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Their reticence to talk about where they come from may be [[Foreshadowing|an early hint]] that they're a [[Fauxreigner]].
Compare [[Ambiguously Brown]], which can overlap with this trope. Contrast [[But Not Too Foreign]]. See also [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?]], for when it's the setting of the show that's ambiguously located. The real life version as applied to versatile actors is [[Plays Great Ethnics]].
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* Dr. Nick Riviera in ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He also has a case of [[What the Hell Is That Accent?]].
** "Riviera" is actually the name of the Mediterranean region of France, and sounds like a mashup of two actual Latin names: ''Rivera'' (Spanish) and ''Vieira'' (Portuguese).
** Word of God <ref>(The audio commentary for "Homer's Triple Bypass")</ref> states that his design is based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G<!-- C3A1bor_Csup%C3%B3 Gabor Csupo]] while his accent is a bad imitation of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz Desi Arnaz]] -->
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* In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Tyrion asks what kind of accent Shae has, and she simply replies, "Foreign." Cersei suspects she's from the Free City of Lorath, but she doesn't directly confirm or deny this.
* Serge in the ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' franchise. What the heck was that accent supposed to be?
* Rolf in ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]''. It's implied, though never outright stated, that he's from somewhere in Europe.
* Janosz Poha in ''[[Ghostbusters (Film)|Ghostbusters]] II'' spoke with a non-specific (Eastern European?) foreign accent but claimed to be from the upper west side of Manhattan. Several characters remarked on the absurdity of this claim.
* Ax in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' comes off as this in-universe in his human morph. As it contains DNA from four different people (two of them white, one Latino and one African-American), and he introduced himself as being from various countries, culminating in Canada ("I am from Canada. I am Canadese.")
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