People commenting on the weather

[angelos02]

How tedious. It is only the 2nd of June and such banal comments are driving me mad. Yes. It is sunny. It is weather. You're an adult, aren't you used to the change in seasons yet? I know IBU but am in a grumpy mood today!

I am Canadian - if I couldn't talk about the weather or taxes, I would just have to practice a silent and unnerving stare.

I generally just reserve the "stare" for my DH and DCs...

I've never discussed taxes! Feel I'm missing out, I've been pouring all my energies into weather.

bit of a breeze now

I was so wrong with the altostratus, they are actually cirrus and cirrostratus.

squoosh... diversify! You'll be so much more in demand at cocktail parties

it's what English people do. get used to it.

I used to think it was very English. Then I went to live in the tropics, where people talked just as much about the weather! OK, they had ZERO diversity in theirs, but can still manage a totally recognisable conversation based around whether it's reached 40° yet, and is it just me or does the humidity seem very heavy today?

Sorry, Loopy, South Americans must be more garrulous than Malaysians

It's just a standard conversation opener. More interesting than the standard 'How are you?' 'Fine.' If I didn't have the weather to talk about with my PILs and some of my colleagues, it would be stony silence 24 hrs a day!

YABVU. Sunshine is a bloody novelty these days!

its briiliant here.

so brilliant that....

loud drum n bass ''music'' from next doors open doors and windows since 2pm and still going on.

someone STARTED hammering and drilling at 7pm. with open doors and windows.

ive had to hurredly bring in my washing as someones started a bbq and the smokes blowing this way.

teens roaring up and down road with skateboards and mopeds.

with their tops off of course. and no, not fit at all.

LOVE this weather......(please rain, please rain,please rain, just for the evering at least).

and its only tuesday. (puts on hard hat)

Jeez another thing we're not allowed to talk about. Some people are odd.

SCORCHIO!

I'm sorry, it had to be said

it's been the loveliest day of the year so far today (the 4th of June), weather wise

There is your answer

Pagwatch

I teach piano. I have lost count of the number of times today and yesterday I have talked about the weather. The words "about time too" have featured very heavily. The other staple was "did you have a nice half term?"

I have to talk about something. I could just say "Sit there. Play x." but I might not have many pupils left.

I'm British. I talk about the weather, approximately every half hour. It makes me feel better and makes my day go along nicely.

at all the people talking about altostratus and cirrus. My weather talk is lacking a little something, I feel.

oh I don't know musicposy, I think you could start with a cheery "good morning, how are you feeling about the VAT today?".

I was told-on here no less- to start conversations with people about the weather.

It's bloody lovely outside, I would like a few drops of rain of a night just to water the plants.

I remember being taught about clouds at school and thinking WTF, why? But now I know why! Thank you Mumsnet!

There is a whole chapter on weather talk in Watching the English as far as I recall. It's the civilized equivalent of picking fleas off each other. Or something.