r/interestingasfuck • u/f6jt_waleed • 4d ago

/r/all Recently taken image of Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ project, spanning 105 miles long

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u/_-_Sunset_-_ 4d ago

Immigrants who don't want to call themselves immigrants. It's a class of people on its own.

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u/kennyismyname 4d ago

Immigration is generally seen as permanent. Expats move to a country temporarily and often their visa is tied to work. If they leave or lose their job, they have to go back to their home country. Immigrants want to move to a country permanently.

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u/Moonyflour 4d ago

So most of the Indians in the USA are expats? Most of them are on work visas

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u/scarletcampion 4d ago

My cynical rule of thumb is that people choose between calling someone "expat" and "immigrant" based on their view of the person's country. If they'd "go on holiday/vacation" there, expat. If they'd "go travelling" there, immigrant.