spouse of scouse

I think your fellow BE members should put their heads together and help with your plotting. I'll start with some suggestions.

Leave a box of English breakfast teabags on his painting gear. Note saying 'something decent to drink at your exclusive tea party' optional.

Make a civic-type 'gong' out of cardboard and gold foil, write 'Ex-Councillor, Current Bigot' on it and hang it on his easel.

I don't suppose you can find a way to poo in his paints without anyone noticing?

daveincolchester

When I first came over in the 70s we were called "DPs" meaning Displaced Persons.

Often used in phrases similar to "You f*****g DPs are coming here and taking all the jobs."

Things haven't changed much with the newer arrivals.

kimilseung

I had "coming down here taking our jobs" said equally about me as to me, on the bus in London.

Leslie

He was probably British.

neill

Technically, the term 'immigrant' is very specific in US law, whereas AFAIK "Expat" is not referenced anywhere.
If you entered the US on a temporary visa, and referred to yourself as an 'immigrant' to a CBP officer you might land yourself in hot water, and for similar reasons that 'immigrants' really should never call themselves 'citizens'.

tht

You should not refers to yourself as a US Citizen until you are a US Citizen, but I am both an Immigrant and a US Citizen. I was also a Citizen when I came here as 99.9999% of people are, only a tiny fraction of people are stateless, and not a Citizen of some country.

Jamesy5008

Here in Cayman all non-locals are ex-pats whether they are Jamaican, British, Canadian...etc. The Caribbean countries tend to socialise together in the same way that the Brit ex-pats do here. Part of that is language. Try being in a group of hardcore Jamaicans all talking patois! The only racism I have experienced has been from Caymanians, some of whom REALLY resent all ex-pats especially Jamaicans. And we import a lot of food from the US and it's crap. Full of god knows what. I buy British whenever I can but you pay for it! And British TV, on the whole, beats US TV hands down. All that being said, we have a very mixed bunch of friends, particularly my wife, and there is something very special about being in a bar or restaurant and seeing 10 people together knowing they are from 10 different countries all getting along. Cayman is slightly unique I think in that respect. I have definitely become far more interested in other cultures whilst being here. The diversity is one of the things I'll miss when we go home. The UK is so insular.

Nypool1e

The day I was sworn in as a US citizen I happened to call my mom. She said to me “what have you been up to today son?” I told her I just became an American citizen ma, she said “Why would you give up being from the best country in the world to become an American?” After I explained I now had dual citizenship she calmed down.

Street Boss

Yes, It's been my experience that nobody cares where i'm from or what I call myself and when they say they like my accent it's just small talk, they don't really mean it- and if i'm around them for any length of time it seems to grate on them. They see me as an uptight, prim and proper tosser.

Norri

Is there any reason for that?

Gordon Barlow

Jamesy is right about Cayman - except that it isn't "racism" when one group dislikes another group for reasons other than actual race. If a black Caymanian despises a black Jamaican for the latter's nationality, it doesn't make sense to call that racism. I once took issue with a black Jamaican who cried "racism" when telling me that a white-ish Caymanian shopkeeper had disrespected him. I didn't know either of the parties, but pointed out to him that all Caymanians "dislike" all Jamaicans - all those they don't know, anyway. That was a bit of an exaggeration, but it served its purpose: he thought about if for a little while and agreed that I was right. So. Cayman has ethnic tensions between native-born Caymanians and foreigners, but race or colour has nothing to do with it. Would you say I'm right about that in general, Jamesy?

jenn32

Right. Whether a person is an expat or an immigrant I think is a matter of state of mind and intention. If, in your heart, you consider yourself British even if you took US citizenship, then I believe you are an expat even if you never do return to the UK. I don't think that state of mind makes you an arrogant s**t unless you are comparing your status as a British expat as superior to being a US citizen. [Winning the lottery of life, etc]. For me too, the UK will always be home.

jenn32

But not your head...yet?

PetrifiedExPat

I regularly say that when jingoistic undertones raise their head. Often followed by 'who else is going to do it? Someone educated here?' Get's them off my back whilst they try and work out how I've offended them.

OP's experience is typical from people with peanuts for brains.