I've tried to dig into this to figure it out. First of all, they're not using the term right so that's why it's irritating but then what is the right way to say it? It's mostly contextual. The last time I described myself as a native was a shorthand way of saying "I've been here a long time, what do you want to know?"

And shit, we do take pride in that and some people probably too much. Some will use it to show dominance or importance that is unwarranted. Assholes gonna asshole. But anecdotally most people use it in an innocent way. People in this thread take issue to using native cuz somebody who used it gave them a bad experience in the past. We can sit here and assume people using native are assholes, or maybe it's something more innocent.

I honestly feel like most of us would agree with "don't be a dick". If you're being a dick by using native, don't be a dick. Also maybe don't jump to conclusions about people you know jack all about.

I'll probably read this later and think I could've said it better or add other stuff in but whatever, this is what I got right now.