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opportunistic expat

a person who moves from a developed country to an developing country with the intention of enjoying an easier way of life, often at the expense of the locals. For example, many English teachers in East Asia like to convince others that they are serving or sacrificing for the populations in which they live and work for a salary far above local wages, but in reality, they are taking advantage of the people living in the host country.
Many of the opportunistic expats in Bangkok who frequent the city's whore houses must pretend that human trafficking does not exist.

opportunist 

someone who immediately takes advantage of a situation to reap some personal benefits
An opportunist will use people or step on toes to get what they want.
opportunist by Gerard Irick January 14, 2010

Opportunist 

A person willing to befriend any person regardless of race, creed, gender, sexuality or socioeconomic status in the relationship benefits them directly or indirectly by improving their public image. A pure opportunist may be a sociopath, if not they will possess sociopathic qualities. They are not to confused with a scammer or charlatan whose purpose in the moment is a singular task and is not concerned with allegations or their reputation. The opportunist always plays the long-con even if the actions are not scandalous it is still a con due to the fact the motivation is to always position one self to be able to capitalize on any future unforeseen opportunities without attracting suspicion. The opportunist is a illusionist and a mechanic who has a deck full of trump cards and can deal off the boom of the deck.
The man is a master opportunist, he got me an undeserved promotion then pressured me into unethical behavior as a favor, reported my actions and the company was vilified in the media while he purchased the closest competitor before the mews broke and cornered the market.
Opportunist by CocoChavez August 7, 2019

opportunistic vegan 

ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk ˈviːgən

n. an individual who is a vegan only when the circumstance is favorable to doing so
Andrew: Mike! Why are you eating those buffalo wings! I thought you were a vegan...
Mike: #YOLO
Kevin: He's an opportunistic vegan.

opportunist 

Someone who see's a chance to move onto the next best thing.
"Last night I found out my girl is an opportunist man. She found another man with the tickets that I missed out on and just straight dumped me
opportunist by xXZDXx February 14, 2012

Culinary Opportunist

An ethical omnivore, the culinary opportunist takes advantage of whatever good eats are at hand, at the farmer's market, at the local restaurant/diner/ cafe/bistro. They are true to no particular fad, food type or ethnic cuisine. They are adventurous with curious palates, willing to try whatever is presented to them.
Walking through chinatown on a Sunday, the culinary opportunist felt the pull of the dim sum brunch.