Expats

They funniest part of that evening was this expat at the bar.  I'd seen him twice before, he actually lives in the apartment complex right across the street from me.  I've seen him smoking cigarettes outside there before, once really early in the morning.  Anyways, he's the most stereotypical looking expat.  In his 50's, dresses very sloppily, usually in sweats (I've seen him wearing sandals, too), smokes a lot of cigarettes, and is completely bald with long gray hair, and very fat.  Kind of looked a little like a bum version of Jack Nicholson, actually. 

He acts like the most stereotypical expat as well.  He was alone at the bar I went to, and was really drunk and ocassionaly making conversation with the Koreans who wanted to practice their English.  Speaking really loudly and slurring his speech in a really stereotypical American voice, like he was trying to assert his Amurrickan-ness.  "Obama blah blah blah blah..."  "People blame the Americans but it's the Europeans' fault!"  And other lame conversation about America and the world.  At one point I hear him yell to the Korean "I love you as a man.  And I mean that, I'm not joking.  I love your country..."  I didn't hear anything after that but I'm pretty sure the Korean stopped talking to him shortly thereafter.  He monopolized one of the bartender's time as well, and the poor girl had to oblige, of course.  I heard him drunkingly yell at one point how much he loved her.  She didn't look too pleased.  And then of course when I had to go to the bathroom, I saw him get up too to join me and find an ear to talk to.  He starts talking about getting old and not being able to pee, and I'm just like, "Yep.  Happens to everybody," and left as soon as I could.

What is it with these expats?  What do they do for a living?  Koreans only want young English teachers and from what I hear, it's very difficult to get an ESL job over here if you're over 30.  And why do they come here?  I guess it's the same type of person, the old loser that can't fit in in America so he goes to some other country where he thinks they might not be able to tell the difference.  No wonder we have such a bad reputation overseas.  It's too bad that we have these types representing America abroad.