Why Are the English Always Talking About the Weather?

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Why has Britain's climate got such bad reputation? Maybe it is for the same reason that British people always seem to be talking about the weather. There is a saying that Britain doesn't have a climate, it only has weather. You can never be sure of a fry day, though it may not rain very much altogether. There can be cool and even cold days in July and some quite warm days in January. Great Britain is situated on islands. It is washed by seas from all sides. That's why the climate and the nature of Great Britain are very specific. Due to the geographic location of Great Britain the type of the climate is oceanic. The common ideas people have about the weather in Britain are: "It rains all the time, it's very damp". Britain has a variable climate. The weather changes so frequently that it is difficult to forecast. It is not unusual for people to complain that the weathermen were wrong. Fortunately, as Britain does not experience extreme weather conditions, it is never very cold or very hot. The temperature rarely rises above 32°C (DOT) in summer, or falls below 10°C (14°F) in winter. Summers are generally cool, but due to global warming they are starting drier and hotter. Newspapers during a hot spell talk of "heat waves" and an "Indian summer" (dry, hot weather in September and October). Winters are generally mild, with the most frequent and prolonged snowfalls in the Scottish Highlands, where it is possible to go skiing. If it does snow heavily in other parts of Britain, the country often comes to a standstill. Trains, buses and planes are late. People enjoy discussing the snow, complaining about the cold and comparing the weather conditions with previous winters. Contrary to popular opinion, it does not rain all the time. There is certainly steady rainfall throughout most of the year, but the months from September to January are the wettest. Thanks to
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