In interpreting events in Iran, outsiders tend to be thrown off by the sharp tone and abrupt reversals in the debate among mullahs.
Although he has been described as charismatic, outsiders tend to view Michael Carlson as a recluse.
The contrary view is that such outsiders, fired with enthusiasm but lacking in experience of the realities of administration, would tend to produce ideas possibly admirable in theory but which would not work in practice.
Still, the outsiders tend to disrupt whatever local culture - whether artistic or intellectual or merely laid back - has evolved.
His comments reflect a common fear that the Christian Holy Land is losing its congregants and becoming a place where outsiders tend the shrines for the sake of visiting pilgrims.
Kabul has long been the regional cultural capital, but outsiders have tended to focus on the cities of Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif with its Qataghaani style.
The park rambles along Newark Bay, and to me, the best part is the crystalline view of a strip of New Jersey that outsiders tend to disdain.
Many outsiders tend to indiscriminately use the word "Indian" for South Asian people and culture.
Though outsiders tend to forget about big fires soon after the embers cool, victims take months or longer to adjust.
You can dance to the 'Hi-NRG' and Italo disco mixes if you want, but most outsiders tend to stand back and watch.