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Worrying About the Weather
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There’s an old English saying which goes:
Whether the weather is cold
Or whether the weather is hot
We’ll weather the weather
Whatever the weather
Whether we like it or not.
Roughly translated, that means that whatever the weather is like, good or bad, we’ll accept it. But, as everyone knows, that’s not quite true. It’s a well-known fact that the English spend more time complaining about the weather than anything else.
Why are we so worried about our weather? The answer is that we cannot accept the fact that, unlike the rest of Europe, we have a terrible climate. It may be colder in Scandinavia, but at least they have the excitement of snow. We hardly ever have snow, just rain, sleet and fog. But when we say to each other, «Isn’t it dreadful weather today? It’s pouring with rain», we sound surprised, as though it is very unexpected, when, in fact, it has been raining every day, for two weeks.
Surprisingly, few people take much notice of the weather reports in the newspapers, on radio and television. For a start, no one really understands what they mean when the forecasters use words like «depression» and «anti-cyclone». And anyway, we never believe what they say will happen. Also, we like to be surprised.
As soon as we wake in the morning, we go to the window and open the curtains to «see what the weather is doing» as if we expect at least a hurricane, or a snowstorm. As for the weather-forecaster, his job is simple. Whenever there is a major sporting event like Ascot, Wimbledon or an important cricket match, he knows that it is sure to rain!
No conversation ever starts in England without a comment on the weather. It is almost a formality, like shaking hands. «How do you do? Nice day today», or «How do you do? A bit parky, isn’t it?» Parky means cold, and it is only used when talking about the weather. Other typical comments on the weather are, «What’s the weather like down your way?» or «What time the rain get to your part of the world?»
Then there are people who pretend they know exactly what the weather will do next. That sort of person is always convinced that it will get worse. While sunbathing in 80 degrees of heat, they will say, «There’s a nasty nip in the air. We’ll have frost tomorrow morning».
The only time that we do want cold weather is at Christmas, when everyone is dreaming of a white Christmas. But sadly, it hasn’t snowed in many places in Britain on Christmas Day since 1963. These days, it always seems to snow in April instead of December, and then not very much. Snowmen are becoming almost extinct.
As we refuse to accept that it rains most of the time, we always dress in the wrong clothes. The only people who are always prepared for rain are businessmen who carry umbrellas, even during the hottest months.
Because it rains so much in this country, everyone cheers up when it is sunny. Girls have only one idea — to get brown before the good weather comes to an end. But even when the weather is marvelous, we can’t help complaining after a whole. For the first week everyone is happy. Then gradually the complaints start. «Too hot», «unbearable», people say. We actually want it to rain again! We deserve all the bad weather we get!
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