I had forgotten about Aussie rules football, or "no rules" football rather. Its a shame they don't show that in the UK I reckon it would be really popular.

OK: The American football season has started, right? (BTW what is "Tailgate") And I seem to remember the rosebush or whatever (that's the end, right) is in january? So you only get five months football a year?

Why?

And another thing. I can't tell from the posts above, do you all have a team that you follow year in year out, or do you try to pick the team you think will win so you can follow a different team each year (is it a league or a cup btw). Seems to me from the posts above that some people do one thing and some the other.

Almost entirely for football (soccer) in the UK people have their own team to support however rubbish it is. Mine will be lucky to survive in the championship/first division (these are the same thing but they changed the name this year and its really confusing me, not least because I can well remember when it was the old second division anyway before the first division became the premiership). But nothing could make me support Arsenal, or even care very much whether they or Man U win the premiership.

(Oh and BTW bitter (aka English beer for you Americans) sholdn't be served room temprature, its served cellar temprature. It ought to be cool, but not chilled. To be honest though I keep mine in the fridge in the summer, but the garage is fine in the winter. And don't feel too bad about American beer, its no worse than Australian beer and you'd think that was a nation that knew its beer if anyone did. AND they drink halves over there from what I hear.)