How to talk about the weather with British people
For example, talking about the weather is really only worth mentioning in the UK.
A young man in his twenties, he spared no effort to complain about the repetition of life, and also spared no effort to look forward to the change of life. Apart from waiting for the results of his father's operation in the corridor of the hospital, he would never pay any attention to a friendly person. He had nothing to do with anyone, let alone talk about the weather. In fact, at that age, there was really no one related to him. When he lived to be thirty or forty years old, he became more frank and sincere when talking about the weather, and more and more people were related to them. It can even be said that the more people who have nothing to do with them, the more they treat them. The more important it is. They began to understand and use the little wisdom about "compromise" and "patience" in finding things to say. Because every person on earth knows the things that worry people of their age. If there is no slight excess, it will appear too stiff and animalistic. In fact, adding a little excess is just like ordering champagne or smoking a cigar. The taste is not as good as the form, and the form serves the content. But the most troublesome thing is that this oblique content no longer arouses the same enthusiasm as before. As they enter old age, they become silent about the weather again, because it is the only thing that makes their fierce complaints powerless, or they regret that they have talked too much and seen too little quietly in their lives. They become like children again. No matter what they looked at casually, they found it extremely novel, so how could they have time to say anything more?
British people love to talk about the weather, and they usually talk about the weather first.
George Bernard Shaw was walking on the street one afternoon, and an old gentleman came towards him and said to him: "Good afternoon, Mr. Shaw! It's such a lovely day, isn't t it? (Good afternoon! Mr. Xiao, the weather is nice, isn’t it?)” George Bernard Shaw replied humorously: “Oh, yes. But twenty people have told me about it in the past two hours. Thank you. But I've had 20 people tell me so in the last two hours. Thank you)"
First of all, it must be admitted that the weather in the UK is indeed bad, or rather bad at times of the year. For a long time, Britain's weather failed to please its subjects, causing them more trouble than relief.
Secondly, talking about the weather is a footnote to people's stereotype of the British "gentlemanly". They think they are polite, follow procedures and are thoughtful and tactful in everything, so talking about the weather is considered to be a meeting or a meeting. A reasonable start to a conversation is considered to be the way they should behave, or people's reasonable expectations for the mental outlook of people in the British Empire and even the old colonies.
In addition, if you are under the influence of British weather, like me, during the ten days of snow, then rain, and constant haze at the beginning of the year, you kept driving through the monotonous scenery of southern England. In winter, I believe you will also understand that the torment of bad weather may be the best reason and smoothest way for people to get close to each other, break their barriers, or find spiritual support.
Along the way, I kept thinking about a question a friend asked when he knew I was going to the UK: What does the UK feel like?
Good question!
Only when you see, hear, taste, touch, and finally feel a place can you say you have really traveled there, right?
However, the feeling of Britain is actually different from seeing red buses, hearing announcements from Heathrow Airport, tasting fish and chips, and feeling the standard British blackness. There was nothing different before the feeling of the umbrella in my hand.
Brush off the cold December rain from the heavy woolen coat. I have always felt that Britain feels like this.
Overall, the situation is pretty bad, but there is still hope and a little bit of warmth, like that old coat.
If this feeling is used to describe life, it is also appropriate to describe the true feelings in the heart about the encounters in this life. If you still have the interest and courage, peel off the falsehoods and excuses that have accumulated on this feeling layer by layer like an onion.
I used to watch the new version of "King Kong" remade in the 21st century and thought it was very noisy from beginning to end. Only King Kong escaped from the chase and held his "little girlfriend" in his hand. For the first time, he had never seen it before. I’ve seen the part where I’m gliding and spinning on the ice, and it’s a beautiful shot. The foreshadowing was too long, and after just a few seconds, the scene was interrupted too quickly by the sound of gunfire and screams. But only because of this did people feel that this "added fuel and vinegar" paragraph was the only one worth paying for. Reasons to get through the entire running time of over 120 minutes.
The good times will come after you have survived the long cold winter, when you have just reveled in those too short and too short seconds, that fleeting glimpse on the bus. , those incredible seconds passed gracefully, and it can truly be called the "best time". No matter how good they are, you can't keep them. Simply like lightning, it disappears at the best stop.
The cold rain in Britain is just like this. On the heavy woolen coat, it paints an extremely sunny and carefree tropical island, which is more impressive than guarding the Fountain of Youth and Alibaba's treasury. Peace of mind, real sense of life. You can easily imagine, and you can also really feel, the coat feeling a bit bristle, a bit prickly, wet, and cold when your fingers brush against it, right? Of course, it would be better if the coat was worn out.
OK, interrupt me. In my opinion, the British don’t really like to talk about the weather. The British are not so old-fashioned that you have to talk about the weather with them to start a conversation. The British don’t like talking about the weather. Gentlemen don't really have any feelings. British people do have feelings about the weather. But their friendliness and kindness are actually the best weapons against the sense of alienation and isolation that the weather brings to them. If you can bring a moment of warmth and a little touch to others in such weather, it will be an elixir for the soul. If I were a native Englishman and had to live with the cold rain of winter for decades, how grateful I would be to those who asked me for directions! Thank you for giving me a chance to feel good about myself. Just like the tycoons should be grateful to the “poor people” who silently take away their charitable donations.
In the daily environment in which I live, it is difficult to squeeze out a smile for others, let alone find time to talk about the weather with others, so I think it is also kind to talk about the weather with others. A very graceful virtue. In our country, what makes people feel alienated and isolated is not the weather, but the atmosphere. We don’t have British-style conservatism, we have Chinese-style defense.