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We Brits are grumpy at the moment from weeks of storms, snow, -10c to 5c temperatures, wind, rain, short days... Nobody (edit: here) would call it 'pleasant' r

We Brits are grumpy at the moment from weeks of storms, snow, -10c to 5c temperatures, wind, rain, short days... Nobody (edit: here) would call it 'pleasant' right now Fingers crossed for a 35c-40c heat wave in summer ... what with our uninsulated houses without AC !

Steven420 3y ago
Here in Canada we just got through a cold snap that had temperatures down to almost -40c so... I would definitely call that pleasant :)
- switch007 3y ago
  Ah hah I did mean "nobody here". I can't think of a single friend or family member who isn't depressed by the weather and ready for it to be over! Of course, we shouldn't ever complain about anything as there are children dying in Africa :) ! /s
  - bcrosby95 3y ago
    Yeah it's been freezing where I am too, around 15c during the day.
  - Steven420 3y ago
    Sounds like you guys need to start doing the wim hof method :) you actually start to appreciate the cold
graemep 3y ago
Embarrassingly so. When we start complaining how cold it is because it went below freezing in winter, we really must look pathetic to Canadians, Finns, Russians etc. We also start having people saying things (and writing articles) about how the remember how much worse it was in 1965(?). Warm summers just lead to more moaning that gives a different lot of countries a chance to laugh at us. I suppose I should be grateful there are not many people who can go on about their memories of the summer of 1911.
- tobz1000 3y ago
  As always, remember to consider humidity when compararing locations - it can make both cold and hot weather feel much harsher. I'm more comfortable in 40c at low humidity than 25c at 90%. The UK experiences much more of the latter.
  - switch007 3y ago
    Right! I've met quite a few Australians who say how annoying and muggy 25c is in London compared to 25c in e.g. Melbourne
rsynnott 3y ago
I think the point is that that’s fairly unusual, tho, whereas if you look at places on the same latitude, they’re normally far, far worse, every year.

Steven420 3y ago

Here in Canada we just got through a cold snap that had temperatures down to almost -40c so... I would definitely call that pleasant :)

switch007 3y ago
Ah hah I did mean "nobody here". I can't think of a single friend or family member who isn't depressed by the weather and ready for it to be over! Of course, we shouldn't ever complain about anything as there are children dying in Africa :) ! /s
- bcrosby95 3y ago
  Yeah it's been freezing where I am too, around 15c during the day.
- Steven420 3y ago
  Sounds like you guys need to start doing the wim hof method :) you actually start to appreciate the cold

graemep 3y ago

Embarrassingly so. When we start complaining how cold it is because it went below freezing in winter, we really must look pathetic to Canadians, Finns, Russians etc. We also start having people saying things (and writing articles) about how the remember how much worse it was in 1965(?). Warm summers just lead to more moaning that gives a different lot of countries a chance to laugh at us. I suppose I should be grateful there are not many people who can go on about their memories of the summer of 1911.

tobz1000 3y ago
As always, remember to consider humidity when compararing locations - it can make both cold and hot weather feel much harsher. I'm more comfortable in 40c at low humidity than 25c at 90%. The UK experiences much more of the latter.
- switch007 3y ago
  Right! I've met quite a few Australians who say how annoying and muggy 25c is in London compared to 25c in e.g. Melbourne

rsynnott 3y ago

I think the point is that that’s fairly unusual, tho, whereas if you look at places on the same latitude, they’re normally far, far worse, every year.