why do the french like obama so much? this puzzles me. i encountered someone recently who lives in france and i asked her this question. she just thought that the french like him just because he's not bush. the thing is , i dont recall the french loving bill clinton so much.or any other american president in my lifetime. or at least i dont remember them giving any of them so much fanfare.
i also asked this acquaintance how she liked living in france as a former american. after all , the french never seemed to like americans all that much. she seemed to think that the french always liked americans and that they like them even more since obama is president. the french just didnt like bush. this to me was an outright rewriting of history. then again my acquaintance only moved to france six years ago. what does she know?
i still dont get it. why do the french like obama so? is it because they think he's a pushover? do they like obama because of his muslim lineage? why, why, why???
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For the same reason Americans like Obama so much, because he's a symbol and he gives inspiring speeches. So many Americans see hope in him, justified or not, and so do many people in many different countries.
It's also hard to make an accurate comparison with how the French felt about Clinton. A more accurate comparison would be how did they feel about Clinton after 154 days in office, compared to Obama now, after 154 days in office. The answer would be in French newspaper archives in June 1993.
Do French Canadians like Obama?
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