1.) He won a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Spoken Word Recording. It was for the audio version of his book Dreams From My Father. 2.) He and his wife bought a house in Chicago in 2005. Back then it cost $1.65 million. The house has 4 fireplaces. 3.) He doesn’t like ice-cream. He worked in Baskin-Robbins as a teenager. That’s where his distaste for ice-cream comes from. 4.) He loves playing Scrabble. He never commented on how good he is, though. 5.) He is bi-racial. He was born to a Kenyan father and a white American mother. In his book Dreams From My Father he writes that he barely noticed the racial difference between his mum and dad in his young age. 6.) He experimented with drugs. Back in his early years he tried marijuana and cocaine. According to his own words he is not proud of it and considers it a mistake as a young man. 7.) He smokes but wants to quit. After all, there is a non-smoking policy in the White House. 8.) He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii but went to live in Indonesia with his mum when the parents divorced. There he was introduced to dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper. 9.) According to his wife Michelle he is very romantic. He is not a door opener but he remembers every anniversary and brings her flowers all the time. 10.) Every night when he is at home he reads the Harry Potter books to his oldest daughter Malia.
Well I'd have a drink at the bar with him if given the opportunity and have a good ol' American talk.
Those are very interesting...Obama may be considered as one of the most powerful man but he still got his foot on the ground
Here are some more.. I want to add • His name means "one who is blessed" in Swahili • He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed • He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali • He can speak Spanish • His favourite meal is wife Michelle's shrimp linguini • He has his hair cut once a week by his Chicago barber, Zariff, who charges $21 (£13)
Wow good to know he gives time to his family as most of the politician don't have much time for their families.