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1	'''Basic Trope''': A character from another country is a source of humor.
2	* '''Straight''': Alfonz, living in America with the FiveManBand, hails from {{Ruritania}}. He speaks in a thick accent, is often shown snacking on ForeignQueasine, recites backstories from his homeland, and behaves rather buffoonish and eccentric.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The customs in Alfonz’s homeland are so bizarre that they border on BlueAndOrangeMorality. The FiveManBand wonder if he is actually from another galaxy.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Alfonz’s behavior comes off as slightly out-of-place compared to his American friends.
6	** Alfonz is a half-Ruritanian, half-American CloudCuckooLander.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Society is not very advanced in Ruritania, so the citizens there tend to be more ignorant.
9	** Ruritania is cut off from the rest of the world resulting in vastly different customs.
10	** Alfonz’s family are overly patriotic and forbid Alfonz from adopting American customs during his stay in the U.S. out of fear he’ll lose his roots.
11	* '''Inverted''': In a US-created show which takes place in Europe, Alex is an American living in Europe and acts [[{{Eagleland}} stereotypically American]], making him stand out.
12	* '''Subverted''': Alfonz’s persona is [[{{Fauxreigner}} just a ruse]].
13	* '''Double Subverted''': He’s actually Canadian.
14	* '''Parodied''': Alfonz is from Clownsvania.
15	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alfonz is treated as walking comedic relief, sometimes his struggles as an immigrant are treated with a lot of drama.
16	* '''Averted''': Alfonz, despite being from another country, doesn’t stand out from any other character.
17	* '''Enforced''': Want comedy? Just add a character with a funny accent!
18	* '''Lampshaded''':
19	-->'''Bob''': Is anyone else getting offended just listening to Alfonz here?
20	* '''Invoked''': Alfonz deliberately invokes his country’s stereotypes [[AttentionWhore for attention]].
21	* '''Exploited''': Alfonz has lived in America for a long time, but will act as if he just moved there whenever it would aid in his schemes. (He just happens to be a ConMan.)
22	* '''Defied''': Alfonz doesn’t want to look like an idiot, so he does his best to research American customs before moving there.
23	* '''Discussed''': "Is everyone in Ruritania ''really'' like that or is it just Alfonz?"
24	* '''Conversed''': "Oh, great, another exaggerated caricature of our culture in foreign film." "Hey, at least he's not a real villain."
25	* '''Deconstructed''': Alfonz [[ADayInTheLimelight becomes the POV character for an episode]]. It turns out that he is EloquentInMyNativeTongue and getting increasingly frustrated by how nobody in America is taking him seriously.
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