"The people of this place are not good, and they are not pious."

"The women of this country are very modest, and they cover their entire bodies."

"The people here have a strange custom of greeting each other by rubbing noses. It was quite an experience to get used to."

"I saw a mountain in this land that was made entirely of salt. It was a truly astonishing sight."

"The women here are beautiful, and they do not veil themselves. This is a strange thing in a Muslim country."