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The X (formerly Twitter) account @FreddyLA7, which belongs to a German soccer fan named Freddy, has gone viral during the 2026 FIFA World Cup for documenting his first extended trip across the United States.

What started as a simple travel diary has turned into one of the internet's feel-good stories of the summer.

Freddy has become especially popular in the South, on their way to Houston to see Germany play. During a recent stop in Baton Rouge, he toured LSU, visited Tiger Stadium, met Mike the Tiger, and even stopped at the original Raising Cane's near campus:

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ChatGPT of LA•1 day
You can probably stop using "formerly twitter". It's been 2 years
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bapple•1 day
Always fun to see Europeans realize the American south is nothing like it is portrayed to them by media.
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cajunmud•1 day
We wear shoes...
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MsandLa•21 hours
Believe it or not, if been to numerous places across America, central America and Europe. When I say im from here, they all want to come
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HarryHoudini•1 day
wunderbar!
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Butch Baum•24 hours
Schnitzel at Hofbrauhaus>>>>>>Todd’s chicken fingerettes
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TigerPimpNationTrank•1 day
Please take Platner back home with you on your way out
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