How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"I am French," he replied, admiring the dew on his half-raised glass, "I am gay, I am Jewish, and I am a criminal, more or less in that order. Bombay is the only city I have ever found that allows me to be all four of those things, at the same time." (1.2.151)
Didier's response is snide, as usual, but he's pointing to the fact that all cultures and countries are intolerant of certain traits and combinations of traits. He might be able to be gay and Jewish in French, but he probably can't be a criminal as easily there as he can in Bombay, for example.
Quote #2
The evening crowd of tourists from Germany, Switzerland, France, England, Norway, America, Japan, and a dozen other countries thinned out, giving way to the night crowd of Indians and expatriates who called Bombay home. The locals reclaimed places like Leopold's, the Mocambo, Café Mondegar, and the Light of Asia every night, when the tourists sought the safety of their hotels. (1.4.20)
The divide between day and night at Leopold's and other bars isn't just between foreigners and natives. It's between tourists and locals. Lin includes the exiled foreigners, the expatriates, among the locals, because they aren't just visiting. They have inserted themselves into Mumbai culture.
Quote #3
"Oh, I don't know. It's the right place for me, if you understand what I mean, and I knew that on the first day, in the first hour that I came here. So, in a sense, I was comfortable from the beginning." (1.4.144-145)
Karla is clearly not originally from Bombay. Her language and looks give her away as European. However, she is so exiled from her origins—seemingly disconnected from any family or roots—that she is able to feel comfortable and at home in her adopted city and country.