If your neighbouring country who share the same culture and speak the same language as your country does it count as foreign country? Does it count if your neighbouring country who had completely different culture and history but share the same racial group? Or foreigner only apply to those people who came from overseas so far away from your home country?
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As a somewhat legal/political thing, then the term probably applies strictly to political boundaries. That is, at least, fairly clear cut.
As a social/cultural thing, it is a grey area. One might consider others who share many cultural and social traditions as not being “foreign”. While the person living next door might be considered a foreigner if they appear to have different language, religious or cultural beliefs.
Problem is that it people use the term and mentally interchange them.
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