why do people complain about the British weather.....?

Question

do we want sun every day....?

Answer 1

I like to think about something that Billy Connolly said 'There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes!' ha ha

Answer 2

I guess at the moment there's a great many people with good reason to complain. Flooding aside, we Brits do like to go on about the weather and we like a good moan as well. It's not just the weather we moan about but holidays, other people, work, TV, politics, anything really.

UK weather is very variable, it can be sunny, rainy, calm, stormy at any time of year. Snow can fall as early as October and as late as May, we get blizzards, tornadoes, droughts, floods etc. You can be sure that the weather is always up to something and provides a good topic of conversation.

If you were to live in somewhere like Singapore for example, the weather there is so predictable you can alsmost set your watch by it. 26°C is bitterly cold, 30°C is a heatwave, consequently no-one ever talks about the weather.

As for 'do we want sun every day' - yes please, apart from Jan and Feb when there should be lots of snow and none of that miserable inbetween stuff where it's just dull, damp and grey.

Answer 3

I agree in some extend. I'm a foreigner and have lived in England for over 6 years. It still amazes me the way they express their discomfort for the weather. I certainly understand when the case is related to flooding or another weather disaster. But I don't find appropriate that the weather presenter in the news uses phrases like "a bit disappointing day for tomorrow...", I don't think the "bad" weather would compensate for all the optimistic things in a single day. In the deepest I know that most people don't actually mean it.

Answer 4

People complain about the British weather because it's what we do. It is typically British to do so.

Answer 5

Because we cannot see any end in sight to the really crappy stuff that we have had for the past few months!! Each year, the weather buff says that we should look out for some really nice stuff-in reality, we are getting the back end of someone elses grim weather!!

Answer 6

Because the weather here is so changable it is hard to get used to. Also the often inconvience of it ruining a planned day out etc..
The UK has to most variable weather conditions in europe and constantly keeps weather forecasters on their feet.

Answer 7

apart from this freak weather..i like the british climate. i holiday in India once a year..and 2 weeks of hot sun is enough for me...i look forward to coming back home!!

Answer 8

It is a great conversation starter with strangers, but from my experience we aren't they only nation to talk about it. I would not want it to be sunny everyday as I like the fact we have changeable weather. We don't always complain about it either. It has been a wonderfully bright sunny day here in Eastbourne. ;-)

Answer 9

No we dont want sun everyday but theres no disguising the fact that constant bad weather is depressing, our bodies need daylight and when its gloomsy all day is not nice

Answer 10

stunning image Jeanette. We had a eye-catching sundown in Worcestershire, too, however the sky became so sparkling that we will no longer get away a frost this evening. My daughter hated the chilly, snow, frost, rain, etc., right here so she emigrated. Now residing interior the middle East and thinks it extremely is surprising to be heat all of the time devoid of any heating expenses to pay.