they have decided to stay since it has a more positive sound to it.
DG_Nick
#1249
If weāre splitting hairs I guess an expatriate is someone living in a foreign country, temporarily or permanently, without seeking citizenship. That seems to be the only key point.
OneEightZero
#1250
Exactly. Thereās often an illegal connotation with expat, fuck the government type of mentality.
MidnightTrain
#1253
Iām pretty sold on Colbertās new show. Loosely filling the void Jon Stewart left in my heart.
Sibylus
#1254
Would you believe me if I said I cast the first vote that mattered in my life this week?
You may think itās a lie, but itās trudeau.
archnemesis
#1255
Today I had a meeting with a guy that had a NFC chip embedded in his hand. The future is now.
Sibylus
#1257
Heās certainly better than the lizard in a suit we had for 9 years. Young, idealistic, and seemingly fresh to fulfill his campaign promises. I think weāll be getting a good deal.
Leo
#1258
Watch us get Trump when Canada finally got a liberal back. That is the universal balance between the US and Canada. Always a liberal and conservative at any given time. In all fairness, Trump is quite liberal on some topics, possibly all. Heās saying outrageous, neo-conservative views to pander to the fringe base. I believe itās an act.
archnemesis
#1259
Nah, itās just a small digital fingerprint identifying him. Devices, such as security keypads, can be programmed to recognize him and then he can pass through doors without entering a PIN code.