My family doesn’t celebrate it (bc we never did growing up in the UK), nor do I begrudge anyone their freedom. Anyways, happy independence day y’all. If you need me I’ll be sipping tea in the middle of a wide open field wearing my ceremonial red coat.
I do not celebrate treason day you ungrateful colonials
If you need me I’ll be sipping tea in the middle of a wide open field wearing my ceremonial red coat.
I mean, this right here is a perfect answer
It’s a day off from work.
So do what you’d normally do on a day off. Sleep in, read a book, go for a hike, play some games, paint a picture, do some home improvement, cook something special, grab a drink, volunteer at a shelter…
Whatever you want. I don’t really care about fireworks, personally. But nothing preventing Brits from joining in the celebration. We love you guys!
Just say you’ll be at home avoiding all the noise. I’m saying that and I was born in the U.S.
Just say youre doing whatever it is youre doing. Like “relaxing, staying home” (? If the field is at your home? Or is there no field and that was a joke lol) I’m not from or in the U.S.A. and if someone asked (online) I’d probably just say “just staying home I don’t live in the U.S.A. .” (But since you’re in the U.S.A. ofc u dont need to say the second part.)
This. Same thing you say for memorial Day, labor day, Thanksgiving, etc. Are Christmas and Easter the only holidays we share?
Honest question: what’s the difference between an emigrant and an expatriate?
It’s a race thing. The term “expat” is used almost exclusively by us white folk to spare us the dreadful indignation that is being labeled an “immigrant.”
Seriously, it’s a race thing.
Per Google… “An expat or expatriate is simply defined as a person who lives outside their native country. Similarly, an immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Only one distinction is made here – immigrants intend to stay in their new country indefinitely. Whether expats do or do not is unclear.”
Sojourner workers are also usually called “immigrants” not “expats”, especially if they are from non-western nations.
Like @kennydidwhat says, there is a race/ethnicity component to it.
An American doctor in Dubai is called an “expat” while a Filipino nanny in America is colloquially called an “immigrant” even if they both fully intend to return to their home countries.
Per Google… “An expat or expatriate is simply defined as a person who lives outside their native country. Similarly, an immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Only one distinction is made here – immigrants intend to stay in their new country indefinitely. Whether expats do or do not is unclear.”
“The 4th what?”
“4th wall, man. What are you gonna do for it?”
July, US independence day
