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  • esserstein@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    132·
    10 months ago

    It’s mostly a misunderstanding of what is valued in German society. The common trope is that German society covets precision. This is not the case. German society covets unwavering precision in the adherence to norms. To the point where innovation is akin to revolution in the negative sense, and pigheadedness in procedure is considered a workplace virtue. In the mean time nothing gets done. Source: expat in Germany.

      • esserstein@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        41·
        10 months ago

        Expatriate, as in living elsewhere. It is a sort of migrant I guess, of the nonpermanent kind, generally speaking.

      • Skelectus@suppo.fiEnglish
        35·
        10 months ago

        I believe the difference is that an expat moved there non-permanently, while an immigrant moved there permanently

        Though if I ever somehow became an expat, I wouldn’t use the word because of how people associate it.

        • freebee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          23·
          10 months ago

          No it’s just about moneymaking and education level. If you’re a foreigner and highly educated and get a good paying job like IT consultant or doctor, you’re an expat. If you’re low educated and get a low paying job like construction or factory or no job, you’re a migrant. One is liked more than the other, hence the difference they make. The first doesn’t speak local language, but does speak English, and few people care. The second doesn’t speak local language and no English and is disliked for it.How long you stay is not very relevant. AfD doesn’t hare expats as much as other migrants, for example…