It was one of those situations I often find myself in while traveling. Something's said by a stranger I've been randomly thrown into contact with, and I want to say, "Listen. I'm with you on most of this, but before we continue, I need to know who you voted for in the last election.

People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American.

He has a passport," my classmates would whisper. "Quick, let's run before he judges us!

As a foreigner in London, I like that there are so many other foreigners.