@SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • edit-26 days agoTrump Falsely Suggested New Orleans Suspect Was an Immigrantwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1301arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1293arrow-down1external-linkTrump Falsely Suggested New Orleans Suspect Was an Immigrantwww.nytimes.com@SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • edit-26 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChloé 🥕linkfedilink6•edit-26 days agoif that’s the case, why are white rich british people retiring in the french countryside called expats, but temporary foreign workers aren’t?
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilink3•edit-26 days agoTechnically that’s what I’ve heard it means. But yes we all know that it’s white people that use the term because they don’t want to call themselves immigrants.
minus-squareChloé 🥕linkfedilink2•6 days agooh, the people retiring and the workers aren’t the same people! i’m sorry for the confusion, my wording wasn’t clear… 😅
if that’s the case, why are white rich british people retiring in the french countryside called expats, but temporary foreign workers aren’t?
Technically that’s what I’ve heard it means. But yes we all know that it’s white people that use the term because they don’t want to call themselves immigrants.
Isn’t “retiring” in conflict with “worker”?
oh, the people retiring and the workers aren’t the same people! i’m sorry for the confusion, my wording wasn’t clear… 😅
I see now, that was my mistake! Thank you!