CLIMATE AND WEATHER IN GREAT BRITAIN
The
climate in Great Britain is mild and temperate due to the influence of the Gulf
Stream.
The
British often say: "Other countries have a climate; in England we have
weather." The weather in Britain is very changeable. A fine morning can
change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a nasty morning can change to a
fine afternoon. That's why it is natural for the British to use the comparison
"as changeable as the weather" of a person who often changes his mood
or opinion about something.
The
British also say that they have three variants of weather: when it rains in the
morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long.
The
weather is the favourite conversational topic in England. When two Englishmen
meet, their first words will be "How do you do?" or "How are
you?" And after the reply "Very well, thank you; how are you?"
the next remark is almost certain to be about the weather. When they go abroad
the
British
often surprise people of other nationalities by this tendency to talk about the
weather, a topic of conversation that other people do not find so interesting.
The
best time of the year in Britain is spring (of course, it rains in spring too).
The
two worst months in Britain are January and February. They are cold, damp and
unpleasant. The best place in the world then is at home by the big fire.
Summer
months are rather cold and there can be a lot of rainy days. So most people who
look forward to summer holidays, plan to go abroad for the summer — to France,
Spain or some other place on the Continent.
The
most unpleasant aspect of British weather is fog and smog. This is extremely
bad in big cities and especially in London.
The
fog spreads everywhere, it is in the streets and it creeps into the houses.
Cars move along slowly, but still street accidents are frequent in the fog.
People cannot see each other. They creep along the houses touching them with
their hands not to lose their way or not to be run over by a car.
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