I sat down to get my haircut this morning and the first question my Lebanese stylist asked was “if” and “who” I voted for last week. When I indicated Obama, a big smile swept over his face. This has been the standard response from most non-Americans whom I have spoken with about the election. 

The day after the election, Bill Kole the AP’s Vienna bureau chief, penned a little blurb titled:“Suddenly, it May be Cool to be an American”