text: how can the americans hold a "world series"? when no one else in the world is invited to  play the game...... surely it is only a national series..... that's a good question, and even though i'm american, i'm still not offended, since i don't think that the us is the center of the world. (also, i hate baseball.) however, in response to your remark about americans lacking culture, all i have to say is that i bet you really enjoy listening to our music and watching our movies and tv shows. (by the way, why is it that you brits watched more "baywatch" than we yanks ever did?)