permexpatty words

The problem with being an 'ex-pat' is that is sounds like we used to, once, be a 'pat', which seems a shame.
The Spanish have a helpful term for us lot: 'Guiri' which sounds rather rude. It sounds like it means 'sodding foreign git who thinks he's clever', or something (the dictionary is unhelpful).
We can be 'extranjeros', of course, but this refers, in print, to those poor fellows who arrive here by rowing boat.
We can be 'europeos', although that applies to the Spanish as well, and, for that matter (context is everything) it also refers to those who live in the rest of Europe (despite the fact that half the Brits don't consider themselves europeos anyway).
If you are not 'European', you can still be an honorable member of this group (i.e. American, Australian and Falkland Islander..), only, without the papers.
Foreigners here are usually described as 'los ingleses', even if they're Scottish (!). There are other specific national names like 'gabacho' (French), 'moro' (North African) and 'polaco' (Catalonian).
However, since we are now counted in our hundreds of thousands... perhaps it's time we came up with a better name for ourselves as Ibcanaries says. Otherwise, someone else will do it for you!

Very interesting debate! Maybe we are "citizens of the world"?

During the introduction course for foreign students in South Africa, they called people like that "Global Nomads". I think that's as close as it gets, eh? I definitely love that name.