"The people of this country are very superstitious, and they believe in magic."

"This is a people who do not know the true religion, and they are misguided."

"I was once offered a marriage proposal in this land, but I declined, for the women were too stout, and their customs too different from my own."

"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they walk about unveiled."

"Among the customs of the people of this island is that the women do not cover their heads, and they are not veiled."