General Article Is it embarrassing to be an expat? Brits living abroad are distancing themselves from the term after

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Is it embarrassing to be an expat? Brits living abroad are distancing themselves from the term after Brexit

Ross Bennett-Cook, University of Westminster

Of the 5.5 million British people living outside of the UK, many have long considered themselves expatriates – people living outside their country of birth, often with plans to return home. For a long time, I didn’t think twice about using the word “expat” to describe Brits who move to Spain to retire, or businessmen relocating to Hong Kong....

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