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Am I the only person on MN who loves the summer?

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 22:33

All I see is posters moaning about summer and loving the winter.

I love the light nights. I love not wearing boots and coats and scarves. Bring the summer on!

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dannyufcfan · 22/05/2026 23:38

It happens every year like clockwork. It's us brits, we're pathetic, with the 'heat'.

Lord knows how we would cope if we ever had a true hot summer like a lot of the world has to deal with every year.

Shit weather for 80% of the year, non stop rain.

Yet, as soon as it touches 25 for a few days, the whiners are out in force on how they can't cope.

Give me a break.

Buy a fan, stop moaning and enjoy the rare nice days we get.

*I appreciate some people have medical conditions that are affected by the heat. These people are allowed to moan.

Focacciaisyum · 22/05/2026 23:36

WhatNextImScared · 22/05/2026 23:10

Me too! It’s such a relief! I usually love autumn too but I absolutely hate Jan-April.

Yep.this is me. I HATE winter. JANUARY CAN GET IN THE BIN. I honestly cant think of a single good thing about it. And the only good thing about February is that its short.

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 23:33

SpottyAlpaca · 22/05/2026 23:29

Disliking summer is one of the biggest ways in which MN is totally unrepresentative of the real world.

I love long days, warm sunshine & lovely pub gardens. Like most normal people do.

Absolutely everyone in the real world seems so much happier. when it's warm.

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Kiddlywinkss · 22/05/2026 23:32

Love summer!

SpottyAlpaca · 22/05/2026 23:29

Disliking summer is one of the biggest ways in which MN is totally unrepresentative of the real world.

I love long days, warm sunshine & lovely pub gardens. Like most normal people do.

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 23:28

FluffletheMeow · 22/05/2026 23:26

Bare feet, long light evenings, pizza oven. Happy child, happy cat.

I think I love May and June the best!

My cat is so happy in the summer. He comes alive again. He's an old boy but he lives for the summer.

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BarbarianBabs · 22/05/2026 23:27

The thing I love most about the UK weather is the variety. I enjoy all of the seasons and find each one has something special about it.

I only wish in the winter we would have proper snow to complete the set, as in south London we don’t get much of that at all!

FluffletheMeow · 22/05/2026 23:26

Bare feet, long light evenings, pizza oven. Happy child, happy cat.

I think I love May and June the best!

AgnesMcDoo · 22/05/2026 23:24

I love it too.

We don’t often have summer in Scotland but when we do it’s amazing

Crikeyalmighty · 22/05/2026 23:24

I like it too -

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 23:24

SoLaidBackImHorizontal · 22/05/2026 23:17

@NotTheOrdinary of course not! Could you not think of a better AIBU?

Bye then.

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beasmithwentworth · 22/05/2026 23:23

Yes!! I know there is a great love on MN for autumn / winter/ bonfire night/ hot chocolate/ snuggling under blankets/ hibernating etc .

I do all of that for survival and trying to put a positive spin on things but I just love spring and summer. I feel so much happier now it’s May

I feel so much more alive, positive and happiness in spring and summer.

Bubblewrapart · 22/05/2026 23:18

Whaaaaaaat?! I have been rejoicing all day at the weather! I am not wearing multiple layers, I enjoyed ice cubes in my drink. My whites have been out in the sun getting as crisp as can be.

I do enjoy wrapping up, warming food and drinks, a cosy fire etc when the time comes but one doesn't have to cancel out the other.

BrendaSmall · 22/05/2026 23:18

NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 22:37

Sitting in the garden on a summers evening is bliss. Seems most of MN would prefer to be huddled under a heated throw though.

Unfortunately I don’t sit in my garden after 17.00pm because after that we don’t get the sun ( bloody trees 😡😡 )
I love the sun, hotter the better for me, and the weather in the UK has been so rubbish this year so far, I’ve been abroad 3 times already just to get some sun!
Roll on june, when I’m away the first week and the last!

SoLaidBackImHorizontal · 22/05/2026 23:17

@NotTheOrdinary of course not! Could you not think of a better AIBU?

ChristPleaseJustStop · 22/05/2026 23:17

But FWIW I love the longer days and the warm weather. A bit of sun does the power of good!

Specialneedsnightmare · 22/05/2026 23:16

No i love it! Hot sunny days are total bliss.

I have sad and struggle terribly in cold months.

RampantIvy · 22/05/2026 23:15

We have had one day, just one day, of fine weather and the moaning minnies are getting hysterical about temperatures getting above 20 degrees.

I admit to making negative comments on here about bad weather, but not after just one day. It will be after 6 weeks of relentless rain every single day like we had earier this year.

ChristPleaseJustStop · 22/05/2026 23:15

I think the problem MN has is that summer is for everyone, so the oiks are out in their council house gardens scoffing their Greggs and slurping their Fosters in their vests while shouting at their kids over the Bluetooth boombox they stole from B&M.

If "we" were all left in peace to sit in our lovely gardens with our lovely family in our lovely towns and didn't have to interact with the poors, I'm sure things would be different.

BeautySimplified · 22/05/2026 23:14

I love spring/summer, longer nights, feeling the heat of the sun on your face, wearing sandals and flip flops, getting the washing out…. I loathe winter.

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 23:11

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Chilling Summer Time GIF by Merge Mansion
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WhatNextImScared · 22/05/2026 23:10

Me too! It’s such a relief! I usually love autumn too but I absolutely hate Jan-April.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 22/05/2026 23:09

YES

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IVFbabyanyday · 22/05/2026 23:08

ilovesooty · 22/05/2026 22:37

No you aren't. I'd make it summer all year round if I could. I loathe autumn and winter and have no interest in snuggly and cosy.

I'd be up for having 9 months of summer, with 1 month each of the other seasons - provided winter definitely includes snow at Christmas! The change makes us appreciate summer more, and autumn and spring are beautiful.

People who bang on about "snuggly and cosy" as reasons for enjoying winter really annoy me - summer is clearly better because it's warm and cosy everywhere then! You don't need to hide inside and pay for heating!

I'm also currently about to give birth any day (hence high irritability levels 😆) and everyone thinks I should be struggling in the heat but I'm loving it!

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NotTheOrdinary · 22/05/2026 23:01

Netcurtainnelly · 22/05/2026 22:59

We have this every year about summer then the same about winter 🤔
Of course you aren't the only person to like Summer.

Not the thread for you then.

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