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Expats celebrate Obama win

2012-11-07 75 Dailymotion

Americans living outside the U.S. celebrated Obama's victory by watching the election results come in with fellow expats.<br/> <br />In Beijing , supporters cheered when CNN broadcast Obama's win.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) FULBRIGHT FELLOW, PATRICK WILSON SAYING:<br/> <br />"I'm really happy to see the results this way. I've been watching the election all fall and it was getting a little close the last couple of weeks so, I'm really glad. I think Obama did a lot better than I thought he was going to do actually so I didn't expect the result today, but this is awesome."<br/> <br />In Sydney Australia, guests ate snacks and watched the results pour in.<br/> <br />Some even cast a mock ballot on an iPad.<br/> <br />And although no Americans live here... residents in Obama Japan celebrated his victory.<br/> <br />In Japanese, "obama" means small beach-- but there's nothing small about their support for the U.S. President.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) THE "OBAMA FOR OBAMA" SUPPORT GROUP PRESIDENT SEIJI FUJIHARA SAYING:<br/> <br />"No pressure, but I would love to see President Obama while he's still in office. The most wonderful thing of course would be to have him come and visit Obama city."<br/> <br />For now, thee 32,000 residents living in Obama are happy to enjoy four more years of fame.

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