that so many people go berserk over someone who may or may not become the next president of a foreign country. They seem star-struck as if he were a pop star or something.

And though I support him, I don't like the crowds. It makes it difficult to be taken seriously when everyone follows you like a pop star. It just seems to make no sense at all. Bill Clinton went on a late night talk show and played the saxophone, and people went wild. Why? Because it makes him seem more down to earth? Sorry, but I've never been on a talk show, so I have a hard time relating to that. It's silliness.

But then, the Germans love David Hasselhoff, so all reason has been thrown out anyway. :D

extent personality and charisma have a role to play if you seek a position in public life. It does always strike me as a bit odd that US politics seems so similar to regular show business. And now the Germans are into it as well it would appear. And yes, Germany is a nation that idolizes sausages and 'the Hoff', though not necessarily in that order..

acerbic wit. Let's face it, it's not often you find a pundit on the right of the political scale with such a measure of wit and intelligence. Some of the comments he attracts can be a bit off, granted. To me, it's just entertainment.

But sometimes it's a real eye-opener to hear what people in other countries think about the U.S. Makes me feel all ugly! LOL!

For many people anti-Americanism is just a lazy, knee-jerk response to something they don't understand. At least you're not French, eh? Joking, of course..

You know, what's really telling is how little most Americans, including me, understand that the European mind-set is so very different from the American mind-set. Heck, we're so self-absorbed that we actually believe that everyone in the world thinks like we think. I find it humbling to be confronted by that difference and I think it's a good thing. Takes us off our high-horses just a little bit.

have an extremely limited and cliche view of what they think Americans are like. They seem to think it's either John Wayne or the cast of Friends. Of course, the wide reach of American popular culture has a lot to do with this. It's sometimes annoying that a lot of European people won't see how the US is a vast and very diverse country where you will find some of the worst but also the best that humankind has to offer.

the movies have done to us. I'm absolutely cringing to think that half the world might see us all as Rosses & Rachels. LOLOLOL!!!

horror, the horror..

It's funny. I went into a pub one time on a London vacation. It was a touristy sort of a place (Ten Bells Pub), and when the group came in, one of the locals decided to do his best American accent. Wouldn't you know, it was a Texas accent. And sure, that's better than a Fargo accent, but it was so disheartening that we are all boiled down to Texans. lol

To be fair though, there's more than a few Americans that can't pick out the differences in a British accent. Oh hell, if I'm going to be honest, most Americans can't tell the difference between British, Scottish, Irish, and even worse, Australian. lol 'Cause it's not like it's on the other side of the world and sounds completely different. :D

I love the different regional accents. They are fascinating. Cities that are relatively close to one another, such as Liverpool and Manchester, have completely differing accents; all very colourful but not always easy to the untrained ear. Just wait till you hear some 'Geordie' being spoken, which is the Newcastle accent. Fabulous! And yes, the Aussie accent always seems to really confuse Americans..

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