Dear Anglophiles: It's always fun looking at cultural differences between Americans and Brits, isn't it? The British, in many ways, are more similar to us than anyone on earth, yet, a large gulf exists between our points of view. Take sports for example. As I've previously mentioned, I'm not a sporty type, so I always broach the topic of sports hesitantly. The only participatory sport I would care to engage in nowadays would be a rousing round of croquet. Preferably with a gin and tonic in one hand and a mallet in the other. In terms of spectator sports, however, I do enjoy horse racing and British football (aka "soccer"). Every year during World Cup soccer, I try to convince my brother, who is a sporty type, that soccer is really quite wonderful. To date, he's not buying it. The funny video below captures his attitude (and that of many Americans, I fear) toward soccer.
Now, for a bit more hilarity . . . In this next video, British teens are asked about American football. What do they know about the game? As you might imagine, they are not exactly experts. (Well, neither am I, so who am I to laugh at their answers??) I give these teens credit for at least knowing that American football exists! I strongly suspect that if we asked American teens about cricket, their knowledge would be limited to the insect variety. At any rate, the video is amusing!
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