expat communities
Foreign resident groups
Expat communities are groups of people living outside their home countries who form social networks with fellow nationals or other foreigners.
These communities often cluster in particular neighborhoods, establish clubs and schools, and maintain cultural practices from home.
The expat community in Bangkok has its own newspapers and social events.
The term typically implies voluntary relocation for work or lifestyle rather than refugee status.
- language learningGaining fluency in another tongue
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- cross-cultural communicationInteraction spanning distinct societies
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
home country · online forums · support network · heritage preservation · cultural festivals · mental health resources · repatriation · dual identity · culture shock · local cuisine · international schools · belonging · social isolation · legal aid services · job markets · cost of living · neighborhood gatherings · happy hour
- NetherlandsAmsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, tulips
- British Emigrationeconomic migrants, colonial settlers, war brides, transportation, Mayflower
- diasporaAfrican diaspora, exiles, Irish diaspora, emigrants, Jewish diaspora
- expat liferepatriation, host country, home country, trailing spouses, home leave
- expatsexpats, relocation, foreign workers, trailing spouses, long-term residents
- multilingual communitiesbilingual children, code-switching, heritage speakers, ethnic enclaves, Chinatown