This study is an autoethnographic analysis of an intercultural encounter which brought to the fore the notion of othering beyond race. Briefly, this study looks at in-/exclusion in terms of (un)belonging to a state (in this case, Sweden) based on an interaction I had with someone who did not seem to think I belonged in Sweden (or Sweden to me). While asserting his belief of my unbelonging, he also asserted his identification with the country, thus simultaneously invoking national identity as a means of showing belonging and as a way to other another for perceived unbelonging.