The NY Times continues to call them refugees and evacuees depending on the circumstances. They said the term refugee was appropriate and the people fit the definition. I selected - who cares.
I think the media likes to use the word "refugee" because it sounds cooler and more dramatic than evacuee.
re f.u. 'gee' - Phrase used by inner city gangs to say up yours g-man, again. Emphasis on again. Often used when homey is angry. Abusive, but gets the point across. Originated in Compton by with the crypts. Derived from **** you dawg.
Dude, you're starting to be A-Train Lite. And that's painful. Oh, and you lost me after "the crypts".
LMAO! i'm with the side that thinks this should be so far down the list of things to worry about that it doesn't even matter. if my home and everything i owned was destroyed i can't imagine caring at all about being called a refugee as opposed to evacuee. survivor sounds good to me though.
I didn't care either way until I saw one of those packages from the 24 hour news guys, I think it was Fox. They put these on as they are ending a show like O'reily or whatever. Anyways, they get to a guy sitting down saying how he lost everything and then he says "And I'm not a refugee dammit, I'm an American." I haven't used refugee since.
If I let you stay in my house because you're in danger, I give you REFUGE. I think that the ones in the Astrodome are refugees. The ones who can't go back to their homes and are living in a self-substained area (hotel, relatives' house, street, etc.,) are evacuees... the ones that didn't want to leave are... are... I can't think of the term.
