[Drew]

So I'm talking to this German foreign exchange student and I had to find out how other countries really think of America. None of the Republicans spinning how much they love us or the Democrats spinning how they think we're all evil antichrists. Just straight up opinion.

Apparently, not only do Germans like Americans, they idolize them. While they generally consider them equally intelligent, they consider Americans to be hilariously undereducated in world culture (true).

Most of them view Americans as portrayed on Texas Walker (which is apparently huge there). Cowboys. Also, having an American accent in Germany is apparently the quickest way to be the coolest kid on your block.

They don't even really hate Bush, they just don't think he's very intelligent. But, unlike most Americans apparently, they realize that his position isn't all that powerful, and that American policy is generally shaped by Cabinet members and Congress. They also think Bush is a better leader than old Schroeder, which is also funny to me.

Anyway, just found it interesting.