Hmmm, I am Spaniard and have lived and worked in 9 countries. Believe me, this cliché of Spaniards taking a siesta and having a laid back attitude to work is non-existent. People are over exploited at work, they all work far more than 40 hours a week and the overtime is never paid, but people can't afford to complain because if they lose their job, they may not find another ever again. I would agree with you in that life in the US or the UK is hell, but Spain has also become a woke dystopian nightmare, with the aggravating factor that salaries in Spain are total rubbish.
When talking about Spain, it seems to be a paradise for lazy people. People work here. Don't think it's a walk in the park to have a country that can provide tourism services to over 82 million people (twice our population). Construction of cars, ships, wind energy, food industry and pharmaceutical products. One of the few countries with a private airline, etc.
Expat refers more to people that have more options but voluntarily choose specifically that destination. An immigrant would be someone who doesn't have many options and is more likely to choose the only one that opens to them.
@@nvn__do these “people that have more options” go to the “expats office” or the “immigration office”? Yeah, that’s what I thought… they just like to believe they’re different from other migrants, but they’re not. The locals will always call them immigrants, not expats 😃
HELLO...MY VALENCIAN DOG FROM BIRTH. HE IS NEVER SCARED BY FIREFIRECRACKERS.. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO THE MASCRETÁ OF COURSE... BUT WITH A LITTLE CARE HE WON'T SUFFER... GREETINGS...
Si,quieren tener sanidad gratuita,transporte publico,seguridad,etc y no quieren pagar impuestos.Eso es socialista,segun ellos.Todo es "nice","awesome",etc,pero hacemos la siesta y no abrimos al mediodia como en Chicago o San Francisco,eso es "desafiante",segun ellos.
“Expat” is a person who moves to a country other than his own for reasons of war or political persecution. On the other hand, a person who moves to a country other than his own for personal, family or work reasons is an “IMMIGRANT”, NOT an “expat".
@@satanishangover Not in Spain, where there is the penalty of expatriation, which means losing nationality, although I believe that has been modified, but traditionally in Spain an expatriate was a citizen without a country, without an official homeland.
Just curious. Why do you say that like its a negative thing? First of all they are two different words for a reason, but even if they are immigrants, thats not a bad thing?
@@hairbruh4915 oh no, that was not my intention at all. My intention was quite the opposite actually: I've noticed many (mostly white) people are using the word 'expat' and avoiding the word 'immigrant' like it's a dirty word, and I'm trying to vindicate it.
@@guillermorosalesgonzalez1308 I am a proud immigrant. And proud European as well. Nothing wrong with that. I never consider myself and "expat" but rather an emigrant, since I emigrated from the country where I was born and immigrated to US of A. That was the most consequential decision of my entire life, I think. Not saying good or bad. Just changed my life a lot as you can imagine and changed who I am and how I see the world.
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Hmmm, I am Spaniard and have lived and worked in 9 countries. Believe me, this cliché of Spaniards taking a siesta and having a laid back attitude to work is non-existent. People are over exploited at work, they all work far more than 40 hours a week and the overtime is never paid, but people can't afford to complain because if they lose their job, they may not find another ever again.
I would agree with you in that life in the US or the UK is hell, but Spain has also become a woke dystopian nightmare, with the aggravating factor that salaries in Spain are total rubbish.
When talking about Spain, it seems to be a paradise for lazy people. People work here. Don't think it's a walk in the park to have a country that can provide tourism services to over 82 million people (twice our population). Construction of cars, ships, wind energy, food industry and pharmaceutical products. One of the few countries with a private airline, etc.
ex·pa·tri·ate
noun
plural noun: expatriates
/eksˈpātrēət/
a person who lives outside their native country.
What is an expat? You mean immigrant. Why is this word so difficult for people from an anglo background.
They don't consider themselves immigrants. They believe immigration is only for the poor.
They reserve it for poor people, I guess...
Expat refers more to people that have more options but voluntarily choose specifically that destination.
An immigrant would be someone who doesn't have many options and is more likely to choose the only one that opens to them.
@@nvn__do these “people that have more options” go to the “expats office” or the “immigration office”? Yeah, that’s what I thought… they just like to believe they’re different from other migrants, but they’re not. The locals will always call them immigrants, not expats 😃
@@nvn__no that' not. Only americans canadians and British use the word
It's only White exceptionalism
HELLO...MY VALENCIAN DOG FROM BIRTH. HE IS NEVER SCARED BY FIREFIRECRACKERS.. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THEM TO THE MASCRETÁ OF COURSE... BUT WITH A LITTLE CARE HE WON'T SUFFER... GREETINGS...
Lo habitual es meterlos en el baño con música 😃
Me alegro que te sientas cómoda y feliz en España.
@@pablogarcia4024 " cómoda y feliz en España ", como los fondos buitre.
Yo no. Aquí se habla español
Reason 1. Cheap booze and tapas.
Reasons 2 to 10. Everything else.
Que sucesión de topicazos, solo te faltó mencionar que la gente respeta los pasos de cebra. Hasta los huevos de "diez ventajas de vivir en España"
Está vendiendo servicios de inversión para que extranjeros inviertan en España. En realidad es un anuncio publicitario.
@@yalvar servicios de inversión?.... me pongo a temblar.
Si,quieren tener sanidad gratuita,transporte publico,seguridad,etc y no quieren pagar impuestos.Eso es socialista,segun ellos.Todo es "nice","awesome",etc,pero hacemos la siesta y no abrimos al mediodia como en Chicago o San Francisco,eso es "desafiante",segun ellos.
@@pablopradera4465 estos son como los AMIGO SIGARRO pero eston no te piden sigarro te dan mantas con viruela jajjaja RACISMO
Más tópicos que en una farmacia...
Expact? INMIGRANT, YOU ARE INMIGRANTS
She is white, comes from a very developed country, has high education and I don't consider her an immigrant at all
@@homestead_freak jajajajajjajja por mev ,, que eres clasista o racista.. espero que sea ironia
si yo voy a uk , soy inmigrante , si ella viene aqui es expact.. el clasismo la desborda.. como buen anglo
“Expat” is a person who moves to a country other than his own for reasons of war or political persecution.
On the other hand, a person who moves to a country other than his own for personal, family or work reasons is an “IMMIGRANT”, NOT an “expat".
No, you're wrong an expat is someone that goes to live to another country. To me it's the same as an immigrant.
@@satanishangover Not in Spain, where there is the penalty of expatriation, which means losing nationality, although I believe that has been modified, but traditionally in Spain an expatriate was a citizen without a country, without an official homeland.
@@jesusfernandezgarcia9449 That can actually be a blessing, more than a penalty 😄
easier:
White ---> Expat
black/brown-----> migrant
Mexicans in texas are asked about the reasons they moved to the country?
@@MrCanalon Wrong and populist comment
Nice weather ,low cost of living
Pedro Sanchez , runs!!
@@mufc99ok siesta, toros, fiesta y sangría....guau!!!!
and many other reasons ;)
IMMIGRANTS
Oh you mean immigrants :)
yes, same thing.
Just curious. Why do you say that like its a negative thing? First of all they are two different words for a reason, but even if they are immigrants, thats not a bad thing?
@@hairbruh4915 oh no, that was not my intention at all. My intention was quite the opposite actually: I've noticed many (mostly white) people are using the word 'expat' and avoiding the word 'immigrant' like it's a dirty word, and I'm trying to vindicate it.
@@guillermorosalesgonzalez1308 I am a proud immigrant. And proud European as well. Nothing wrong with that. I never consider myself and "expat" but rather an emigrant, since I emigrated from the country where I was born and immigrated to US of A. That was the most consequential decision of my entire life, I think. Not saying good or bad. Just changed my life a lot as you can imagine and changed who I am and how I see the world.