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Which goofy categories of expat do you fit into, if any?

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From an expat in Singapore via Ecuador.

 

Do his categories make sense to you?

 

Perhaps as he's in Singapore the author can join in in this discussion. 

 

What type of expat are you? A ‘clusterer,’ a ‘love-seeker, ‘an ‘adventurer,’ or the dreaded ‘expat expert’ | CuencaHighLife

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Jerry Gilliam has lived in seven countries for 27 years and calls himself a “student of innocence abroad and the lack thereof.”

Gilliam, who currently lives and blogs in Singapore, is working on a book about his experiences living overseas that will include a chapter about what he calls the “types of expats.”

 

 

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  • OneMoreFarang
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    Just one of those guys.  

  • HeijoshinCool
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    .   There are only two types, all others are sub-categories......     1) MORONIC LOUD OBNOXIOUS DEMANDING THREATENING JUDGMENTAL types   2) normal decent quiet just

  • To be fair, the photographer didn't capture my best side. Darn it - wish I'd worn my best Chang wife-beater that night.

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Unfortunately only one is actually described from what I could see, so its a little difficult.

Yes I think there are clear category "types" of expats and of course we also dncounter them here on the forum.

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None.

 

Next.....

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Love seeker is closest.  I mean really, who doesn't like a little loving? 

Love for sale, rent, or lease is what Thai life is all about for the single man

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5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Just one of those guys.

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To be fair, the photographer didn't capture my best side. Darn it - wish I'd worn my best Chang wife-beater that night.

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There are only two types, all others are sub-categories......

 

 

1) MORONIC LOUD OBNOXIOUS DEMANDING THREATENING JUDGMENTAL types

 

2) normal decent quiet just leave me alone so I can be happy types

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Leaving out many Thailand expats there is no: Not looking for love but "Seeking to be a great monger" on the list?

 

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What happened to the ex-SAS soldiers of fortune?

Plenty of them missing in action since Washington Square dismantling.

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53 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

To be fair, the photographer didn't capture my best side. Darn it - wish I'd worn my best Chang wife-beater that night.

you mean instead of that skirt?

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Try NOT to be like the normal gang in Pattaya City…????????

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6 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

To be fair, the photographer didn't capture my best side. Darn it - wish I'd worn my best Chang wife-beater that night.

I find a vintage tank top gives the arms freedom of movement as the T-shirt binds across the chest for a real forehand shot.

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4 minutes ago, DrPhibes said:

I find a vintage tank top gives the arms freedom of movement as the T-shirt binds across the chest for a real forehand shot.

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Wish people would stop criticizing others decisions amd motivations, just to validate or justify their own. ????

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I'm in the love you long time category, but you have go by the morning as the wife is flying in,

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Two categories should suffice ....

 

1. People who brand anyone who's getting more than them as 'Sexpats'

 

2. Sexpats

 

 

Assimilator

 

Escapee from high taxes, high costs no loving 

 

35 minutes ago, DrPhibes said:

I find a vintage tank top gives the arms freedom of movement as the T-shirt binds across the chest for a real forehand shot.

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A Tank Top is a wife-beater by any other name.  At least to a Yank, anyway.

Westerners are often too varied, deep & complex to easily categorize.

Goofy Categories meaning Eccentric ?

Dont know any.

except Mr Crazy QAnon Anti Vaxxer Sidecar Driver Alky busily Smoking Himself to Death Refusing Basic Blood Test with Rotten Teeth Who Wont Change. Category of one there….

 

Conventional ?

could try by Location : Coastie, Country, Townie

or Occupation : Bar Owner, Diver, Chef, Accom. Owner, Digital, Corporate, Gambler,Con Artist….

or Lifestyle : Dosser, Drunk, Addict, Professional, SUVer, Biker, Yachty, Surfer, BarStooler, PussyHound.

or Home: Owner, Renter, Shack, Room, Villa, Bungalow, Farmhouse, Condo

 

Just too much crossover of types & characteristics……..

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7 hours ago, HeijoshinCool said:

2) normal decent quiet just leave me alone so I can be happy types

Yep, that's me - just want some damn peace and quiet.

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5 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

I don't want to be put in any category. ????

Me either. 

There's a category for that!

16 minutes ago, JetsetBkk said:

Yep, that's me - just want some damn peace and quiet.

..... in Thailand peace and quiet means only 10 banks of speakers, less than two sub-woofers, no more than three Nok Gow-wow or Cockerells, whichever is the louder.

 

Anything more than this is 'poccadee'.  Total silence means you have gone deaf.

Vintage I am, but Disney caricature I hope not.

P & Q man too.

When I arrived over a decade ago I was told Expats here were either, "Mercenaries, missionaries or misfits". I don't think I make that particular cut.

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