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World Cup fans fall in love with American culture, comfort food classics
Fox News ^ | June 13, 2026 | Teresa Mull

Posted on 06/17/2026 4:56:11 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker

X user @FreddyLA7, from Germany, has more than 500,000 followers and has been posting enthusiastically about his experience exploring the South. He began his road trip nearly a week ago, according to his posts. He raved about how green Georgia is, writing, "it’s crazy," and posted a picture of a Taco Bell and a pile of food, declaring the fast-food chain "The holy land."

Freddy took in some "Stranger Things" filming locations and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and raved about his experience at Walmart.

"Just had our first Waffle House experience at 1 a.m.," he posted, along with photos of several plates of food. "Great food, great prices and friendly staff. 10/10, we will be coming back."

Freddy enjoyed a mountain of food that he called "Wendy’s escalation!" and joked about the number of soft drink choices he said were "overwhelming."

He captioned a photo of a Buc-ee’s, writing, "DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION," as well as a photo of the dinner he procured from the travel center at 1 a.m. He also featured Chili’s, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Chipotle, Buffalo Wild Wings and Waffle House (again) in his posts.

Freddy called Bass Pro Shop’s Outdoor World "another surreal place." He posted a photo of a selection of rifles in the store.

I know some people will say I’m too positive about everything I see," he wrote, "but this place was crazy. They had a shooting range in the store."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: americanculture; tourists; worldcup

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1 posted on 06/17/2026 4:56:11 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker
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So happy people here can see what a blessing hosting the World Cup is, so much more than just about soccer.


2 posted on 06/17/2026 4:57:37 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🗺️)
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So happy people here can see what a blessing hosting the World Cup is, so much more than just about soccer.

IMO, more importantly, it shows the rest of the world that maybe, we, Americans are onto something.

3 posted on 06/17/2026 5:00:15 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.)
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"IMO, more importantly, it shows the rest of the world that maybe, we, Americans are onto something."

That we know how to season food?

4 posted on 06/17/2026 5:06:19 PM PDT by FLNittany
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Obviously they’re not in South Chicago or LA or maybe they like walking through homeless, 💩, and ducking drivebys.


5 posted on 06/17/2026 5:11:41 PM PDT by Equine1952 (MM1SS SASOBe)
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Y’all come back now….legallly.


6 posted on 06/17/2026 5:16:58 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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That we know how to season food?

LOL!

That, and dispelling the notion of the "ugly American."

7 posted on 06/17/2026 5:20:12 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.)
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Check out the guys twitter- Freddy is like a modern day Ferris Bueller...don’t know why they cover their faces though...


8 posted on 06/17/2026 5:21:55 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Obviously they’re not in South Chicago or LA or maybe they like walking through homeless, 💩, and ducking drivebys.

That's one of the comments made in the article.

The tourists weren't being plopped down in some urban hell-hole.

They were experiencing middle-America at its finest and were blown away by the generosity and kindness of real Americans and American culture.

9 posted on 06/17/2026 5:22:35 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.)
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World Cup Fans Were NOT Expecting This in America!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOjpUfrrnJA

You'll love this.

10 posted on 06/17/2026 5:31:33 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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World Cup Fans Were NOT Expecting This in America!!!

Scottish fans descended on Boston and drained many places dry of their Sam Adams Boston Lager.

11 posted on 06/17/2026 5:36:01 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.)
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European World Cup Tourists SHOCKED After Finding Out THEY HAVE BEEN LIED To About America!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTERTb9jGM0

12 posted on 06/17/2026 5:36:20 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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I love Freddy and all of these other FIFA fan stories and videos. They’re uplifting.

The story about the Scottish fans wiping out the Sam Adams beer inventory in Boston makes me proud of the bit of Scottish in my background. :D


13 posted on 06/17/2026 5:36:43 PM PDT by Allegra (I hate the word “literally.” )
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The world ss finding out what freedom looks like.


14 posted on 06/17/2026 5:36:55 PM PDT by bray (Thank God for Israel)
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Check out the videos of the Scottish fans at the Red Sox game last night- its outstanding...


15 posted on 06/17/2026 5:37:05 PM PDT by God luvs America
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Scottish guy was like “I’ve been here four days and haven’t had a hot dog!!!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGDbM6ZjT9s


16 posted on 06/17/2026 5:39:17 PM PDT by God luvs America
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There’s a whole lot to love about America.


17 posted on 06/17/2026 5:43:45 PM PDT by Silentgypsy (In my defense, I was left unsupervised..)
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To quote Lauren Chen, you didn’t think Americans were so fat because our food isn’t tasty?


18 posted on 06/17/2026 5:51:09 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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President Trump may have to tap the Strategic Beer Reserve and send extra kegs to Boston to keep the Scots lubricated.


19 posted on 06/17/2026 5:56:29 PM PDT by Orosius
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The world is finding out what freedom looks like.

Yep.

20 posted on 06/17/2026 5:58:02 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (If you want to hate America, watch the news. If you want to love America, drive across it.)
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