Letters from Britain

How do foreigners regard British life? What are those things Britons take for granted that can be completely bewildering for visitors?

In Letters from Britain foreign journalists working in the BBC's language services reveal the aspects of British life they find interesting, amusing, annoying or just plain strange!

Tunnel Vision

Behzad Bolour finds another world below London's streets and they call it 'The Tube'.

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Cooling-off Britannia

Olga Betko thinks the new British idea of 'Cool Britannia' is not all that hot.

A Hamster ate my Granny!

Jumbe Omari Jumbe casts his eyes on that famously ferocious media animal, the British tabloid.

Feline Fancy

Lilian Zac muses on the fondness the British seem to have for their feline friends.

We don't all look alike
Alan Nie wonders why Europeans cannot tell the difference between the Chinese and the Japanese.

Alarming Prospects
Eva Voelker covers her ears to uncover what she maintains is a peculiarly British obsession.

Community Spirit
Ossi Laurila finds peace and quiet in a countryside church.

Sunday Lunch at the Half Moon
Kristztina Heathcote finds the English public house is the perfect place to relax and eat.

A Load of Rubbish
Frane Maroevic has found that the British have a peculiar way of recycling their unwanted things.

Howz What?
Graciela Damiano tries to get her head around what the British call the gentle thwack of leather on willow - cricket.

N5 ok, N4 no way!
Tadej Zupancic discovers you can tell a lot about a London area from its post code.

Never-to-be-repeated experience
It is something even the British find hard - let alone a Macedonian. Zaneta Skerlev tells why she never wants to go through buying a flat ever again!

They come out at night
Goran Sumkowski finds out that late-night revelling in England, is not so late after all.

Digging for Victory
Started in wartime and still going strong. Carolina Twaites-Lastra does some urban allotment gardening.

Park Life
Yura Brengauz reports on why he thinks London beats Moscow and New York hands down when it comes to going green.

No Identity Crisis
Ruxandra Obreja, who came to Britain from Romania, finds the rather relaxed British attitude to identity somewhat puzzling.

Baby Talk
Julia Goga-Cooke says there is no place like Britain to have a baby in later life.

Letters from Britain is broadcast every week on BBC World Service.

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