The English weather

One of the first things we all noticed when we arrived in the UK, was how much the

English people talk about the weather. The weather is one of the favourite
topics and conversation starters for the English race. It is a fundamental part
of the Englishman’s life. At breakfast one can always start off by discussing
your thoughts about how the weather is going to be later in the day. When
arriving at the dinner table the weather is also a usual topic. What is mainly
discussed is how the weather has been throughout the day, and perhaps how the
weather forecast for tomorrow is. Another thing several of the Norwegians
experienced when arriving in Bath, was how all the host parents talked about
how terrible the weather had been throughout the summer. It had been raining
most of the time, and it was very cold. Ironically when we first set foot in
the UK, the weather was splendid!  Sun most of the time and temperatures
creeping up into the low twenties. The weather gods had granted us perfect
weather in advance, and they kept their promise, for the first week at least,
they weren`t so kind after we arrived in Bath.

Everything may happen to the weather in the UK. There is no extreme weather,
although the weather may change in an instant. You could have rain in the
morning, and then bright sun in the middle of the day, follow by a huge shower
in the evening. Rain and sun may shine at the same time. Virtually every
weather combination is present in the UK. So far the weather has not
affected our stay in Bath too much, except for some Norwegians coming home sopping wet, having been too naive to bring an umbrella due to a blue sky when they left the house earlier in the day.