Ingrates and Expats

Why opt to live in a place you dislike and whose culture you find repugnant?

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[MACKATTACK1970]

I have traveled extensively in South America and find that the majority of Expats are thrilled to be living in their new surroundings and have an appreciation of the country, people and culture they have joined.

Maybe you are traveling in the wrong circles and you should enlarge your circle of friends and / or contacts to see the totality of the picture.

[Anekantavad]

@MACKATTACK1970 Here you and I must agree to differ.

[MACKATTACK1970]

'Muslim Firebrand'?

Please keep your personal biases and prejudices to yourself. As for Muslims in the U.S. the majority of Muslims I know are more critical of their leaders in their birthplace than they are of their host country.

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I agree that one should respect his host country and appreciate what it has to offer without being overly critical and/or hateful. While there are some that may fit that criteria......... continued

[Anekantavad]

@MACKATTACK1970 Do you know who Anjem Choudhry is?

If you do, I cannot see how calling him what I have called him is prejudiced or bigotted.

[tattooskin72]

I was wondering if you are subscribed to gothatfunk. He's an American expat that lives in the UK. I know it's not like living in India or someplace a little more exotic to the average Westerner, but there are some differences.

When I lived in Puerto Rico, I actually blended in quite well. I enjoyed the experience very much and felt at home.

[Anekantavad]

Yes, and I am at pains to point out that I'm not tarring all expats with the same brush. Most are prefectly decent people who respect their host country. But that one "type" does crop up more-or-less consistently, at least in my experience :-)

[tvgirlnyc]

Once I was in a club in Cuenca, Ecuador, sudenly I saw a caucasian guy arguing with a few spanish guys, he was saying: "I'm an american citizen, you assholes!!! I'm an american citizen and you can't fuck around with me!!!"... Manager from the club asked him respecfully to leave the place. Minutes later I heard from one of the spanish guys the american guy was beaten up badly out on the street.

[tattooskin72]

Wow, that's just odd to me. I could see new or maybe 1st generation.

[crusadah]

they never cheer for england always against, the only reason they cheer for pakistan is because cricket is the one sport pakistan is a major player in, many of my friends pick a random team to support during the world cup for instance, i think they see that if you support england its some how associated with pubs, bnp, and other white culture, there is a massive divide in u.k inner city suburbs between whites,blacks, and asians.

[crusadah]

im talking about 2nd and 3rd generation.

[Anekantavad]

Same happens at football(soccer) games in Canada. Greek Canadians were noticed cheering the Greek team against the Canadian. This raised eyebrows, but no one took it as a political statement or deliberate insult to Canada. Football isn't so popular here as ice hockey, so it wasn't a big deal. But the UK football boo-ing is a different matter entirely. Cheering for a team is one thing; hating your own team because it's your own (or adopted) country's team is quite another.