we will never be locals

I can echo that sentiment. I’ll always feel that alien feeling, this isn’t my culture and I have very little in common with neighbors and folks in my town. It’s not a bad thing. But it’s just a fact of life, I’m from a different world, and the people here, while friendly, will always rightfully see me as an outsider. But then again, they are just as much aliens to this land as I am.