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{{quote|''"The Simpson story begins back in the old country. I forget which one, exactly."''|'''Abe Simpson''', ''[[The Simpsons]]''}}
So, you want to introduce a European immigrant to your North American-based show. You want the character to get up to lots of [[Fish Out of Water]] fun as his crazy traditions clash with modern American life, marvel at the amazing wealth of Americans and contrast it with the poverty of his homeland, and provide incisive [[Whoopi Epiphany Speech
There's just one problem - if you claim this geographic hodgepodge is a real country, you'll get a lot of complaints from nationals of that country, either because you've totally misrepresented their traditions, or because you've just described them as a bunch of uneducated peasants. So, the best route to take is to ignore the country issue altogether: Whenever you need to have your character talk about his origins, have them call it "the old country".
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== [[Literature]] ==
* The titular character in ''Borgel'' by [[Daniel Pinkwater]] claims to be from
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' and ''[[Scrubs]]'' have both featured doctors, struggling with their [[Worthless Foreign Degree
* Let us not forget [[Andy Kaufman|Latka Gravas]] of ''[[Taxi]]'' fame, whose country was entirely fictional and rather vague. Probably the [[Trope Codifier]] for the current era.
* The original ''[[All That]]'' had a recurring character named Ishboo (played by Kenan Thompson) who fit this trope.
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