Hi everyone
I read this article in The Guardian newspaper (a UK paper which leans to left-wing politics if you're unfamiliar with it). It addresses the issue of what it means to be an expat, or an immigrant.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree … sfeed=true
Not only is it an interesting discussion - written by an India who moved to the UK - but there are some useful (and not so useful, alas) comments by readers who respond to it.
Do you call yourself an expat or an immigrant? What does either term mean? As far as I can tell there is a formal definition based on economics and the kind of job you do; but it's also a state of mind, the ways in which you intend to immerse yourself (or otherwise) into the country in which you are a guest.
Namaste,
Phil