2007-02-07 12:17:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
lol yes mate
ur right
any excuse for british bloody transport to have a day off
2007-02-07 20:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by ms vicci pollard 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Eskimos, but I laugh at us in England! I am British but spent a few years living in the States, in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. We used to get up and go to school at 7am with several feet of snow on the ground, big lakes frozen over completely, and a wind chill factor so cold that I can't bear to remember it.
In Milwaukee we had 3 to 4 feet of frozen solid snow on the ground in the early 1990s, and it didn't shift for months. We moved from the UK in January 1990 and my God, that was a shock - the area of Chicago we lived in was buried under snow, ice and slush. I used to live very close to O'Hare airport and they somewhat more efficient that Stanstead and Luton!
Half an inch of snow here, and all aspects of life grind to a halt! I know conditions are a lot worse than that at the moment, but it's still ridiculous.
That said, it isn't surprising. We're not used to this weather here, whereas in the US they have blanket snow for months in the colder areas. They have the experience, the means and the time to deal with it, because they had no choice. We haven't had that to anywhere near the same extent.
2007-02-07 20:33:29 · answer #2 · answered by Wildamberhoney 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I laugh at us. If we had weather like they do in Canada then the weather forecasters would probably just tell us all to just go out and shoot ourselves because the end is nigh!
It's also always a much bigger thing if snow falls down south that other parts of the UK. If snow falls in London it's headline news, anywhere people rarely bat an eyelid.
Anyway, is this 6" of snow all just gonna fall down in one big lump, cos it's 2am and I don't see none yet.
2007-02-07 13:03:53 · answer #3 · answered by Gav A 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably but I love the snow. I can't understand why our transport system can't cope with a few inches of snow. It's embarrassing.
2007-02-07 12:55:15 · answer #4 · answered by b97st 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just FYI Eskimo is a culturally insensitive word. It basically means flesh eaters (which is not characteristic of their culture).
2007-02-07 14:54:33 · answer #5 · answered by RedPower Woman 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Its pathetic.
If the weather forcasters are blokes, it will be no big deal, as all men exagurate.
6" of snow?....what .....call that 6" !
2007-02-07 12:27:07 · answer #6 · answered by ben b 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Being an Australian living in the UK, I find it all very interesting and rather bizarre.
2007-02-07 20:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by apauk 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why all the fuss about the snow - we've had it before :)
2007-02-07 12:25:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm in English and I laugh at us!
2007-02-07 12:22:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Of course they don't. They haven't got tellys in their Igloos.
2007-02-07 12:28:32 · answer #10 · answered by ANDREW H 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋