We are late to the party on this one, so you probably have already heard about Freddy, the German soccer fan who came to America to cheer for his country’s World Cup team. Freddy and two companions flew into Atlanta and embarked on a journey across the American South, driving through Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and on to Texas.
Freddy documented his trip on his Twitter feed. He was delighted by what he found: Buc-ees, Waffle House, Walmart, Bass Pro Shops, and more:
DUDE LMAO THIS IS A GAS STATION😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/YYFmWJiCQa
— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 10, 2026
We found another surreal place on our way. I know some people will say I’m too positive about everything I see, but this place was crazy. They had a shooting range in the store. pic.twitter.com/dBkEDzmRKo
— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 11, 2026
In the land of the SEC, Freddy was blown away by the stadiums he encountered:
WHAT THE HELL WOW pic.twitter.com/qZPkW9zUCD
— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 10, 2026
Freddy was impressed by the kindness of the Americans he encountered in his travels.
I love Americans. We were about to walk an hour to the stadium in the rain to save on an Uber, and the receptionist at the hotel we were parked in front of decided to drive us there.🙏 pic.twitter.com/ta9crNM0ok
— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 9, 2026
Freddy’s posts started to gain attention, and many thousands tuned in to his journey. This is how crazy it got:
In their car, Freddy and his friends listened to country music and heard Ella Langley over and over, as one will:
The best discovery of our road trip has been a musician called Ella Langley. We had never heard of her before, but after hearing her on pretty much every country radio station, we’ve become big fans. She’s basically the soundtrack of our trip. pic.twitter.com/IhQt4Z3vFV
— Freddy🇩🇪 (@FreddyLA7) June 10, 2026
Someone clued Ella Langley in, and she comped Freddy and his friends with tickets to a concert where they will be able to meet her backstage.
When Freddy’s group got to Houston for Germany’s first game, they stayed in a fabulous hotel suite, courtesy of JJ Watt, who also provided them with swag of various kinds.
So it has been quite a story. Liberals don’t know what to make of it. (Here, I am just borrowing from InstaPundit):
CNN did a segment on Freddy, the German soccer tourist, and sports analyst Christine Brennan claimed "I saw some conversation, Wolf and Pamela, about how the rest of the world is looking at the United States and feeling that we are—it's a foreboding image and that we are… pic.twitter.com/Eh2zQ8x5Pr
— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 12, 2026
“[T]he South is welcoming a German tourist in a way we would never have anticipated”
Who is “we”?
Hasn’t the South always had the reputation of being friendlier and more welcoming than the North? I suppose CNN, founded in Atlanta, would have acknowledged that, back when the South was Democrat.
Anyway, there is more from Freddy at the link way above, and he will continue posting new material. Freddy is almost enough to turn me into a soccer fan. Almost.
