 Inspired by the story of Merhan Nasseri (qv), an Iranian refugee.  In 1988, he landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris after  being denied entry into England because his passport and United  Nations refugee certificate had been stolen. French authorities  would not let him leave the airport. He remained in Terminal One, a  stateless person with nowhere else to go. He has since been granted  permission to either enter France or return to his own country. He  instead chooses to continue to live in the terminal and tell his  story to those who will listen. Reportedly, his mental health has  deteriorated over the years. When given the opportunity to live in  France, he refused because the documents did not name him as "Sir,  Alfred", and he claims to have forgotten his native Persian  language. Reportedly, he left the terminal in August 2006 to be  hospitalized for an unspecified illness.