cheese rolling in england

In this town in gloucestershire, England, they chase cheese down the hill- result- lots of broken fingers, noses, sprained ankles, and the winner gets a battered cheese. No animals hurt though.

mardi gras parade , Sydney

Check out this typical gay parade in Sydney, Down Under

First things first. I'm an English English teacher (that's not a typo) working in Spain. In this blog I want to offer a novel and interesting viewpoint of English-speaking (not Anglo-saxon, which is a bit limiting) culture , the odd customs , explantions thereof, etc. Hope it's useful.
Oh and I reserve the right to publish anything funny, as long as it's in English
Alistair