What type of expat are you?

[Naam]

I am just an none-immigrant just as what my visa says.

Alien Pat

[herb59]

i am a gangbang pat.

[Loles]

So you missed:

- as many mates mentioned, but this is the most important and popular: Sex Pat.

- and walking ATM Pat.

- and "I'm a bit (so much) old but old goats like to lick some salty, and I think if I have with 30 yrs younger partner she loves me, and I seem very young" Pat.

- and 'I live in Isaarn and take care of around 45 family members, but they love me so much, and my life is wonderful" Pat.

- and ThaiVisa poster Pat.

I guess.

[thaiguzzi]

Farmer Pat, but also spend a lot of time in my workshops, so could also be a Shed Pat.

[BenCrew]

Pat Cash ?

[HardenedSoul]

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More than a few are professional online poker players

Is that what you do? If so, how much can you make?

I saw a movie about online poker players the other day. Can't remember what is was called.

No. Can't even play poker.

I trade stock and commodities using spreadbets.

[poweratradio]

The BIGGEST expats should be the Druggie Pats. or Trapped Pats

[Khun Falang]

Hmmm, what kind of a falang I am? Well, for one I do not do visa runs. that pure insanity is thankfully not part of my Thai daily life. Nor am I a crook who has burned his bridges in his home country and had to come here to start that kind of life all over again. I know many can relate to that. Although they may not admit it..,.

[pineconehead]

Foodie pats

[Rajab Al Zarahni]

A simplistic analysis. Pseudo proper expats probably outnumber the real thing by about 200:1. There are plenty of them out there with Maserati key rings but no car.

The old expats,reliant only on their pension and investment income include a good number with plenty of disposable income.

[Scottythai]

I am an Oil Pat - Work on Rotation 28 and 28, could live anywhere in the world I choose. But I choose to live here for Tax reasons. Aww yea!

[LaraC]

"Digital Nomads" (phrase not coined by me) who work online and live where they want, often but not always toward the younger end of the scale. Earnings can vary all the way from the low to the top end of the scale.

..yep, and the countries in the world need to recognise that this is becoming more and more a way of life for so many. Freedom to work and travel. So..if countries are smart they would find a way to tap into that regarding visa's etc. Like a G7 nomad visa or whatever.

Why on earth would you apply for a sedentary visa if you qualify yourself as a nomad ?!?

I thought the mention of "G7 nomad visa" might give the indicatation that its a non-sedentary visa. Ie: like being able to travel and work in the European Union if you have a European passport. If there was a visa which allows you to work within countries for extended periods of time and allows for travel etc, it would save a lot of people headaches.

WHy would you want that? Because it still feels much better to be officially "legal". No need to try work out what kind of long term visa you need for a country if you plan on staying more than a month...with seperate costs for each visit. No need to do the farcicle ED visa etc, if you have no real intention to study the language. Plus you will then be intitiled to the perks that a better visa provides, rather than having to explain why you are working on a tourist visa etc. There are many positive reasons why someone who is classed as a "digital nomad" would want a visa that reflects their situation..and likely in the future that will be recognised, but sadly not yet.

(i am not working on a tourist visa in case anyone wants to make some kind of grumble..nor have i personally stated what i do or what kind of visitor i am)

[Brevity]

So, the OP looks around him, and decides that he is qualified to put simplistic labels on all the expats in country? Amazing arrogance!

[LaraC]

Before my (sadly overlooked) forum flounce over a year ago, I had the moniker "International Gypsy" as that was what my best buddy lawyer called me one night while introducing me to a stripper in a Houston nightclub. I reckon that's a lot more classy, romantic and olde worlde than these new-fangled 'Digital Nomads' or any kind of 'pat'.

"International Gypsy" might sound more classy, romantic and olde worlde to you, but paints the image of someone bumming around and doing unskilled manual work here and there. Not that there is anything wrong with that! But, is a very different image to someone termed as a "Digital Nomad" which paints the picture of someone using actual skills (such as graphic art, writing, photography/videography etc) to work online and generate an income.

I probably have a different image of gypsy coming from the UK to those from the US and other areas though. I grew up where the term gypsy meant people who moved onto any fields etc near where you lived and dumped all their crap around without any consideration for the people who lived in the area and had to clean up after them. I saw it with my own eyes. Never gave me a positive romantic olde worlde vibe..and certainly not classy.

..not quite sure being introduced to a stripper with that namesake is what many would rank as classy either..but thats beside the point.. =p

[rwdrwdrwd]

I am an Oil Pat - Work on Rotation 28 and 28, could live anywhere in the world I choose. But I choose to live here for Tax reasons. Aww yea!

Whilst it wasn't the reason I came here, discovering how taxation on non Thai income works was a very nice moment

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[elliottm]

'Young' Pat (early retiree, by 2-3 decades)

[Huayrat]

I'm 40 year old and retired and loaded so none of the above is a title for me..

[transam]

I'm 40 year old and retired and loaded so none of the above is a title for me..

Most of us here are...........

[Hedghog]

I am an Oil Pat - Work on Rotation 28 and 28, could live anywhere in the world I choose. But I choose to live here for Tax reasons. Aww yea!

Not an Expat.

Fifo.

Person of no fixed abode,drifter,

[MrHammer]

I consider myself in exile.

[maccaroni man]

There is a nomad pat the type that have been on the road so long they don't call any one place home. IMO a global passport should be offered to anyone who has been away from their birthplace for more than 10 yrs.

[JohnDodd]

Ex-Seaman Pats, happily planting cucumbers and raising ducks and chickens in deepest Mahasarakarm.

[NanLaew]

Before my (sadly overlooked) forum flounce over a year ago, I had the moniker "International Gypsy" as that was what my best buddy lawyer called me one night while introducing me to a stripper in a Houston nightclub. I reckon that's a lot more classy, romantic and olde worlde than these new-fangled 'Digital Nomads' or any kind of 'pat'.

"International Gypsy" might sound more classy, romantic and olde worlde to you, but paints the image of someone bumming around and doing unskilled manual work here and there. Not that there is anything wrong with that! But, is a very different image to someone termed as a "Digital Nomad" which paints the picture of someone using actual skills (such as graphic art, writing, photography/videography etc) to work online and generate an income.

I probably have a different image of gypsy coming from the UK to those from the US and other areas though. I grew up where the term gypsy meant people who moved onto any fields etc near where you lived and dumped all their crap around without any consideration for the people who lived in the area and had to clean up after them. I saw it with my own eyes. Never gave me a positive romantic olde worlde vibe..and certainly not classy.

..not quite sure being introduced to a stripper with that namesake is what many would rank as classy either..but thats beside the point.. =p

Whoosh!!!!

And you can't tell the difference between tinkers, gypsies, roma and pikeys either.

PS. When I started my 'international gypsy' life (with actual degreed skills), nomads didn't conjure up pictures of landless tribesmen living in tents because that's exactly what they were. And their camels were almost as up themselves as these gobby new IT types.

[wym]

When I started my 'international gypsy' life (with actual degreed skills), nomads didn't conjure up pictures of landless tribesmen living in tents because that's exactly what they were. And their camels were almost as up themselves as these gobby new IT types.

Gobby? I assume you don't mean the open-source real-time collaboration editor?

And I would have thought that having to go though a degree program to get your marketable skills would be less not more prestigious than teaching yourself in a shorter period of time and ending up making a much higher income?

[cobra]

The just here for the Temples pat, may upgrade to the I want to be a Monk pat,

ultimately resolves to crazy guy pat with a dozen rescued soi dogs under his shack.

[Scottythai]

I am an Oil Pat - Work on Rotation 28 and 28, could live anywhere in the world I choose. But I choose to live here for Tax reasons. Aww yea!

Not an Expat.

Fifo.

Person of no fixed abode,drifter,

Funny last time I looked I own a Condo in BKK and a Townhouse in CM. They seem pretty fixed to me

[LaraC]

Before my (sadly overlooked) forum flounce over a year ago, I had the moniker "International Gypsy" as that was what my best buddy lawyer called me one night while introducing me to a stripper in a Houston nightclub. I reckon that's a lot more classy, romantic and olde worlde than these new-fangled 'Digital Nomads' or any kind of 'pat'.

"International Gypsy" might sound more classy, romantic and olde worlde to you, but paints the image of someone bumming around and doing unskilled manual work here and there. Not that there is anything wrong with that! But, is a very different image to someone termed as a "Digital Nomad" which paints the picture of someone using actual skills (such as graphic art, writing, photography/videography etc) to work online and generate an income.

I probably have a different image of gypsy coming from the UK to those from the US and other areas though. I grew up where the term gypsy meant people who moved onto any fields etc near where you lived and dumped all their crap around without any consideration for the people who lived in the area and had to clean up after them. I saw it with my own eyes. Never gave me a positive romantic olde worlde vibe..and certainly not classy.

..not quite sure being introduced to a stripper with that namesake is what many would rank as classy either..but thats beside the point.. =p

Whoosh!!!!

And you can't tell the difference between tinkers, gypsies, roma and pikeys either.

PS. When I started my 'international gypsy' life (with actual degreed skills), nomads didn't conjure up pictures of landless tribesmen living in tents because that's exactly what they were. And their camels were almost as up themselves as these gobby new IT types.

"'Gipsy/gipsy' is a common word used to indicate Romani people, Tinkers and Travellers, and use of the word "Gipsy" in English is so pervasive (and is a legal term under English law—see below) that many Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names. However, many Romani people and academics who study them believe the word has been tainted by its use as a pejorative connoting illegality and irregularity,^{[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]} and some modern dictionaries recommend avoiding use of the word gypsy either entirely, or as a negative modifier.^{[33][34][35][36][37][38]}" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_%28term%29#Gypsy_and_Gipsy

My reply was polite and an honest opinion of what image comes to mind when the word "gypsy" is used (and i would imagine this image comes to mind for many). From your reply im pretty sure that im not the one here that is coming over as "gobby" and "up themselves".. :/ Dont know why you have to be so rude to be honest.

[rwdrwdrwd]

My reply was polite and an honest opinion of what image comes to mind when the word "gypsy" is used (and i would imagine this image comes to mind for many). From your reply im pretty sure that im not the one here that is coming over as "gobby" and "up themselves".. :/ Dont know why you have to be so rude to be honest.

It didn't seem thaaaaat polite to me, especially since I have a number of friends that are travellers (mostly nomadic across Britain / Europe) that do not act in the manner you describe.

(Referring to this by the way)

I grew up where the term gypsy meant people who moved onto any fields etc near where you lived and dumped all their crap around without any consideration for the people who lived in the area and had to clean up after them. I saw it with my own eyes.

Sounds like '&lt;deleted&gt;' to me, not 'gypsies' plenty of people who live in houses behave in very a similar manner.

Edited February 25, 2014 by rwdrwdrwd

[Fookhaht]

OP:

Teacher Pats.

..... But older Teacher Pats are often whackos. I always avoid older Teacher Pats.

You've just offended myself and half of the mod team!

[HalcyonDays]

When I started my 'international gypsy' life (with actual degreed skills), nomads didn't conjure up pictures of landless tribesmen living in tents because that's exactly what they were. And their camels were almost as up themselves as these gobby new IT types.

Actual-degreed skills

I bet the likes of Bills Gates and Mark Zuckerberg envy you enormously!