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Why do British people like to talk about the weather?

Mainly because of the changeable weather and national character.

On the one hand, the weather in Britain is really annoying. Although Britain is mild and humid all year round, there is little change in the four seasons. In terms of temperature, the highest temperature is usually not more than 32℃, and the lowest temperature is not less than-10℃ ... but the weather in Britain is also changeable and unpredictable. There are sunny days and rainy days. Such changeable weather has become a topic of frequent discussion, and even the most taciturn people in Britain like to talk about it.

On the other hand, it is the national character of the British. The Daily Mail once called Britain a country of complaints. Research shows that the British complain at least four times a day, with 1300 complaints and 53 hours of anger a year. The changeable weather has naturally become the direct object of British complaints. AnnWiddecombe, a former British MP, once said: I think Britain is a complaining country by nature. People are always dissatisfied. It is precisely because the weather changes every day that it becomes a good opportunity for people to complain.

Britain has a temperate maritime climate. Britain is controlled by the prevailing west wind, which is mild and humid all year round, with little change in the four seasons. Vegetation is temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest belt. Generally, the highest temperature does not exceed 32℃, the lowest temperature is not lower than-10℃, and the average temperature 10 is 65438+4 ~ 7℃ in October and 13 ~ 17℃ in July. The average annual precipitation is about 1000 mm. The annual precipitation in the northern and western mountainous areas exceeds 2000 mm, and that in the central and eastern areas is less than 800 mm. February to March is the driest, and 10 to 1 month is the wettest. Britain is influenced by the west wind and the ocean all the year round, and the climate is mild and humid all year round, which is suitable for plant growth. Although the climate in Britain is mild, the weather is changeable. Within a day, it rained on sunny days.