Matthew Engel, a writer for The Guardian writes about “Fifty ways to love America” from his British perspective. As you may expect, some of the items such as “baseball” (#10) and “Michael Jordan” (#48) are unsurpring.
What fascinated me most, though, was the whole British perspective on life in America. For instance, #47 is “barbecues” — don’t Brits have barbecues? I mean, doesn’t everyone have barbecues?
And, for that matter, would it be correct to negate the items to get the British equivalent? I mean, #17 is “walk-in closets” but, what, Brits don't have walk-in closets? And, they don’t have much hot water (#17), either? In the end, though, #37 is probably my favorite ;).
What’s with you and Britain all the time? I thought you grew up in Pennsylvania.