Good observation there Guest Hystercalorian. I agree. I don't think the American empire is past the step 3-4 conquering phase yet, so unfortunately we've still a ways to go before we sink the level of the Brits.

As to the original question, the answer is no, unless the person has an interest in Britain, or in international politics, that sort of thing. I do pay some attention to the European elections, as I do Latin American elections--as I have time and the inclination depending upon the country involved. To be honest, unless it is an election of special interest, I rarely pay attention to races in Africa and Asia. Those places seem too remote to me.

However, I've American relatives and friends who've lived in far flung places, China and India, for instance, so I do tend to pay some attention to those countries' elections. But they are the big ones, and are easy to find information on the internet about them.

If it's an election in Albania or Sri Lanka, not so much.