“Because even in Egypt I have never belonged, but suddenly it hit me when we arrived in Greece that my foreignness gave me freedom.”

“The East through Western eyes has throughout history been seen as the ultimate symbol of foreignness, the most exotic of lands and people.”

“It is his signature, his philosophy and shtick, his declaration that love conquers all, a testament to the gaudiness and foreignness of romance.”

“The language, behavior, manners, and values have to be acquired for the foreigner to be taken as one of them.”

“The foreigner had tried to steal expensive diamond jewelry at knifepoint from a service girl.”

“Or how about Medea as an evil foreigner confirming the xenophobic prejudices of an early Greek democracy?”

“Gradually foreigners get accustomed to and even become part of the environment, one in which queue-jumping and ubiquitous smoking are the norm.”

“A third category is made up of foreigners who acquire properties purely as investments.”

“These experiences have made them more comfortable with absorbing new ideas and practices, including those introduced by foreigners.”