On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and global Englisch

Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob... by worklaptopacct on Friday April 28, 2023 @02:34AM (#35738163)

To me it's more or less: if you move countries with an intent to stay, then you're an immigrant. Otherwise, you're an expat. Of course an expat my become an immigrant if they decide to take roots in a place.

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Re:On the unexpected joys of Denglisch, Berlinglish and glob... by joaonmatos on Friday April 28, 2023 @07:20AM (#35739899)

I’ve seen retired Brits live in southern Spain and Portugal for 20+ years calling themselves expats and not making any effort to integrate, even though they have all the intent of staying there and not returning to England.

So expat/immigrant seems like a very social/economic background distinction.

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