Stories from Abroad "When I started there, I was the first foreigner in the company. Later, Yugoslavs and Turks joined, but on the first day, people stared at me as if I were from another planet..." As a foreigner in Germany. Rafik Schami writes about the daily life of migrant workers here, about homesickness and discrimination, about loneliness and misunderstandings, about battles with authorities and language difficulties. But also about some small victories over the gray everyday life. Content: - Before the Beginning - At the Beginning Was the Residence - Excursion with a Criminal Complaint - The Woe of Officer Müller - Arab or Greek, it doesn't matter - Mehmet - Football No, Nazis Never! - The Defense Speech. Files: Little Red Riding Hood - Andalusia is Just Around the Corner - The First Kiss After Three Years - The Armored Skin - Between Dream and Tram - Cactus or Lemon - The Evening.