On Nov. 4th, we were all Americans ! (From Valerie)
‘Hello everybody!
I just wanted to share some emotions from France after Barrack Obama’s election.
As Jac said, it was crazy to see people’s reaction: you could feel a huge wind of hope blowing in the air. Tears were in people’s eyes and everybody was sooooo impressed that the Americans had chosen Obama. Just like when Kennedy had said “Ich bin ein Berliner” to empathize with the German people, you could read people’s mind which said: “I am American”, in the sense that they felt proud of them. And let me tell you that emotion had long been gone in France. Too long!
I cried and cried, and could cry again today. It is so good to feel proud of you, guys !!!!!
Thank you, thank you !
PS: I have learnt the American Anthem on my sax since then, and it has been my daily tune for the last days !
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November 11th, 2008 at 10:30 am
[...] On Nov. 4th, we were all Americans ! (From Valerie) On Nov. 4th, we were all Americans ! (From Valerie) November 11, 2008 By: jgrandchamps Category: Valerie’s corner: News from France ‘Hello everybody! I just wanted to share some emotions from France after Barrack Obama’s election. As Jac said, it was crazy to see people’s reaction: you could feel a huge wind of hope blowing in the air. Tears were in people’s eyes and everybody was sooooo impressed that the Americans had chosen Obama. Just like when Kennedy had said “Ich bin ein Berliner” [...]