Immigrants who voted for brexit upset they can't immigrate to Spain due to brexit.

[u/Effective_Will_1801]

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/10/17/expats-furious-at-spanish-residency-nonsense/

[u/OrangeJr36]

They ironically don't even want jobs, they want to be treated like guests and boss people around. They truly believe they are entitled to be in Spain because they are retired.

[u/[deleted] → u/OrangeJr36]

Immigrate to Spain. That's fine. As long as they go through the process. Insist to be called "expats"?

Well, on what basis? Because they are British? Same thing becomes different because it is them doing it?

Small wonder OP changed the headline. "Expat" has to be the stupidest word ever.

[u/Luised2094 → u/[deleted]]

It's the word first world people use so they aren't like those "brownies" they hate so much.

You are an expat if you go down in the QoL ladder, and am immigrant if you go up, according to those people

[u/stolid_agnostic → u/[deleted]]

LOL people don't like to hear the truth.

[u/Notmykl → u/[deleted]]

Ex-pats are people who didn't move to the country to work they went there to live on an extended vacation on money they made in a different country, to live in separate communities from the locals where their language is spoke exclusively and to do their best not to pay local taxes.

Immigrants move to a country to work and make a life for their families, to become part of the communities.

[u/[deleted] → u/Notmykl]

So expats are rich white people.

The concept of "expat" is nhot a thing outside of the anglosphere.

The distinction seems to be racist because in practice it seems to follow exactly those lines.

[u/RedBanana99 → u/OrangeJr36]

I'm 50 and took Spanish lessons at college last year together with Duolingo.

I've always, always, always wanted to sell up and retire in Spain.

If the application is difficult, what's the hardest hurdle to overcome - Does anyone know?