Two weeks ago, a student asked me very earnestly “What do you [Americans] think of the British?” After spending several days in Cambridge, England, I've been thinking more about this question, what really distinguishes Americans from the British, and what we have in common. Trinity College (and the grass you can't walk on) It’s clear that there are ‘cultural’ traits that we share. Food tastes seem similar between Britain and the US, although I think Britain has a worse reputation with the French. Some of the foods that we seem to share, for example are oatmeal (porridge), peanut butter, sliced bread, while there are other definitely British foods that are foreign to the US, like puddings, certain meat dishes, etc. Another similarity I found was that Britain also seems to have the mentality of a ‘service’ culture, somewhat like the US. This can be seen in the fact that stores are open on Sundays and there are many public restrooms (for anyone who doesn't know, thes