Babble On: What This Viral AP Polyglot Clip Says About Americans

Philip Crowther works as an international affiliate correspondent for The Associated Press, based in Luxembourg, which normally wouldn’t draw any more attention than Luxembourg itself. Could you even point out Luxembourg on a world map? Eggsactly.

The AP has a longstanding tradition of supplying news reports to media outlets around the world, and if you can remember holding a newspaper in your hands, then you’ve likely passed by countless AP bylines. Because your local paper couldn’t possibly be expected to send reporters everywhere, The AP is there. Same goes for TV news, and people like Crowther earn their keep by reporting the same news stories for as many outlets as possible.

But that’s not why Crowther got everyone’s attention this week.