foreign

April 21st, 2011 | 473 Entries

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473 Entries for “foreign”

  1. it was entirely unfamiliar to me, like soap to a hippie. i’d heard of it before, but i never really understood what it was…or how it could harm me. i resolved immediately to be rid of it.

  2. I wish I could communicate more with my cat. We understand each other quite well, considering the obvious barriers, but I’d love to know more about who she is, what she feels, thinks, experiences. She’s adorable and she’s my friend and I’d love to know her better.

  3. I was at a far off place and I figured that I was supposed to be there. I didn’t recognize the people, I didn’t recognize the scenery. I didn’t even know what time it was. It should have been a blur. But it wasn’t. Truth be told, the path I chose is one I’m happy with.

    X-E
  4. I’m a foreigner myself. I live in the Uk and am originally from holland. It’s funny how you can get away with things as a foreigner. For some reason when i make a blunt remark its considered funny whereas a blunt remark by a local is considered rude. Well thats my time.

    Lars
  5. It’s a foreign feeling, really. Jealousy. It knows how to consume you–how to infiltrate your every thought, every vein, every blood vessel until you forget that it was possible to feel anything else. It eventually turns into anger and resentment, and all you want to do is yell and scream–get your feelings heard. But you can’t. What if that makes him leave? So you bottle it up, living with a smile on your face, pretending it doesn’t hurt to see him talking with her–laughing with her. But you can’t hold up forever. Eventually, it will be too much to keep in, and you will break. Then, everyone will hear what you have to say.

  6. “sdfsdfsfsdfsdfsdfsdfsfdggfdgdgdfggdgdgdgdgdg#%#%” now that sounds foreign right??

    Gayan
  7. Outside of one’s domain, whatever that is. Things other than you are scary, no? But they’re interesting, too. Run forward to meet what’s new, even if it scares you. If it’s bad, you can smash it better up close.

    Seer
  8. Foreign ice cubes near foreign sea
    in a foreign drink from a foreign land
    a foreign glass, taken by foreign hands
    and sipped with foreign lips
    The foreign winds traveling from foreign places
    to foreign destinations belong nowhere.

    myu
  9. Like waves breaking on the shore of someplace you’ve never been before. Something you can’t understand. New places, that smell like curry, spices, water, warm air, snowflakes, exhaust, musk. New smells, new colors, new sounds. Bells, maroon, teal, birds, sleeping in a hammock, fireflies, barbecue in the snow, homemade paper, little barefoot kids, bikes, mangoes, stars.

    Christine
  10. The eggs were foreign to her. She stared at them, trying to figure out how something could be so perfect, and yet not circular. It just didn’t make sense. Circles were the essence of perfection; ovals were not. So how could these “eggs” be so smooth, so creamy white, so versatile, so delicious?

  11. Jesus christ, I wish you would stop calling yourself a foreigner. You’ve been here for five years, and you don’t even smell like the city any more. I know that being from the city gives you a certain allure which half makes up for the lack in your character, but don’t fool yourself, shithead. I gotchyou.

    Kira Mason
  12. I didn’t want him to be a foreigner but he was because I didn’t know him yet. I asked him if he wanted to know me and he said he might think about it. I walked away then, because I wan’t sure he’s understand it if I stayed. He’d never been anything but a foreigner to anyone before.

    Kira Mason
  13. Thought was foreign to her, and creativity another realm entirely. Through the haze she grasped at the vague wisps of an idea as it failed again and again to solidify.

  14. something some people are lucky to be. to be a different cultural is an exciting thing to be a part of.

    natalie
  15. This place was foreign to her. The touch, the smell. Something new, something different. She looked down from the clouds and saw them. People she cared about, places she loved. She felt herself fade away, nothing more than a mere memory.

    Priya
  16. I was born in a land far from this one.
    When I arrived, naught looked at me with familiarity.
    The winds blow in different directions so that I may never find my way home.
    Always lost.

    Alec
  17. Foreign people are funny. Im not racist but stereo types are hilarious when they actually hold true, but I dont go up to someone a certain ethnicity assuming they are going to act that way.

    Corey Rauscher
  18. Men and women from everywhere but America. Here in America everything is actually made in china but who gives a shit

    Ed
  19. this is a word of excitement to me. what to you do that is different from me? what can i learn from you?

    Jess
  20. the ball felt foreign in his hand. it was as if he had never seen a baseball, or maybe even heard of it. but of course he did; this had been his whole life at a time. he blinked and looked up.

    Danielle
  21. foreigners imigrate to the u.s. to find a new life. love it or hate it, it’s america and they can only accept what they find.

    Robert C Raymond
  22. my mom is foreign. I am foreign. We are all foreign. No one belongs to anything and nothing belongs to anyone!

    MoMo
  23. The place where I feel the most foreign is in my own mind. Strange that the world seems so small yet the world in my brain moves on forever, life and time seem so insignificant in entirety of a single human mind.

    Someone
  24. finding the one who left, love and romance, rules and regulations that keep you apart, broken promises, things left unsaid, sexy accents, language barrier. missing who left you behind.

    brenda
  25. love the pain
    countries
    far
    unique
    different
    unfamilliar
    pain

    Andrea
  26. not of where I am from, unfamiliar, something to learn, interesting and unique. Controversial and requires an open mind. Something that excites me.

    Amber
  27. He stood, on the bow of the ship, overlooking the land through his telescope. They had been over two months at sea, and finally Cristoforo was going to set foot on solid, if foreign soil. When his crew members rowed him ashore, he said, “I claim this land for Spain, even though I am Italian.”

    His crew who, a couple days earlier were about to feed him to the sharks, praised him as an all-knowing, all seeing hero. Glad-handing and “I never gave up on you” remarks were plentiful, but everyone was elated, happy to touch ground on this historic day.

    The natives who lived on the island brought the gifts of fruits and parrots because they knew a man so loved by his colleagues must be a real swell guy…

  28. foreign means not of your original place. People can be foreign, things can be foreign. A place can be foreign to you. It makes me think of a foreign place on a map in a video game, or an Asian person in America. Things that dont seem like they belong

    Russ
  29. Never been before.. wanting to visit many foreign places before i die.. my all time wish! fingers crossed.. need to make it come true :). i love India though but wanna see the world :)

  30. unfamiliar. unknown. somone or something or somewhere that is not known or is mysterious. an adventure. an invitation. a question mark. a boundary to cross. a label to destroy.

    KELLY DEROUIN
  31. a little crazy
    too many foreign things
    makes my calmness
    lazy
    but a long water later
    I’m at a different place
    so blame me
    that my heart goes zig zag
    and takes everyone with it
    that in my anxiousness
    all i want is a good fit
    around my hand
    or something around my body
    like a hug
    because last time i checked
    we were all about making each other feel good
    but i want it for more than just this moment
    i want it to fill all of the other directions of this second

  32. I am a foreigner in a foreign land. That is what I was told to be. My faith makes me like a stranger. I don’t belong here. I belong in heaven with my Lord, Jesus Christ. I am foreign on this earth.

  33. I am a foreign object in this world who has been brought by her parents so that I can turn into a human and eventually into a better person.

    blackrosegal
  34. to me the foreign experience is one of beauty, grace and exploration. its finding out that the words you have been saying mean something completely diffferent than what you thought they meant. it is learning the different cultures of people. its dropping boxers down three floors into someone elses home. its finding out that you are unique

    Nick Hines
  35. Being foreign. Haha. I’m from Hong kong and Los angeles. China and America. It’s fun to have to explain that too people. I like the word. It’s got negative connotations. But I like it. It sets me apart. Makes me different. Ching chong ting tong ling long. Whuddup UCLA.

    Michael Cheng
  36. i dont like foreign things. they make me nervous! like me being in a foreign place. its not cool. or like when you put your socks in your living room on your entertainment center. its weird. and i dont do weird. i also get nervous around foreign people. Not people of other races, just people that are foreign to me.

  37. foreign things are always creeping into your life and influencing your thoughts, patterns, ideas. Foreign concepts. foreign people.

    Alyssa Bennett
  38. scary sounds and unknown colours lights see people run and yell. They are screaming. They are laughing, it is fun and we all dance.
    pizza
    purple?

    Anon
  39. It was a dark and dreary day when I climbed out of the train car. It was as if I’d dropped off into a land of possibility. The foreign landscape reminded me of a jungle and and ancient city. It felt so out of place in the middle of Central Station. Mobs of people stormed into my paradise and roughly knocked me to the musty ground. A strong hand reached out and touched mine. I was electrified.

    Sandra
  40. What is foreign anymore? Is is a person? is it a way of thinking? In an age in which I can peek almost anywhere with Google Maps, can I be called foreigner ?? if I can learn so much Am I still a stranger? I

    Luis