Do people genuinely believe that the UK is always raining, foggy and grey?

[ghotihook]

what i heard about american beer is that it tastes like water compared to the german beer im always drinking, but never tried it but will because im traveling in the US this year!

You're right the standard American beer (Budweiser, Coors, Michelob) is really terrible. But the good thing is craft beer has taken off massively in the last 10 years. I drive past two of craft breweries on my 15 mile drive to work. You can definitely find good German style beers in USA.

[Spaze]

You're right the standard American beer (Budweiser, Coors, Michelob) is really terrible. But the good thing is craft beer has taken off massively in the last 10 years. I drive past two of them on my 15 mile drive to work. You can definitely find good German style beers in USA.

I'm looking forward to it!
I tried some craft beer at a festival but didnt asked where it was from but the ones I tried were really good

[Wezmon]

Well yes we do have shit weather on average, but that has helped us in the past. One example is the manchester cotton mills; the damp miserable weather made the cotton less likely to snap and so it was a perfect place to make a large industrial city. Of course now the mills are gone and we are left with the shit weather.

[AeneasBK]

I live in the UK and I think of it as grey and miserable.

Of course we have sunny days. But judging from the publics reaction when we do ("You guys have any disposable BBQs for sale?" "No mate it's february, just because its sunny doesn't mean it's summer") it is the popular opinion.

[Dug]

I live in the UK and I think of it as grey and miserable.

Of course we have sunny days. But judging from the publics reaction when we do ("You guys have any disposable BBQs for sale?" "No mate it's february, just because its sunny doesn't mean it's summer") it is the popular opinion.

Ahah what the hell this is the first time I've ever heard of a disposable BBQ. Learn something new every day

[AeneasBK]

Ahah what the hell this is the first time I've ever heard of a disposable BBQ. Learn something new every day

When your climate is as ours, it isn't worth investing in a proper BBQ for those "10 days in your lifetime it would be good BBQ weather"; we have to steal our BBQ days as and when we can, nobody "plans" a BBQ for the next weekend because there's very little guarantee the weather will make it worthwhile, most are planned on the morning ofthe event after looking outside and seeing no clouds for a change.

Hence the disposable

[Dug]

When your climate is as ours, it isn't worth investing in a proper BBQ for those "10 days in your lifetime it would be good BBQ weather"; we have to steal our BBQ days as and when we can, nobody "plans" a BBQ for the next weekend because there's very little guarantee the weather will make it worthwhile, most are planned on the morning ofthe event after looking outside and seeing no clouds for a change.

Hence the disposable

BBQ is a way of life here in Texas so rain or shine we'll find a way to grill but I can see how the disposable makes sense. Good BBQ pits take up a lot of space anyways so whatever works for y'all

[Aeula]

I wish it was. Summer is the worst.

[Shinela]

You means it ISN'T? *proceeds to look outside* ... Nope, still grey foggy and rainy. Oh well.

[Kalis]

Adam’s attempt to drum up business for British tourism, by claiming the weather isn’t as bad as people think, has been scuppered by other British posters.

[Leih]

*looks out the window*

Shit, it's foggy right now.

[Morgarw]

It's not always raining, but its not Spain or Italy for sure

[Heladys]

Define "always".

Always as per the dictionary - no.

Always as a general exaggeration for "a whole lot more than pleasantly enough" - yes.

[Altrec]

So the UK has this misconception that it's always raining, foggy and grey... Do you believe this?

Granted in Autumn and Winter the weather is usually overcast and miserable but come Spring and Summer we do get some awesome sunshine!

Not really. That might be the first thing that pops to mind when someone mentions the UK, but I think most people understand that isn't always the case. It is much the same with Russia and a lot of people immediately picture snow and gloomy skies even though logically it can't be like that all the time everywhere in Russia.

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Um no? When I visited that is exactly how it was. Almost every day too. I wouldn't want to live there.

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You're not British anymore if you defected.

You have never left Canada

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I was in the UK visiting family for 3 weeks over Christmas and I saw the sun once....

That's because it's Winter

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So the UK has this misconception that it's always raining, foggy and grey... Do you believe this?

Granted in Autumn and Winter the weather is usually overcast and miserable but come Spring and Summer we do get some awesome sunshine!

I live in the UK. The stereotype is pretty much accurate, most of the time.

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Summer here

[Deleted]

I came to the UK for an exam 2 months ago and so far all I have seen is rain, snow and fog. I have forgotten what the sun even looks like.

[Deleted]

Adam’s attempt to drum up business for British tourism, by claiming the weather isn’t as bad as people think, has been scuppered by other British posters.

I never said it wasn't bad I said it isn't always bad

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I came to the UK for an exam 2 months ago and so far all I have seen is rain, snow and fog. I have forgotten what the sun even looks like.

Again welcome to Winter

[shadowmouse]

I never said it wasn't bad I said it isn't always bad

Indeed, wasn't there a pretty decent Tuesday in July?

Besides, did you never watch the Avengers? If there wasn't always a constant threat of rain, how could John Steed get away with carrying


an umbrella?