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

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It does... at least, in my opinion.

It's a recurring joke here that American beer is awful, more a cider man myself

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Not so much the foggy part, which partly comes from all those period dramas set in Victorian London, but it does rain a lot in Britain and not just in Autumn/Winter.

And I lived in the South, which typically has better weather than Oop North where you are from.

Adam, stop trying to blag it, there are many inaccurate stereotypes about Britain, but having shitty weather is not one of them.

I didn't say we don't have shitty weather just that it isn't always shitty...

[Pickynerd]

It's a recurring joke here that American beer is awful, more a cider man myself

It's a joke here too, I mean if you have any dignity it is. Those who don't drink fizzy water with alcohol in, they have no shame in buying a case for 7 bucks.

[melodramocracy]

It's a recurring joke here that American beer is awful, more a cider man myself

I'd agree with regards to the mega-breweries. There's more small batch stuff here than you can shake a stick at though, I'm sure it's similar in the UK. Then it's a different story.

Wine's better anyhow.

[Kalis]

I didn't say we don't have shitty weather just that it isn't always shitty...

It’s mostly shitty though.

The main reason I left England was because the weather was so crappy, even in the Summer you can’t assume it won’t rain.

[MonsieuRoberts]

It would explain why it's a desolate wasteland. No sunlight, no life.

[Molis]

Someone should tell them it's always raining, foggy, and grey.

Please also tell the mid west it is always cold and raining during the Rose Parade.

[Minikin]

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!

eh. i dunno. when i was there for two weeks. there were some glorious sunny days and some REALLY DREARY rainy foggy days.

was in hounslow.

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It’s mostly shitty though.

The main reason I left England was because the weather was so crappy, even in the Summer you can’t assume it won’t rain.

It's like that in most European countries - I visited Spain in Summer once, rainfall for 5 days

[ghotihook]

UK has almost 1/2 the amount of sunshine that most USA states have. So yes, for good reason we think that it's very often rainy, cloudy and grey.

[Kalis]

It's like that in most European countries - I visited Spain in Summer once, rainfall for 5 days

You were just unlucky, Spain typically has much better weather.

It rained here about an hour ago for the first time in a week, maybe more but I was in England, people here have been wearing t-shirts, shorts and flip flops...in January. It was a clear blue sky, warm and sunny this afternoon.

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You were just unlucky, Spain typically has much better weather.

It rained here about an hour ago for the first time in a week, maybe more but I was in England, people here have been wearing t-shirts, shorts and flip flops...in January. It was a clear blue sky, warm and sunny this afternoon.

My point was Spain isn't always sunny and the UK isn't always raining... The stereotype is it's always miserable which isn't true

[Kronik85]

Having spent most of my years living in Blackpool with it's average temperature being 30 degrees the first time I ever saw it rain was on holiday in Spain. Now people will tell they've seen it rain in Blackpool but it's the humidity, it's like "air sweat" it's not actually rain!....it just looks like rain.

[Kalis]

My point was Spain isn't always sunny and the UK isn't always raining... The stereotype is it's always miserable which isn't true

The weather is mostly miserable in Britain, so the stereotype is fairly accurate. Even more so in the part of the country where you come from compared to where I am from.

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Having spent most of my years living in Blackpool with it's average temperature being 30 degrees the first time I ever saw it rain was on holiday in Spain. Now people will tell they've seen it rain in Blackpool but it's the humidity, it's like "air sweat" it's not actually rain!....it just looks like rain.

30 degrees Fahrenheit?

[Kronik85]

30 degrees Fahrenheit?

I refuse to be drawn on such an obvious bait and as such will not be clarifying. Shame on you Kalis.

[Atlim]

Like Tennis.
I believe every Canadian is like him

Please don't, most of us would take that some way other than fondly.

[Halwyn]

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 guess those people also think there are bears in Russia walking down the streets...
Yet to see one, though

[Morthos]

I live in the North West on the coast, this description isn't actually far wrong for our weather!

[rogueMatthias]

I actually read a study on this once. Apparently it's not that England actually has worse weather than anywhere else, it's just that we complain continually about the weather far more than anybody else, to the point that everybody assumes that we have worse weather than we actually do.

[Speaknoevil]

I actually read a study on this once. Apparently it's not that England actually has worse weather than anywhere else, it's just that we complain continually about the weather far more than anybody else, to the point that everybody assumes that we have worse weather than we actually do.

Google not finding this for me.

Link?

[Bigbazz]

We haven't had a proper summer in Wales for years, bloody raining all the time.