Cyprus.
Greek is one of two official languages in the country, along with Turkish.
(Cyprus is an island to the south of Turkey and to the west of Syria).
A woman has to constantly keep her wardrobe updated with the latest couture in trend, and in society where the self worth of a person is judged by the labels and brands she has. If she wears rubber boots they make fun of her and call her "bride of Frankenstein" so he got some hand me down dresses from her cousins who is 3 years older but the dress are outdated. Later on she lives in the west and learns that she shouldn't try to flaw and she should just be herself and what's in the inside is what counts and not the outside.
It seems to be character vs self since Claire is putting herself down with her insecurities.
