Having lived out here in France for several years, I've started observing the kind of person that moves to a different country (because we all enjoy being put in a neatly wrapped cliché box, right?)
1) Business is business: Deal with it, host country. I came for my career and I have no desire to become a national. Or even learn the language. Anyone that doesn't speak English is of no use to me anyway. S'il vous-what?
2) The +1: I came here with, for, on the heels of someone else. Makes for stilted dinner conversation.
4) The intrepid I'm going to do in another country what I can't do in mine. Screw you, motherland. Often includes crazily-motivated start-up entrepreneurs.
5) The serial drifter: I'm here today, but might not be tomorrow. The only thing I plan is to not know what I'm doing next year.
6) The travel junkie: "Try, Do, See Everything".
Users of Excess Capital Letters in Pseudo-Motivational Slogans on their Facebook Cover Picture
They shame you for only having been here for a month but they already know the best place to
Buy Organic Smoothies.
7) Mid-life crisis inspired idea: I've worked, I've got grown-up kids, I've nearly paid off the mortage. I'll buy a red ferrari! Oh, wait, that's really lame. I know... I'll go and live in another country. No more surpise washing loads.
8) I wanna be in your gang: your gang, your gang. Spot them a mile off with their eager to please, slightly demonic smile and token accessories. They may not have been in with the cool kids at school, but now they really really want to be one of the crew.
9) Accidental expatriate: I'm kind of still here. huh.
Only nine? Ten is old-school.
Curiouser and curiouser.
Yours
Mustard
