Someone I met here last year, but is now living in Texas, asked before I left to comment on the feelings toward Obama now that he has been elected.
Well, to put it bluntly, they LOVE him. As I've written already, my teacher likes him and really thinks he is going to help all people with brown skin. She always wants to discuss his thoughts on credit card companies, health care, his experience and his family. Almost every day she brings me an article from the newspaper about him to read and discuss. That should say something too, he's in the newspaper constantly. Anyway she thinks he is an inspiration to everyone and really wants her kids to know about him so that they will try hard at school. Another teacher at the school was quick to tell us how much she likes Obama and how she didn't like George W. However she is still a Bill Clinton fan at heart.
Here are some quotes from local magazines written mainly by ex-pats:
"Our former president crapped on the carpet of American history for Obama to clean up."
"At least Van Buren stood against the idea of allowing Texas to become a state...might have saved us all much subsequent political grief."
I guess they are more quotes about our last president. But this time last year everything was about the election and, I am paraphrasing, how Obama would have to prove he slept with a white woman to win the presidency because the writers felt we weren't ready for a president that wasn't a white male. Their words may have been crude but you got their feelings loud and clear.
Not sure if you can read that but one of the drinks/shots is called "Obama Nation, it's a democratic party for 2" at one of my favorite bars here. I haven't had this yet but a new friend tried it and liked it. I think it has Kahlua in it so doubt I will be drinking it any time soon, but still find it crazy that our politics influence such things in other countries.
I've seen plenty of people wearing Obama shirts and have also met one person here that told me, once again paraphrasing, that he is so far right he circled back around. There is always more than one opinion no matter the topic or where in the world you are.
This an old pic of Tim and me. I know those of you that really know us will appreciate seeing this pic again:
I've had horrible allergies and just got some zyrtec so I'm off to bed at 9:00 my time after a 2 1/2 hour nap today and sleeping for 9 1/2 hours last night. Craziness!
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