Hey, Americans do that too. Not just British people. (I don't know why we wear it on our left hand though. Oops) :)
The left in most cultures,the same hand and finger as his wife
Yes, French people do wear their wedding ring on the right hand. However, in the United States, people wear their wedding rings on their left hand.
Left hand if they are catholic, right hand if they are not catholic
Traditionally, wedding rings are worn on the left hand.
Your left hand.
A wedding ring The left hand is the 'right' hand to wear it
all over the world the wedding ring is accepted to be on the left hand but only for the orthodox christians its on the right hand.
Catholics and many Christians (which include Protestants) wear it on the left hand, Jews (if I'm not mistaken) wear theirs on the right hand. It is said that you wear a wedding ring on your left hand because it is closest to your heart.
Left hand ring finger
The wedding ring goes on the left hand; the finger next to the pinkie. With some Europeans the wedding ring goes on the right hand.
Westerners have the tradition that the groom wears his wedding band on the left hand next to the little finger. Some Europeans will wear the wedding band on the right hand next to the little finger.
If I'm not mistaken, it could be different in other countries. But in America, or at least what I know is the left hand.(finger closest to your pinky). Could be different in other parts of America....