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What? A UK forum and no WEATHER thread ???

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Farmor15 Thu 21-Dec-17 23:24:30

The Irish talk as much (if not more) about the weather as British- even have surveys to prove: www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/irish-weather-60-irish-people-5525639.

jura2 Thu 21-Dec-17 21:24:10

ahahah Jalima- but I can assure you lemongrove, that the Brits are realla famous, all over the world, for their talking about the weather.

As a bit of a laugh I Googled ' why do Brits always talk about the weather' and pages, and pages, and more, came up.

Here is just one:

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/11907137/Ice-breakers-Brits-spend-5-months-of-their-lives-talking-about-weather.html

lemongrove Thu 21-Dec-17 20:32:41

tchsmile
Good one Jalima

I doubt the British are any more interested in talking about the weather than anyone from Northern Europe at the very least.

Chewbacca Thu 21-Dec-17 20:02:33

My sense of humour! tchgrin

Jalima1108 Thu 21-Dec-17 19:44:26

I know, it was really corny wasn't it

But it is Christmas tchgrin

Chewbacca Thu 21-Dec-17 19:39:49

kerching! Jalima tchgrin

Jalima1108 Thu 21-Dec-17 19:00:20

You could start one jura2
weather or not it will take off is another matter

(sorry, groan everyone)

Jalima1108 Thu 21-Dec-17 18:59:31

All the Australians I know chunter on about the weather - and no, they are, in the main, not of British extraction.

jura2 Thu 21-Dec-17 18:55:47

The point being that there is not a specifically dedicated thread to 'weather'.

jura2 Thu 21-Dec-17 18:55:04

Thanks kitty - thought about this today as the expat Forum I am on is full of 'weather talk'.

lemongrove - anti British? Really? How? Are you saying that the British are not famous worldwide for weather talk? You are funny- and a teeny weeny bit obsessed perhaps???

I am always saying to people all over the world that the idea that the UK is very foggy- that it is rubbish and give historical reasons why this is no longer the case.

glammanana Thu 21-Dec-17 18:35:38

Everywhere is "bright and crisp and even" here no rain or snow just how we like it thank you very much.

BBbevan Thu 21-Dec-17 17:40:29

Well not here Annie, but it is very damp and misty.

Anniebach Thu 21-Dec-17 17:18:17

Surprise, surprise, it's raining in Wales ?

Jalima1108 Thu 21-Dec-17 17:12:01

Everything twinkling and bright here too this evening tchsmile

kittylester Thu 21-Dec-17 17:09:32

I think you might have started a thread like this a while ago jura as I think I remember replying in a similar way. tchconfused

Jalima1108 Thu 21-Dec-17 17:02:38

Here you are jura2 tchsmile, it comes under the gransnet_cafe

www.gransnet.com/forums/gransnet_cafe/1243446-Good-Morning-Thurdsay

lemongrove Thu 21-Dec-17 16:21:50

‘The British are famous for their weather talk’ ......uh oh, another antiBritish thread is it jura?
Enjoy your twinkly snow ( but glad we haven’t got any.)

kittylester Thu 21-Dec-17 16:17:40

We use the 'Good morning' thread for chatting about the weather, jura.

I think you used to post on that a good while ago.

jura2 Thu 21-Dec-17 16:13:21

The British are famous for their weather talk - so amased there is not one on here.

Lots of snow and sunshine here, everything is twinkling and bright- so hope that the rain forecast for tomorrow does not happen so we can have a magnificent white Christmas and winter wonderland.