I don't live in the UK but desperately wish I did. I hate the sun, which we have too much of; you have hills and dales and rivers you can fish in. We have some areas like that, yours seem closer.
You all appear to be very funny and quick-witted. You lot seem to live in dream land to me ( legally , socially and politically.) my son who recently spent 6 months in Liverpool doing part of his degree said he couldn't cope with the constant rain. I would be in my element. I love the rain more than the sun ( though I am reassessing that after 3 days of constant rain here and I got bogged in my own front yard. Remember how lucky you are!