whatcolor: i just visited manila for a couple of weeks. but i am definitely going back somewhere in asia to live next year. thinking maybe chiang mai on a student visa (i met someone at my hostel who was doing that).
smashingjj: yeah that's exactly what it was about. when white/western ppl go somewhere else to live, it's "expats" and if it's anybody else, it's "immigrants" or "migrants." if you google "expat racist term" you'll see that ppl have been arguing about this for awhile.
but i really shouldn't be arguing with the ppl who provide food and shelter to me...
