Most people might be surprised to learn how important U.S. politics are to people in Germany. It is a common experience for me to be questioned about politics here and I'm always shocked to realize that many German's know more than the typical American citizen. As part of this fascination with American politics, my friend Lena and I were interviewed by a German newspaper about what it is like to experience the election from abroad. The article can be found at this link (although it is in German): http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten//staedte/essen/2008/2/4/news-21090089/detail.html
Interestingly enough, the journalist asked us to meet him at a Starbucks and then the photographer bought an "American Newspaper" - that was in German for us to hold in order to take the photo you see. So despite our best efforts I guess some stereotypical views of Americans still hold true. Clearly it wouldn't have been fitting for us to be in a typical German coffee shop or holding a German newspaper. :)
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