Like I mean literally, or do you just say I travel and work remotely, or do you just prefer to present yourself as a tourist and don’t talk about the work part?

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I would only do so if I intentionally wanted to come across as a self absorbed wanker. The rest of the time I just present myself with my real name and if asked, my profession.

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“Traveller”. “Digital Nomad” is a pretentious title.

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Traveller sounds way more pretentious to me.

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It does? That’s not the intent.

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I can’t stand the terms digital nomad and expat.

If someone asks I just say I work from home. Sometimes I just tell people I’m retired if I think they’re gonna want to talk about work or whatever.

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Can’t you introduce yourself with your name as a person? Why do you need a label?

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The other day I was having a conversation with some boomer I had just met. I told him I was working during the week, and then he made that huge smile and said “oh, so you’re also a digital nomad like me!”

Was a very nice guy, but I cringed so hard.

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It’s a valid term and you guys are both DNs. I might not use the term with locals but I’ve definitely referred to it in conversations with people who are DNs.

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The term does feel cringe, but it’s also the best term there is, so why not use it?

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