- Thread starter A.Hidalgo
- Start date
Ex pats
It must be regional.
In Sosua, it has to be Americans & Canadians.
Many years back it was Germans, but now there's just a residue of those days.
In Las Terenas, it would be French first, followed by German & Italian.
I guess only the Residencia office knows for sure, or the cedula office.
In Sosua, it has to be Americans & Canadians.
Many years back it was Germans, but now there's just a residue of those days.
In Las Terenas, it would be French first, followed by German & Italian.
I guess only the Residencia office knows for sure, or the cedula office.
I don't think Haitians are considered "expats". They are more on the line of immigrants.Mirador said:
The difference between the two, from my understanding is that the first moves out of personal choice while the latter had no choice.
-NALs
This is a very weird definition NALs, there's personal choice in both groups. If you check a dictionary the difference appears to be that expatriates are defined as simply 'those living in a country that is not their own', whereas immigrants 'come to a country to take up permanent residence'. So the difference appears to be in the permanency. In fact, that means that Haitians that take refuge or find some job in the DR with the aim of returning back home when they can are expats, while the Americans and Europeans that plan to retire in the DR are immigrants!NALs said:
But of course the real difference in definitions in practice is that expats are rich or from rich countries and immigrants poor or from poor countries.
Okay, with that said then I will no longer go under the tag of expat. I am now and forever considering myself an immigrant from the USA.
One might assume that an expat has immigrated legally.
All expats would be immigrants, assuming they did so.
As most Haitians do not, they could hardly be called immigrants or expats.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
All expats would be immigrants, assuming they did so.
As most Haitians do not, they could hardly be called immigrants or expats.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Tourism office in el capital says its Canadians. Followed by Germans, followed by Englishmen(women). Americans only count because of the many DominiAmericanos residing in the US. Marco, I don't know where you get the
Italian contingent....they are way down the list. I agee that Haitians don't count as ex-pats....like Mexicans in the US....very similar situation. Work cheap, but we don't want you, but come back, we need cheap labor....but wait, you've had a child in our country? well....take them out!...oh, but come back, we need your cheap labor, but don't stay. Ha!
Same B.S. happened in the US in the 1800's. It'll all come out in the wash, but not before some turmoil, likely some years down the road.
Italian contingent....they are way down the list. I agee that Haitians don't count as ex-pats....like Mexicans in the US....very similar situation. Work cheap, but we don't want you, but come back, we need cheap labor....but wait, you've had a child in our country? well....take them out!...oh, but come back, we need your cheap labor, but don't stay. Ha!
Same B.S. happened in the US in the 1800's. It'll all come out in the wash, but not before some turmoil, likely some years down the road.
I used that term as a means of saying that most of the Germans in Sosua, are from over 10 years ago, in the heyday. Now Americans and Canadians are coming in droves, and very few new German arrivals.windeguy said:
I speak only for Sosua, and not the whole North coast, and yes, here in Sosua, the Americans & Canadians probably outnumber all the rest combined.windeguy said:
Last edited:
Those are tourist stats.tflea said:
We were talking about expats.
I believe I only mentioned the Italians in Las Terenas. To the best of my knowledge, #1 is French, #2 is German and #3 is Italian.tflea said:
G
gary short
Guest
Yeeeaaahhh................. I'll hang with a bunch of Canadians and Americans... any day of the week............love you guys...
I think I heard at the US consulate that there are 25,000 US citizens in the DR.
Now, how many of these are immigrants, NY/Dominicans or Puertoricans, as opposed to "real" ex-pats, I haven't the faintest. Like, who cares, man, who cares.. Behave, be nice and I'll like you. if you play golf, even better. if you smoke cigars, and play golf even more better and if you play bridge, golf and smoke cigars, you can stay at my place for free...well, sort of free...
HB
Now, how many of these are immigrants, NY/Dominicans or Puertoricans, as opposed to "real" ex-pats, I haven't the faintest. Like, who cares, man, who cares.. Behave, be nice and I'll like you. if you play golf, even better. if you smoke cigars, and play golf even more better and if you play bridge, golf and smoke cigars, you can stay at my place for free...well, sort of free...
HB
What about if I play Poker, smoke cigarettes, and hate golf.Hillbilly said:if you play golf, even better. if you smoke cigars, and play golf even more better and if you play bridge, golf and smoke cigars, you can stay at my place for free...well, sort of free...
HB
How much would it cost me per night to stay at your place?
More and more of our imports are coming from abroad
yeah, they immigrated illigally and in doing so are no immigrants atall!
..agree with you that all expats are immigrants. ..the word expat is a more specific, refined if you will, definition of a particular group of immigrants.
Rocky said:
yeah, they immigrated illigally and in doing so are no immigrants atall!
..agree with you that all expats are immigrants. ..the word expat is a more specific, refined if you will, definition of a particular group of immigrants.