I had the pleasure of being in Paris on Election Day and I was really surprised at how the French people were very interested in our Presidential race. Countless newspaper headlines ran profiles of McCain and Obama, French TV had live coverage of the results, and you'd even see kids wearing t-shirts with the candidates faces.
It's significant that the French watched the returns as due to the time difference, they came in past midnight. As my brother and I were leaving his apartment early the next morning, a neighbor came out and congratulated us on the results and said that he had stayed up to watch them.
The French people have never been a fan of President Bush and some have mistaken that cold shoulder for an attitude about America. Instead, I've found the French to be very enthusiastic about the U.S. and hopeful for stronger relations.
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