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American politics has basically become common conversation in Australia in the last 6 years, to the point where you often see people chatting as if it is their own politics. I wouldn't be surprised if some Aussies truly believe we have republicans and democrats here or even remotely the same policy landscape.

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Same in Lithuania.

We even had a "Black Lives Matter" rally here, when things were happening in USA. Media reported on it, mostly Lithuanian teens showed up, some skipped school to attend. I don't think there was a single black person. They even had some signs against police brutality, when in Lithuania most of incidents happen not by police but to police.

Likewise in Hungary. When an opposition party leader (after a big election flop) suggested that instead of importing cultural issues from the US, opposition parties should concentrate on the problems of the people living here, it was almost treated as a heresy.

> American politics has basically become common conversation in Australia in the last 6 years […]

Noobs. We Canadians have been at it probably since before Confederation (1867).

One reason is that it's probably good for ratings: drama, heroes, villains, etc. Who needs West Wing (or Veep) when you can watch the real thing instead?

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