You will find, unfortunately, that some people think so. What do you think? Some of your friends and relatives who stay home in America might not understand your choice.
As Americans abroad, each of us is an ambassador of our home country, the USA. Some American expats become even more patriotic than they were at home because you can never forget you are American while living abroad. Your new neighbors remind you of it all the time. Overseas Americans are often on the front lines of any backlash caused by US foreign policy.
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