Daily discussion post: Let's talk about the weather

[smallhobbit]

Because I'm a Brit, and that's what we do.

It is a characature that whenever two Brits get together the first thing they discuss is the weather, we all know it and acknowledge it, and continue to do it.  It's the easy ice breaker, the way of politely spending the first couple of minutes before moving onto something of greater depth.

And why not - we live in a country where one day it may be cold enough to need to put the heating back on and the next day all the windows are thrown open with the plaintive cry of 'it's too hot!'  And where in one place it will be pouring with rain and a mile away it's still dry as a bone.

So, what about you?  Do you live in a place where the weather is more guaranteed?  Do you like it hot or cold, wet or dry, snowing or thunderstorms?  And what is your weather like now?

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Comments

[hannah]

I grew up in California, spent two years in Pittsburgh, and now live in New York City. The lushness of a place with so much rain and so much water hasn't faded for me yet, and the cold and the snow - when I get enough of it to be worthwhile, at least - show me the joy of wintertime. I didn't grow up with downpours or thunderstorms, and I've let myself get caught in those from time to time. The feeling of putting on dry clothes after being wet is a sublime one, and when the rain is really coming down, it smells like swimming in a river without leaving the sidewalk.

But I still miss the hot, dry summers that I grew up with. There isn't that kind of heat here, and on the sticky summer days, I long for it, and the cool, dry nights where the day's heat is gone and all that's left are the breezes rustling through the tall grass.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, I don't mind coming home and changing out of wet clothes, it's when you get wet on the way somewhere and have to sit and gently steam it's somewhat less pleasant.

Hot and dry is much easier to cope with than hot and humid - I certainly wouldn't object to a few days of the former.