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| College student meets 'doppelganger' while studying abroad in Germany | College student meets 'doppelganger' while studying abroad in Germany |
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| Two college students have dubbed themselves “twin strangers” after discovering they bore an uncanny resemblance to each other. | Two college students have dubbed themselves “twin strangers” after discovering they bore an uncanny resemblance to each other. |
| Ciara Murphy, from Ireland, met Cordelia Roberts, from the UK, while they were both studying in Bremen, Germany. | Ciara Murphy, from Ireland, met Cordelia Roberts, from the UK, while they were both studying in Bremen, Germany. |
| The pair said they did not know each other before they met, but both were repeatedly told by friends they looked alike. | The pair said they did not know each other before they met, but both were repeatedly told by friends they looked alike. |
| They posted a photo showing their resemblance on the Twin Strangers Facebook page. | They posted a photo showing their resemblance on the Twin Strangers Facebook page. |
| The people behind the blog met Ms Murphy and Ms Roberts in Germany to create a film of how they met. It has been viewed on YouTube more than 70,000 times. | The people behind the blog met Ms Murphy and Ms Roberts in Germany to create a film of how they met. It has been viewed on YouTube more than 70,000 times. |
| In the video, Ms Roberts said: "I didn't know anyone coming to Bremen, I didn't know anyone here already... I was truly just alone in a different country for the first time in my life. Pretty scary." | In the video, Ms Roberts said: "I didn't know anyone coming to Bremen, I didn't know anyone here already... I was truly just alone in a different country for the first time in my life. Pretty scary." |
| Her comments were echoed by Ms Murphy, who said: “I came over here, I was totally alone, in an airport [with] three big bags, no clue where I was going... but then... it started to get better." | Her comments were echoed by Ms Murphy, who said: “I came over here, I was totally alone, in an airport [with] three big bags, no clue where I was going... but then... it started to get better." |
| “I was going on nights out, people asked me did I come here with a sister or twin and I didn’t know what they were talking about in the beginning… after a while I realised that they were talking about Cordelia," said Ms Murphy. | “I was going on nights out, people asked me did I come here with a sister or twin and I didn’t know what they were talking about in the beginning… after a while I realised that they were talking about Cordelia," said Ms Murphy. |
| Her friend, Jessica, said people around college now called the pair the “twins”. | Her friend, Jessica, said people around college now called the pair the “twins”. |
| “They’re kind of always together now, they’re like a package deal," she said. | “They’re kind of always together now, they’re like a package deal," she said. |
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