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Reminds me of when a Japanese town celebrated Obama becoming president. https://youtu.be/K3qEIzYLOwA https://youtu.be/K3qEIzYLOwA https://www.reuters.com/arti
by ronyeh 2y ago
Reminds me of when a Japanese town celebrated Obama becoming president.
https://youtu.be/K3qEIzYLOwA https://youtu.be/K3qEIzYLOwA
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama-japan/japans-obama-town-parties-for-inauguration-idUSTRE50J4A120090120/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama-japan/japans-obama-...
(Yes I know he’s not African.) But it’s fun that his surname can be easily pronounced in Japan and Hawaii (although it would probably be Opama).
- eatonphil 2y agoThis situation was referenced in the article. :)