I was standing in line today at lunch and overheard the following conversation between two women behind me:

W1: Wow, your hair looks great, I love the color.

W2: Yeah, I was really nervous because I’d never done it myself and then when I got out of the shower after I was afraid it was too dark and I’d messed up.  I mean, I looked, like… foreign!

On reflection, maybe she meant, you know, different?  From her image of herself, maybe?  Not actually “from a different country” or “of a different nationality,” right?  Maybe?  Can I avoid hating her by choosing that interpretation?  Please?  Because otherwise I just totally hate her.