People
Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery.
— Jack Paar
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Our reading
An editorial 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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