During an interview with NBC 10 Boston, Sebastian Krause became visibly emotional while explaining how deeply moved he was by the kindness he experienced from Americans during his visit.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEGerman fans cheer before the Round of 32 match against Paraguay.(Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images)Germany's World Cup run came to an abrupt end in the Round of 32 after a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Paraguay.
Tough way to go out.But apparently, not even a crushing soccer loss could compete with the power of American hospitality.In the news segment, reporter Oscar Margáin said Krause "never imagined his trip to America would be so emotional." The video shows Krause wiping tears from his eyes, turning away from the camera and using his Germany jersey to dry his face as he tried to explain what the trip meant to him."I fall in love with this country and this was so emotional, I even cried in the stadium," Krause said.WORLD CUP SOCCER FANS ARE DISCOVERING AMERICA’S GREATNESS.
IT’S TIME AMERICANS DID, TOOThat is not exactly the reaction the rest of the world is often told to expect when visiting the U.S.Krause admitted he had been nervous before the trip because of what he had heard about America from news coverage overseas."To be honest, I was a bit scared or had a fear to travel to the United States.News about shootings and criminals and that the country’s not safe," Krause said.Then he actually got here.
Funny how that works.Instead of finding some dystopian wasteland, Krause found regular Americans being regular Americans.In one clip from his phone, Krause was picked up and driven to his hotel by a group of Boston locals.
He was so touched by the gesture that he reportedly watched the clip back dozens of times."America is great," Krause said in the video.Take that, all you smug European travel bloggers!"Americans are not rude.Germans are not rude," he said.
"If we are together, we can achieve great things."Now...