In a foreign land you can buy yourself a whole new past in a local flea market. Once, in Budapest, I calculated that a whole family history can be bought for under $100. That included pictures of your chosen grand/great grand parents, aunts and uncles and all the sibllings you have ever wished to have. Add to that the nick knacks, old toys, medals, lace shawl, old soviet lighters, even a whole bunch of post cards from your traveling new/old relatives, and you have a full history. You can even select what kind of relatives you want, may be a WWII veteran for a great uncle, a spirited bohemian aunt, a cautious grand mather, all yours for under $100, what a bargain, a whole new life, for less than the cost of a dinner for two!
It would be a bit more expensive if you are in some tourist Mecca like Paris (because of all the American tourists), but still reasonable. A new identity to start a new life. You may not be younger, better looking, thinner, or richer, but new neverthless. Better yet, in this new life, you are in control of not only your name, but your parents, grand parents, and all of your family. Pretty cool.
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