Cold
It's freezing in London. Literally. Yesterday it even snowed. This is quite amazing in a city where most winters it doesn't snow at all.
I should probably clarify what I mean by snow. When I say snowing, I mean when a 1.5 cm layer of snow settles on the car roofs, but imediately turns to water on the ground. It's more like snowy rain really. But still.
A funny thing with the English is their attitude to cold weather. When I mentions that I am from Scandinavia, people often go 'oooh, you must really be used to/resistant to the cold then?'. Wrong, wrong, wrong. See, coming from a cold country means that you know that the wise thing to do when it's cold, is to put on warm clothes. Like coats, hats and gloves for example. English people on the other hand, tend to be in denial about the temperature just as they are in denial about so many other things. They just don't get the thing about seasons. That's why you see people dressed in tights, some kind of dress and a thin cardigan on your way to work on days like these.
The reply you often get when pointing out the lack of suitable outerwear, is usually something like, 'oh, but I'm wearing wooly tights'. Well, good on you.
I should probably clarify what I mean by snow. When I say snowing, I mean when a 1.5 cm layer of snow settles on the car roofs, but imediately turns to water on the ground. It's more like snowy rain really. But still.
A funny thing with the English is their attitude to cold weather. When I mentions that I am from Scandinavia, people often go 'oooh, you must really be used to/resistant to the cold then?'. Wrong, wrong, wrong. See, coming from a cold country means that you know that the wise thing to do when it's cold, is to put on warm clothes. Like coats, hats and gloves for example. English people on the other hand, tend to be in denial about the temperature just as they are in denial about so many other things. They just don't get the thing about seasons. That's why you see people dressed in tights, some kind of dress and a thin cardigan on your way to work on days like these.
The reply you often get when pointing out the lack of suitable outerwear, is usually something like, 'oh, but I'm wearing wooly tights'. Well, good on you.
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