NFL Fan Rally in London

Like every Sunday in the fall there are NFL games being played. The St. Louis Rams played the New England Patriots today…in London.  I’m not much of a sports fan really. My best ability related to sports is spectating—and even then, I’m only into the less popular (in the US anyway) rugby and professional cycling events.  What interests me in this particular football game today is that it is yet another example of our world getting flatter (a la Thomas Friedman), worlds and cultures colliding.  It is an unusual sight to see a professional football team standing in the middle of adoring fans in Trafalgar Square (as this official NFL photo shows from the St. Louis Register).   Football is known as an American tradition after all.  Whether anyone thinks this is a good thing or a bad thing, it is a thing to notice.  Where different things are brought together in new concepts and experiences, it is always fascinating for me.