Fresh off the boat

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Fresh off the boat (or "F.O.B.") is a phrase used to describe immigrants that have arrived from a foreign nation have not yet assimilated to the host nation's culture, language, and behavior. It can also be used to describe the behavior or the ways of new immigrants.

Assimilation to the host nation's culture is not a certainty; there are historical examples of a foreign nation assimilating a host nation (ex. Sinicization or Romanization).

In the sociology of ethnicity, this term can be seen as an indicator of a nature of diasporic communities, or communities that have left their country of origin and have migrated, usually permanently, to another country. The term also has been adapted by immigrants themselves or others in their community who instead see the differentiation as a source of pride, where they have retained their culture and have not lost it to assimilation. In some instances, people who have assimilated or acclimated into their host country still identify themselves as a FOB to show they have not assimilated completely.

F.O.B may also mean someone new to things.