History Main / NonSpecificallyForeign

* Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''. It's implied, though never outright stated, that he's from somewhere in Europe.

* Fez from ''[[That70sShow That 70's Show]]'' is from some ambiguous foreign country (probably from [[SouthOfTheBorder somewhere in South or Central America]]). His real name [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname isn't even available]] as a clue to his origins. His nickname is actually a (quasi-)acronym, short for "Foreign Exchange Student."

* ''Manga/DeathNote'': The Wammy's kids. L is later said to be a mix of Japanese, English, Russian, and either Italian or French. Mello's real name, Mihael Keehl, suggests a mix of Croatian and German although this is not confirmed. Matt's real name, Mail Jeevas, is quite a bit harder to pin down in terms of an ethnic background or a country of origin. Near's ethnic background is also unconfirmed. (The LightNovel ''LightNovel/LChangeTheWorld'' ''does'' name a Thai boy as Near, but [[NamesTheSame he does not appear to be related in any way to the Near from the series proper]].)

* Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's either Latino or European, but even that is pretty broad. The name doesn't indicate anything, as [[TheNameless he was born without one]] and assumed the name of "Trowa Barton" from someone else.

* The villains in ''TheDarkKnightRises'' are connected to some vaguely Middle Eastern country, but their ultimate origins are deliberately left a mystery.

* Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's either Latino or European, but even that is pretty broad. Even his real name isn't confirmed (and the most common guess is... decidedly fictional and non-specific).

* Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's Latino, but even that is pretty broad. Even his real name isn't confirmed (and the most common guess is... decidedly fictional and non-specific).

* [[{{SelfDemonstrating/Ozymandias}} Adrian Veidt]] in the film version of ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'', though he successfully hides it in public. This technically applies to the comic version as well, given a vague reference to "the year [his] parents arrived in America", though in that one he has no stated accent and never presents as anything but wholesomely all-American.

* The DWMA in ''Manga/SoulEater'' has students and staff from all over the world, but the series' cast is pretty much either explicitly Japanese (Black Star, Tsubaki, Mifune, Azusa, [[ButNotTooForeign Maka's]] mother) or potentially anything ''but'' Japanese. The Thompson Sister are American and two meister/weapon pairs (one of which is a Death Scythe) are Russian, but you can't really nail anyone else to a region more specific than a continent. Their [[AerithAndBob names]], [[WeAllLiveInAmerica mannerisms]], and [[{{Mukokuseki}} faces]] don't really give many hints. Witches especially seem to be ethnically ambiguous in-universe and supplant the culture of their birth nation with that of their WitchSpecies: one conversation in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' has people assuming [[spoiler:Kim]] is from everywhere from Korean to ''Spain''.

* The DWMA in ''Manga/SoulEater'' has students and staff from all over the world, but they're pretty much either explicitly Japanese (Black Star, Tsubaki, Mifune, Azusa, [[ButNotTooForeign Maka's]] mother) or potentially anything ''but'' Japanese. The Thompson Sister are American and two meister/weapon pairs (one of which is a Death Scythe) are Russian, but you can't really nail anyone else to a region more specific than a continent. Their [[AerithAndBob names]], [[WeAllLiveInAmerica mannerisms]], and [[{{Mukokuseki}} faces]] don't really give many hints. Witches especially seem to be ethnically ambiguous in-universe and supplant the culture of their birth nation with that of their WitchSpecies: one conversation in ''Manga/SoulEaterNot'' has people assuming [[spoiler:Kim]] is from everywhere from Korean to ''Spain''.

* Ishboo was a recurring foreign exchange student on ''Series/AllThat'' with an abundance of bizarre cultural traditions that he'd insist others join in. Whenever someone asked where he was from, he'd brush off the question. It was sometimes implied that he wasn't a foreigner, and was just messing with everyone.

* Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's latino, but even that is pretty broad. Even his real name isn't confirmed (and the most common guess is... decidedly fictional and non-specific).
* [[SplitPersonality Kaere/Kaede]] Kimura from ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' went on an exchange program overseas and then back to Japan. To which country is anyone's guess, at first it seemed it was to America, until she started talking about some... [[CultureClash unusual customs]] in whichever country it was.

* Dr. Nick Riviera in ''TheSimpsons''. He also has a case of WhatTheHellIsThatAccent. Word of God [[note]](The audio commentary for "Homer's Triple Bypass")[[/note]] states that his design is based on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1bor_Csup%C3%B3 Gabor Csupo]] while his accent is a bad imitation of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz Desi Arnaz]]. "Vieira" is also a fairly common ethnic Portuguese name, while "Rivera" is common in Spanish.
* The "Channel 9" broadcasters on ''TheFastShow'' were vaguely Mediterranean, but their language was a mixture of pure gibberish and British cultural references. Wherever country they were from, all we know is that the weather is consistently "scorchio".
* ''{{Eurotrash}}'' was full of this.
* Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's latino, but even that is pretty broad. Even his real name isn't confirmed (and the most common guess is... decidedly fictional and non-specific).

* Andy Kaufman's "Foreign Man" was like this originally. Then he became a regular on ''Series/{{Taxi}}'' and got a name and backstory. He was from "Caspiar," an island in the Caspian Sea. [[RuleOfFunny It sunk.]]
* Fez from ''[[That70sShow That 70's Show]]'' is from some ambiguous foreign country (probably from [[SouthOfTheBorder somewhere in South or Central America]]). His real name [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname isn't even available]] as a clue to his origins. His nickname is actually a (quasi-)acronym, short for "Foreign Exchange Student."

* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Tyrion asks what kind of accent Shae (played by German actress Creator/SibelKekilli) has, and she simply replies, "Foreign." Cersei suspects she's from the Free City of Lorath, but Shae doesn't directly confirm or deny this. (The fact that a different character with a German accent claims to be from Lorath does add some credibility to Cersei's deduction, however.)

* Rolf in ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy''. It's implied, though never outright stated, that he's from somewhere in Europe.

* Ax in ''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.")
* Ishboo was a recurring foreign exchange student on ''Series/AllThat'' with an abundance of bizarre cultural traditions that he'd insist others join in. Whenever someone asked where he was from, he'd brush off the question. It was sometimes implied that he wasn't a foreigner, and was just messing with everyone.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' made a CutawayGag about two guys who don't really have much of an accent, but speak in a way that you can tell that they're not from the US. They've become occasional {{Recurring Character}}s
* Lampshaded with the Advertising/{{Geico}} Gecko, a tropical lizard with a Cockney accent -- one ad centers on people asking where he's from, and it deliberately cuts off before he answers. To add to the confusion he was originally voiced by Kelsey Grammer in a very twee Northeastern American accent.

* During Admiral Awesome's introductory scene in Fanfic/TwilightSparklesAwesomeAdventure, one of his enemies is identified as speaking in a "funny foreign accent".
* ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' has only ever referred to her birthplace as "an island to the left". Nobody has a clue what that means, and her appearance gives no hint.
* In one episode of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', Dennis decides he needs to meet some Europeans to improve his sex life, because EuropeansAreKinky. He meets a guy named Jan with a vaguely German/Dutch accent who is only ever described, by himself or others, as "European".
* Parodied in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Raging Bender" with the ForeignWrestlingHeel bit character, whose stage name is simply "The Foreigner".
-->'''The Foreigner:''' I'm not from here! I have my ''own'' customs! Look at my ''CRAAAAAAZY'' passport!
* The host characters of ''VivaVariety'' were originally supposed to be generically European; however, most viewers perceived Mr. and the former Mrs. Lapin to be French, and eventually it was implied that they were. Johnny Bluejeans' origins were left vague.

* Aldolpho from ''Theatre/TheDrowsyChaperone'', who has an accent, but not a specific one.
* Eric Kleig and Kaftan in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Tomb of the Cybermen". Non-specific accents, various ambiguous foreign cultural signifiers, a touch of {{Brownface}} and general shiftiness.
* The Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novel ''Harvest of Time'' says the Delgado incarnation of the Master "looked foreign, but his accent was impeccably British", without explaining how someone can just look "foreign". Of course, he's actually ''[[HumanAliens really]]'' not from around here.

* Trowa Barton in ''MobileSuitGundamWing.'' Of the members of his MultinationalTeam, he's the only one without a listed ethnicity. The fandom presumes he's latino, but even that is pretty broad. Even his real name isn't confirmed (and the most common guess is... decidedly fictional and non-specific).

->'''Fez:''' That Tomas is shady. But have you noticed [[HypocriticalHumor he never says what country he's from]]?

They're likely to talk about TheOldCountry a lot without ever telling you what it is. Can be played for drama to hint at a character having a MysteriousPast, but more common as a way to create the ultimate FunnyForeigner - you can use all the best stereotypes without offending ''anyone''!

* Lampshaded with the {{Geico}} Gecko, a tropical lizard with a Cockney accent - one ad centers on people asking where he's from, and it deliberately cuts off before he answers. To add to the confusion he was originally voiced by Kelsey Grammer in a very twee Northeastern American accent.

* The Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novel ''Harvest of Time'' says the Delgado incarnation of the Master "looked foreign, but his accent was impeccably British", without explaining how someone can just look "foreign". Of course, he's actually ''[[HumanAliens really]]'' not from around here.

* Aldolpho from ''TheDrowsyChaperone'', who has an accent, but not a specific one.

* ''FamilyGuy'' made a CutawayGag about two guys who don't really have much of an accent, but speak in a way that you can tell that they're not from the US. They've become occasional {{Recurring Character}}s

* [[{{Yotsubato}} Yotsuba Koiwai]] has only ever referred to her birthplace as "an island to the left". Nobody has a clue what that means, and her appearance gives no hint.

* Janosz Poha in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}} II'' spoke with a non-specific (Eastern European?) foreign accent. When asked where he's "from," he admits only to living in "zee upper-vest side" of Manhattan.

* Eric Kleig and Kaftan in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Tomb of the Cybermen". Non-specific accents, various ambiguous foreign cultural signifiers, a touch of {{Brownface}} and general shiftiness.

* Aldolpho from ''TheDrowsyChaperone'', who has an accent, but not a specific one.

-->'''The Foreigner:''' I'm not from here! I have my ''own'' customs! Look at my CRAAAAAAZY passport!

-->'''The Foreigner:''' I'm not from here! I have my ''own'' customs! Look at my CRAZY passport!

* Aldolpho from ''TheDrowsyChaperone''

* In ''Film/TheRoom'', Johnny has [[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent some sort of foreign accent]] and makes a single reference to arriving in the country years back, but never reveals where he's from. The actor, Tommy Wiseau, is using his normal accent, and he refuses to reveal his nation of origin.