Written by Cheese chasers risk serious injury for the chance of winning a muddied cheese at the bottom of a slippery hill. Many countries boast bizarre traditions and the annual Cheese Rolling at Cooper’s Hill is one of the most spectacular and hazardous of rural English customs. Several people were sent to hospital during the event, in which the participants roll, slide and tumble down the hill…
Thanks Maeve. Your section on social standing—particularly your comment on American perceptions of British and Australian accents—made me think of this .