Popular Culture

The world connects through sports, music, art and other leisure activities.  These activities are part of the world’s different cultures.  According to Rubenstein: “culture is the body of material traits, customary beliefs, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people” (81).  Culture is what makes a group of people who they are.  And this is what separates regions of the world.

I find that the popular cultures of different regions to be fascinating and sometime a true joy. One thing that I have fallen in love with in the Middle East is their love for Cricket, which has now become my love too. It is hard for many Americans to realize the popularity of this sport, But believe me it is very much part of the popular culture of… well everyone besides the United States. 

Cricket is much like baseball, with a batter, a pitcher, and fielders that try and catch a hard ball and get a wicket.  So many wickets and the batter(s) are out.  But, the design is much different, instead of bases that the batter runs around, he runs between two safe zones to get points, once inside the safe zone no wickets can be fielded.  Although there are many rules that separate cricket from American Baseball, it is so similar that I think many Americans would fall in love with the sport. But, that is not the case.  I find that even when it is on the T.V.’s around base almost every American ignores it.  I find it fascinating that popular culture is not unanimous around the world.

Works Cited:

Rubenstein, James M. Contemporary Human Geography. Second Edition. 2013. Pearson Education, Inc.      Glenview, IL.