Immigrants have the mindset that they’re going to the country that they want to live in, permanently. Expats are generally temporarily. Most people that leave the US, tend to leave on education or work visas. Not a ton of them attempt to gain citizenship or integrate into local society.
She was here for university exchange or something like that. Not a lot of people choose this country as a final destination, as you can find much better places in the EU
I spoke with an American expat girl some months ago, and she said I have the most Eastern-European accent she ever heard. I replied “Tanks”
So, an immigrant?
Immigrants have the mindset that they’re going to the country that they want to live in, permanently. Expats are generally temporarily. Most people that leave the US, tend to leave on education or work visas. Not a ton of them attempt to gain citizenship or integrate into local society.
She was here for university exchange or something like that. Not a lot of people choose this country as a final destination, as you can find much better places in the EU