> 10 years ago I would have been running to the beach in the UK at anything above 12. I often joke "a Brit would swim at that temperature." when someone compla

> 10 years ago I would have been running to the beach in the UK at anything above 12. I often joke "a Brit would swim at that temperature." when someone complains about the cold. Turns out I was spot on the money. Here: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/sep/04/algiers-city-break-algeria https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/sep/04/algiers-city-...