http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us What in the world do they think of us? Cox foreign correspondents tell you in this blog devoted to how the world views America, our culture and our communities. en-us semling@coxnews.com 2008-11-19T09:41:41-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 What in the world do they think of us? Cox foreign correspondents tell you in this blog devoted to how the world views America, our culture and our communities. Europe loves Hillary Clinton more than any other part of the world. But the idea of her being the next U.S. Secretary of State has drawn a tepid response from Europeans. Simon Tisdall, an editorial writer for London’s Guardian... http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/19/_europe_loves_hillary_clinton.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Europe loves Hillary Clinton more than any other part of the world. But the idea of her being the next U.S. Secretary of State has drawn a tepid response from Europeans. Simon Tisdall, an editorial writer for London’s Guardian... 8927303@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-19T09:41:41-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/14/chinese_say_yao_ming_should_fi.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Hundreds of Chinese criticized Houston Rockets basketball center Yao Ming - China’s best-loved athlete - for backing down in a shoving match between the Rockets and Phoenix Suns on Thursday. The fracas started when Houston’s Rafer Alston pushed a... 8819303@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-14T08:46:50-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/11/_with_the_us_presidential.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us With the U.S. presidential election finally over, we can turn our attention to more important things — the biggest films of 2009. And, according to the London Times newspaper, there are plenty of big ones coming out next year.... 8733503@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-11T09:50:15-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/07/like_much_of_the_rest.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Like much of the rest of the world, Mexico is celebrating Barack Obama’s triumph. But running through the nation is gnawing worry that an Obama presidency really won’t mean all that much when it comes to U.S.-Mexico relations, and especially... 8661603@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-07T14:03:50-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/07/obamamania_in_china.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us The photograph on the cover of Friday’s China Daily showed a poster of Michael Jordan soaring towards a slam dunk — with a picture of President-elect Barack Obama taped over his head. The image highlights China’s growing infatuation with... 8650703@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-07T10:07:25-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/06/what_a_difference_a_day.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us What a difference a day makes. Since Barack Obama’s victory, America has gone from being a pariah in Europe to being a most admired nation. In newspaper after newspaper across Europe, politicians, pundits, and writers welcomed America back to the... 8620403@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-06T07:45:20-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/11/03/with_the_election_finally_upon.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us With the election finally upon us, the venerable Times newspaper of London has decided to enlist the help of a panel of staffers to pick the greatest U.S. presidents of all time. So who is the greatest of them all?... 8503403@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-11-03T08:39:59-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/10/20/_oprah_winfrey_movie_star.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Oprah Winfrey. Movie star, talk show host, do-gooder … and American ambassador? According to Gideon Rachman’s international affairs blog on the Financial Times Web site today, the idea of Barack Obama naming Oprah Winfrey as ambassador to Britain isn’t... 8140403@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-10-20T13:50:29-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/10/17/surprise_surprise_another_new.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Surprise, surprise … another new global survey reveals that the entire world is pinning its hopes on a Barack Obama victory next month. The research, carried out by eight leading newspapers including the Guardian newspaper in London, finds overwhelming support... 8071903@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-10-17T11:49:38-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/10/15/_volatile_stock_markets_plungi.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Volatile stock markets. Plunging home prices. Rising unemployment. Yet what are the British papers full of today? News of a split between America’s Material Girl and British director Guy Ritchie. According to various reports, Madonna, 50, and her husband... 8007403@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-10-15T10:50:15-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/10/07/_its_hard_to_believe.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us It’s hard to believe that in a country like Britain, where pundits constantly lament American cultural influences, there could be so much hoopla over this week’s UK premiere of “High School Musical 3.” But advance box office sales have... 7809003@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-10-07T05:01:49-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/10/01/the_end_of_arrogance_chided.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us “The End of Arrogance,” chided Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper. “America Loses its Dominant Economic Role.” It seems that America’s financial crisis — which of course is also the world’s crisis — has at least some in Europe laughing all the... 7678403@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-10-01T09:49:37-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/09/24/this_looks_ominous_the_world.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us This looks ominous. “The World As We Know It Is Going Down.” That’s one of the headlines in Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper. It refers to the writer’s view that the U.S. financial crisis is signaling an end to U.S. capitalism... 7489703@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-09-24T09:56:06-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/09/17/_the_european_media_is.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us The European media is doing all it can to try to persuade Americans to vote for their fave candidate — Barack Obama. On Wednesday, Michael Tomasky, the editor of Guardian America, called John McCain the biggest liar in modern... 7325203@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-09-17T08:13:41-05:00 http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/entries/2008/09/12/mexico_captivated_worried_by_p.html?cxntfid=blogs_how_they_see_us Mexican pundits have been as fascinated by John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as their American counterparts, but running through the commentaries is a stream of worry over what her election would mean for Mexico. Most Mexican commentators believe Palin’s... 7137703@http://www.coxwashington.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/ 2008-09-12T12:21:25-05:00