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Expat kidnapping Todos Santos/La Paz
just sharing - I have no comment
https://www.bcsnoticias.mx/banda-delictiva-de-sinaloa-involu...
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my God. That is unreal. Thank goodness the police obviously stepped up to the plate.
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Be very interesting details once this all comes out. Scary or shady ?
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I hope there will be more details and info coming out, but I would not be surprised if the story just goes away.
It would be bad enough if the victim was a target, but much worse if this was a random event!
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I think it means any "foreigner".
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
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Quote: Originally posted by lencho  |
Which brings up a question:
That article specifies that the kidnapped person was a "extranjero".
Is that the same as "expat"? I see this term thrown around a lot here and haven't been able to figure out the actual meaning.
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Extranjero— foreigner.
Yes, an expat can also be called an extranjero.
Expat is normally a person expatriated for a short duration for work.
In baja expat is also used to describe blue hair retirement immigrants to Mexico.
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Blue Hair ?
The only Blue-Haired Gals that I've seen in recent times have been High-Schoolers.
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This is very alarming given that I'm heading to Todos Santos in February. The pueblo itself is normally quite safe with the occasional drug-related
incident outside of where expats and visitors are likely to be. I hope there are more details made available soon.
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho |
That article specifies that the kidnapped person was a "extranjero".
I see this term thrown around a lot here... |
It isn't a "term thrown around a lot" - it's the Spanish translation of "foreigner".
Never occurred to you to look it up in a Spanish- English dictionary?
[Edited on 11-24-2021 by surabi]
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| Quote: Originally posted by lencho | | Quote: Originally posted by surabi |
It isn't a "term thrown around a lot" - it's the Spanish translation of "foreigner".
Never occurred to you to look it up in a Spanish- English dictionary? |
"Expat" is the Spanish translation of "foreigner"?
I think there's some confusion here... I'm trying to figure out the generally-accepted meaning for "expat", which was in the title of this thread.
Does "expat" apply equally to day tourists and permanent residents (as would "extranjero" which was the term used in the article)?
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Google is a great dictionary! Use it!
Expat is short for expatriate. Normally, that means a person working abroad on temp assignment.
Some foreign retirees are living in Mexico on a semi-permanent basis, and they have used the term expat to describe themselves. New word use or
incorrect word use? You be the judge.
Perhaps the retirees like to be expats rather than immigrants, as expat word suggest they are hopeful of eventually going home to their madre patria.
I like to call undocumented workers expats, sounds nicer than some of the terms used by right wind media.
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I was in TS yesterday. Going again today .
If you notice a lack of posts from me in the next few days, notify the authorities.
[Edited on 11-25-2021 by pacificobob]
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