Happy to be away A few Americans are happy to be away from the madness of election season and campaign advertising. A respondent from Oklahoma, now living in the Netherlands, reported feeling, "Grateful that I don't have to experience all the negative advertising that goes on at home!" Embarrassed Other Americans expressed embarrassment after President Bush's conflicted eight-year tenure: "I'm somewhat "embarrassed" being from the United States. Fifty percent of Americans are very naive people. Especially Christian fundamentalists who get involved in politics," said Peter Cayce, a New Yorker now living in the Netherlands. http://www.expatica.com/fr/articles/news/Living-abroad-during-election-season.html
A few Americans are happy to be away from the madness of election season and campaign advertising. A respondent from Oklahoma, now living in the Netherlands, reported feeling, "Grateful that I don't have to experience all the negative advertising that goes on at home!"
Embarrassed
Other Americans expressed embarrassment after President Bush's conflicted eight-year tenure: "I'm somewhat "embarrassed" being from the United States. Fifty percent of Americans are very naive people. Especially Christian fundamentalists who get involved in politics," said Peter Cayce, a New Yorker now living in the Netherlands.
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Disconnected The most popular response among poll takers was feeling disconnected, left out or alone during election season. "I definitely have felt a little disconnected from the political race. I rarely talk about politics with anyone here and if and when I do it's usually explaining how it works or why the race is so crazy and such a spectacle. But what has made this election surreal for me is pulling all-nighters to watch live debates," said Silas Crews, an American from Pennsylvania now living in the Netherlands. Distanced Living geographically far from home can be especially challenging for those who are excited about politics. "I feel left out. I really want to be home rallying, discussing, volunteering and debating during these monumental times. I'm a bit sad because this election will, either way, go down in the history books like no other and I'm not there to soak it all up," said a respondent from Illinois, now living in the Netherlands. Isolated Some American conservatives feel isolated living in comparatively liberal European countries. "I feel like I'm one of the few Republicans stranded on an island full liberals," said Jeff Lodge, a US citizen from Michigan, now living in Germany.
The most popular response among poll takers was feeling disconnected, left out or alone during election season.
"I definitely have felt a little disconnected from the political race. I rarely talk about politics with anyone here and if and when I do it's usually explaining how it works or why the race is so crazy and such a spectacle. But what has made this election surreal for me is pulling all-nighters to watch live debates," said Silas Crews, an American from Pennsylvania now living in the Netherlands.
Distanced
Living geographically far from home can be especially challenging for those who are excited about politics. "I feel left out. I really want to be home rallying, discussing, volunteering and debating during these monumental times. I'm a bit sad because this election will, either way, go down in the history books like no other and I'm not there to soak it all up," said a respondent from Illinois, now living in the Netherlands.
Isolated
Some American conservatives feel isolated living in comparatively liberal European countries. "I feel like I'm one of the few Republicans stranded on an island full liberals," said Jeff Lodge, a US citizen from Michigan, now living in Germany.
