News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Billion-Dollar Startup. Parent comment

Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by Swizec on Thursday February 09, 2017 @03:01PM (#13610359)
While this sounds true and everyone likes to harp on it, there's another consideration. An immigrant is somebody who intends to stay forever, an expat is someone who plans to go back home eventually.

There are also legal considerations. My US visa for example specifically says it's a non-immigrant visitor's work visa. Legally speaking, I'm an expat.

Culturally ... I like to call myself a dirty immigrant. Riles people up a bit :P

edit for background: I come from the border between Central and Eastern Europe. Some say Slovenia is one, some say another. In the UK I would most definitely be an evil evil immigrant. In the US nobody really cares as long as I'm not brown.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by notahacker on Thursday February 09, 2017 @03:07PM (#13610423)
I've seen an awful lot of references to Eastern Europeans in short to medium-term stints in the UK as "migrant workers" and nearly as many characterisations of British retirees buying property in Spain as "expats"...
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by ucaetano on Thursday February 09, 2017 @03:07PM (#13610415)
Same here, technically I'd be an expat in the country I currently live and work. But technically, an "illegal immigrant" from Mexico in the US is also an expat.

So I'm an immigrant, and my grandparents were immigrants and refugees.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by NoMyGodIsThis on Thursday February 09, 2017 @05:44PM (#13611732)
" I come from the border between Central and Eastern Europe. Some say Slovenia is one, some say another."

Compulsory link, shirley? https://youtu.be/bwDrHqNZ9lo

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by Swizec on Thursday February 09, 2017 @07:34PM (#13612357)
My house is actually about 50 meters to the right of that river. So I guess I'm from the Balkans.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:London’s Lonely Unicorn: Two Frugal Expats and Their Bill... by thecupisblue on Friday February 10, 2017 @07:39AM (#13614951)
As far as I remember, you're in SF right now? Mind sharing what kind of Visa you're on? Croatian here, so wondering what kind of Visa I could get to work in US except a H-1B.
[ Parent | on HN ]