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After 20 minutes debate snored the first two already. Maybe it was

to the late hour, 8 pm in Oxford, Mississippi for nine clock is the evening on the East Coast, makes plus a half Hour Obama versus McCain 10:30 pm, there are hard-working Americans during the week at home and in bed

Not this Friday evening, da. had eight "liberals", Democrats reported with Obama poster in the front yard (and a fairly neutral observer from Germany) Rees next door arrived at the debate watching. With Chardonnay from California, Bordeaux, France and Italian prune cake for dessert.

It is the first TV debate between Obama and McCain, and the first thing you notice: All here to see the Illinois senator in the White House - but the euphoria of the pre-election months is almost nothing left to feel. Not even in this part of Princeton, a stronghold of the "liberals". At that time, the spring rains Obama supporters at junctions of commuter traffic on and off jumps, had to "change" - brought about and "Yes We Can" posters, a new political era.

It ausgerappt itself. Obama's lead in the polls is dramatically shrunk - despite, or perhaps even because of Sarah Palin. And one of the most discussed topics at this evening is a investigation, according to the first black presidential candidate by these poll numbers even had to remove six to seven points. Because so many Americans in the "polls" just did not want to admit that they would vote on racial grounds in the voting booth just made for the white candidate.

The Wall Street Blues is now the tone. "Hopefully, with the core melt in my stock portfolio at least to not that once again a Republican is elected," a mid-sixties Erin says sarcastically. Like almost all here, in a country without a PAYG pension system, they see their pensions disappear. He makes the envelopes with his depot extracts certainly no longer, says a senior lawyer. has

Of the two candidates on this evening not a convincing answer to how he intends to deal with the financial crisis. 700 Billion Dollar Bailout - Yes or No? Eggs to the question about both. McCain repeatedly confused capital allowances (depreciation) and dividends (dividends), such as the round registered maliciously.

Obama is strangely untouched, despite visible effort to populist movements. He does not fire in this debate format, where the live audience at the venue express Emotion ban - no cheering, no boo is permitted. Not even applause.

In Rees' living room is no enthusiasm, if all you McCain bemäkelt paternalistic, at times almost hostile behavior. As I said, the first fall asleep after twenty minutes, in the meantime from dawn to four eight spectators away.

"It's still Obama's to lose," the lawyer said at the end. Sounds more evocative than convinced. Had Al Gore over then said yes too. And what if all the euphoric first-time voters, count on the Democrats this time so much hope to see their political messiah now rightly turn to normal candidate format? Almost

unnoticed in the din of the banking Götterdämmerung the barometer of optimistic sentiment has fallen, not into the abyss, perhaps, but still noticeable. would hardly anyone might have in the Texas roar of McCain adviser Phil Gramm agree that "recession mental" at best a view of America and made fun of his countrymen that they had no guts more, were " a nation of whiners " has become - sissy country.

NZZ author Andrea Keller goes so far as a "moral crisis " speak, "which engages deeply in the collective soul of household". Your impression: The finding of Peter Sloterdijk "primacy of mania from the depression" in the psycho-dynamic association of the USA still. The implosion of the financial industry has also shaken the economic foundation and fundamental pride of the nation. Since it does not help when Obama, who is always the "change" conjured, now even the phrase has at hand, that had "we Americans" have overcome other crises. So much but no one wanted to change.

Hard to say, what are the group in Rees' living longer fear that the crisis completely out of hand and threatens their economic existence - or that the crisis might not be hard enough to fail. That the same people who have to answer for in their view, the misery, with the help of hundreds of billions of tax payer but somehow still get the curve. That they get away and still be rewarded on top with another victory in her party.

any case, she was now determined yet, in the final weeks before the election on the phone extensively to recruit potential Obama voters, sighs my neighbor, Alex, when we step out after the debate in the warm September drizzle. Rees also wants to get up early on Saturday morning in order to be in New Brunswick as a campaign "volunteer" schools. Steamed

optimism is already. But not broken.

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The little things


few days before our return to Princeton, I met with Daniel on Kollwitz Platz. Daniel had worked for five years as a correspondent in Washington, before returning to Berlin two years ago. We talked about politics (why has it made Angela Merkel at the top political and Hillary Clinton not), the economy and society (whether the high oil price itself converted the Americans for driving small cars).


Once there, however, went to the personal experience of living in the U.S., we all agreed: It is not the big issues that determine the Native or foreign feeling in the other country. But first of all the little things that in the typical condition for new immigrants probably a strong increase in sensitivity amazing dimensions can take.

During his first year in Washington, told Daniel that he had stocked up on every flight to Germany in the drugstore with shower gel, shampoo and toothpaste. So great was the desire for familiar smells and proven effects in a foreign land. And I remembered immediately the fact that one of the most important packing cases v of our containers or two years, this little box of soap, deodorant sticks and cream cans was that we had hoarded before departure at "Ross" in Berlin.

Today Daniel buys a lot of small things in his favorite "drugstore" whenever he returned to the USA verschlägt. Things he missed, since he has moved away from Washington.

From our second summer trip to Germany and of course we have brought back a lot. Clothing and shoes in particular. (Other European consistent preferences for either - Furniture - too heavy, or - food - imposed import bans.)

But Shampoo? Shower gel? bought virtually nothing. Apparently I'm used to the local produce, since the first hour of our supplies from Germany are exhausted.

We now have a whole series of small things in life in New Jersey appreciate. Such that it itself is not a problem in a small town to shop on Sunday evening at 8 clock fresh fish or vegetables. That you get at any department store and supermarket cash paid free of charge and thus save time and money to cash machines. (When I think of the Saturday morning queue at the Post Bank ATM at Prenzlauer Allee ...)


As we have enjoyed the other hand, in Germany, in the corner store and the same for a beer and a bottle of wine carry - no extra for "liquor store" to have to go! Letting the boys playing and climbing naked on the beach, without incurring a penalty. Or make a call to a public authority, both friendly to get uskunft and competent A . (Yes, I know from he telephoned one of you already with the U.S. IRS.?) Such small - once - of course, can move with a certain distance suddenly very strong at the center of everyday perception.

Now we are back here. And conjured while around us the specter of an Moose beset Sarah Palin is that soon only a heartbeat from the power of America's nuclear arsenals could be removed, we find it beautiful that nobody in this country forecloses his front garden with fences. And are pleased that the Arzthelferi n one days before the screening calls appointment so that you can not forget him.

Without doubt: On the whole, this country can put off quite a bit. Eight years of Bush / Cheney. Big SUVs, where the eye can see. And now: bad debts and wild bets, the Wall Street lay in ruins.

In the small, everyday things, however, it is amazing attractive. Hard to say why this diffuse power of the pleasure principle at all distances (which over the last two years is manifested also more likely to have at least not reduced) can not escape. Perhaps the gratitude the foreigners who move every sign of affection especially hungry in itself?

Perhaps the attraction has a strong ability to hide unpleasant and see things positively. To worry, but always desired to keep for possible ch and feasible - in doubt, just on credit. We Germans are not so good in it. But: Let's see if this mentality to withstand the pressure wave of very large financial market crisis is ...

The most reliable integrated force at the end probably has the force of habit. A personal milestone on the long path of small described steps: Even after a whole summer in Europe like the taste of tap water from New Jersey American Waters now completely normal.

That was not always so. After the move two years ago, I have every week for months two, three gallons carried water from the eco home, because even the chlorine smell of the "tap water" was intolerable - not to mention the taste completely.

N., then six, needed only one way, two weeks to find the local tap water tasty.



(Princeton Post XX)