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Proud of what?  The ability to get on a plane?

i was not proud at all, i was lived in KL, Malaysia.  Indonesians always underestimate sometime there, so i was sometimes pretending being filipina, hahaha...

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Proud of what?  The ability to get on a plane?

Living and working in other counrty I think that what he meant. (you look alike Tiffany 1 of the best singer of the 80s)

Her?  One of us needs glasses.

I wouldn't say I am proud of being an expat. Perhaps am more proud of some of my accomplishments whilst being an expat. During my time in Korea I have changed the lives of a few kids and this has changed mine for the better. This is about to change, am moving to a new country in about 2 weeks. Will be getting a new flag on my profile I expect.

I'm not overly proud of my ability to get on a plane, as Hailey says, lol. But I admit I'm thrilled to have gotten out of a country that is seriously floundering right now and doing a crapton of terrible things. I will be proud of my new citizenship, once I reach that point.

kiwiinkorea wrote:

I wouldn't say I am proud of being an expat. Perhaps am more proud of some of my accomplishments whilst being an expat. During my time in Korea I have changed the lives of a few kids and this has changed mine for the better. This is about to change, am moving to a new country in about 2 weeks. Will be getting a new flag on my profile I expect.

Where are you going?  Kiwiinindia doesn't sound as good.

Melby wrote:

I'm not overly proud of my ability to get on a plane, as Hailey says, lol. But I admit I'm thrilled to have gotten out of a country that is seriously floundering right now and doing a crapton of terrible things. I will be proud of my new citizenship, once I reach that point.

Are you trading hot dogs for waffles?

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Are you trading hot dogs for waffles?

haha, I'll take waffles over hotdogs any day!

I suffer the sin of pride for the education gained by living in another country.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

kiwiinkorea wrote:

I wouldn't say I am proud of being an expat. Perhaps am more proud of some of my accomplishments whilst being an expat. During my time in Korea I have changed the lives of a few kids and this has changed mine for the better. This is about to change, am moving to a new country in about 2 weeks. Will be getting a new flag on my profile I expect.

Where are you going?  Kiwiinindia doesn't sound as good.

Initially Thailand where I will lie in the sun and think about the next place

Oh yes, I am

So proud of having been brave enough to pack my bags one day for a new life that took me through 3 different continents, amazing countries, fascinating cultures and wonderful people amongs those I can count many friends

If I had to do it again, yes, I would take that first plane which shouted to me "Hello World" !

Like kiwiinkorea I'm not as proud of being an expat as I am of being a resident in my host country and having helped to change the lives of many needy Brazilians, mostly kids. It has been the most rewarding experience of my entire life knowing that I have been sharing some of the advantages I got from having the good fortune to have been born and raised in a developed nation with those who haven't had that kind of luck.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Íæż½ã½ã-blog Team

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Proud of what?  The ability to get on a plane?

if that's all it took, I think there'd be a lot more people living the expat life.

I'm not sure proud is the word I'd use but I do love those reveal moments when I'm meeting people and can see they're having to rearrange their stereotypes of what Americans/people living in Iceland are supposed to be like.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

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Her?  One of us needs glasses.

show simple picture of her same one as yours, i think your not proud? well i guess your proud being an expat......

let's say being an expat is helpful maybe not proud but useful to anyone, to everyone.

JasfurJQ wrote:

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

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Her?  One of us needs glasses.

show simple picture of her same one as yours, i think your not proud? well i guess your proud being an expat......

Sorry, I don't have a folder full of Tiffany pictures to show.

I'm not proud of being an expat, no.

i feel so..there is nothing which can match the fun of being in a foreign country..

francemysecondhome wrote:

i feel so..there is nothing which can match the fun of being in a foreign country..

What about roller coasters?

I'm with Hailey on this. I'm not sure just being an expat is something to be proud of, any more than being a citizen of a particular nation is. We are what we are. We were born in A and are now living in B: big deal.

Sometimes expat-ship (expatification?) is in our blood. Last month (February) I posted an item on my blog about having expats in my family tree. I doubted that my Scandinavian grandchildren would be able to resist the urge to emigrate when they're of age.

I'm probably too old now to move on from my present home, but you never know. If it gets too expensive here we may end up somewhere where life is kinder to our bank balance.

JasfurJQ wrote:

Sometimes I do sometimes I don't, I think depends on money exchange.

lol

been here for so long but that doesn't mean Im proud I just needed to stay long till my savings puke for over deposting.

I think there is much more to being an expat than being able to save money.  We should also realise that the majority expats are not able to save money - just making ANY kind of income is for the majority a wonderful life.

For me it is the non-financial aspects of being an expat which has blessed me the most.  Sometimes people can get so patriotic about their birth countries, and so worked up about things that concern their own countries, that they are oblivious of the world, other nations, and even a sense of curiosity.  There is nothing wrong with patriotism, but my expat status have made me sensitive to a world containing 200 countries.  Being a citizen of the world is just so much more enriching than being completely "loyal" to one country.  Making friends with people from other nationalities and experiencing how many cultures actually improve harmony is a wonderful thing.  If more people can become open to this racial diversity, and embrace it, the world will have less wars.

GoldDigger wrote:

We should also realise that the majority expats are not able to save money

why is that a safe assumption for a majority for a majority of expats? I've saved more money as an expat than I did in my home country, even though I've been living in a country that's supposed to have a relatively high cost of living.

I'd be saving lots of money if I didn't spend it all.

not everyone has given a chance to work abroad, many suffer from bad experiences but mostly became success in following their dreams.

I find it strange that anyone should consider themselves proud of the country they were born in, or the country they happen to live in. In my view countries are just artificial constructs. We are all just humans sharing a life on a tiny rock in infinity. Go back about 70,000 to 80,000 years and we all share the same ancestors leaving Africa for Europe for the first time - I would say that I am very much proud of these expats! And it was only about 3000 generations ago!

I'm proud of the country I was born in.  Say what you will about us, but we invented Dr Pepper.

I too am proud of the country I was born in but am happy to be an expat.
I have met many different peoples, worked in many diverse countries and am proud of the fact that I have imparted my knowledge onto those who I have been involved with.

I do keep in touch with some of those people whom I have trained.

I am very proud of being English and I am also proud of people who say the same thing about their own country.

lukereg wrote:

I am very proud of being English and I am also proud of people who say the same thing about their own country.

People from other countries say they're proud of being English?

I am not proud of being an expat,it is just who I am.

That is okay with me.

I'm proud of being able to peel a banana with one hand.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

I'm proud of being able to peel a banana with one hand.

Huh! Anybody can do that. The trick is to do it without squashing one of the ends. THEN it's not so easy, is it?

My trick is to open it from the monkey side.

Easy grab the banana and bite the top off.

Honestly Hailey, but the Dr.Pepper comment is correct. Love me some Dr. Pepper.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

I'm proud of being able to peel a banana with one hand.

Dr Pepper is better than bananas - especially Chinese bananas - but Dr Pepper and bananas, now that's something.

Do they have Dr. Pepper in Hong Kong?

I understand there is no cheese in Hong Kong. That must be why you are eating Chinese bananas.

Also I figured out you can easly peel a banana with one hand. Grab the bottom of the banana with one hand and squeeze real hard.

I live around monkeys and bananas, so I am familiar with both.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

Dr Pepper is better than bananas - especially Chinese bananas - but Dr Pepper and bananas, now that's something.

like others have suggested, i'm not proud of being an expat per se; but we should be proud of being able to assimilate ourselves in foreign communities, broaden our minds and make new friends wherever we are!!