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American expats look to Vancouver Island in search of a different life (www.albernivalleynews.com)

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Quinn described hiking on a remote trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park when they encountered a lone hiker coming down the trail toward them.

“We pulled our gators up over our faces as a precaution (against COVID) and he walked right up to me and said, ‘I don’t appreciate you pulling up that mask’. Then he pulled up his shirt and showed us the pistol strapped to his chest. It was an eye-opener.”

That wasn't the only thing that prompted the couple to leave their homeland, as the evolving political climate in the U.S. played a part in influencing their decision to leave.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Emigrants. The word you're looking for is emigrants.

[–] yourNewFavouriteUser 6 points 2 months ago

no you don't get it, emigrant is for poor people

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

They’re legal american immigrants.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Don’t put up with people who don’t appreciate you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Either they are Expats, then any Mexican coming to the US is an Expat, too. Or they are refugees.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"and I don't appreciate you trying to intimidate me, so I guess we're even"