Cricket, a sport that still says a lot about British life. Sports are one of the clearest ways British culture shows up in everyday life. The two games that stand out the most, cricket and football (or soccer, depending on who you're talking to), look very different, but both carry qualities people would consider to be decidedly British. Cricket Cricket, as shown in the picture above, is a slower, more traditional game. It was developed in southeast England, specifically in r

The Changing of the Guard, still one of the strongest symbols of England abroad. The British Royal Family Most people think of the British Royal Family when considering British cultural identity. The presence of both the family and the monarchy represent a centuries-old image of tradition and ceremony. What most people don't consider, however, is that the Royal Family is actually one of the UK's smartest 'soft power' tools. Soft power is essentially the ability of a country t

The iconic Fleet Street, with its newspaper buildings. What is Fleet Street? Fleet Street is a road in central London running from Temple Bar to Ludgate Circus. For over two hundred years, it was the center of the British press. Almost every major newspaper in London had its offices there. The connection between Fleet Street and the British press started in the 18th century and grew in the 19th. Papers like the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Daily Express all operate