A brass compass and a small illuminated house resting on folded teal fabric beneath a dark blue sky.

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Jack Paar

Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A joke that swaps one word into a famous proverb. Imitation is supposed to be the sincerest flattery, so the speaker suggests that people who move somewhere are paying the place a compliment by choosing it. It's a playful twist on the original saying.

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