Christmas Rants Number One - Snow
In the first of a series of Christmas related moans (which admittedly would have been better had I started it last Friday. Curse my laziness!) I have started with a long standing annoyance of mine. Yes, that white cold stuff which simpletons of Britain yearn for at this time of year. I am, of course, talking about SNOW.
Its the same every year. As soon as December is upon us we hear people cooing over the possibility that it will be 'a white Christmas'. People genuinely seem to want snow, and if we do get the dubious pleasure people seem to actually get excited by it. In a country obsessed with weather and with moaning about the weather does this not seem a little odd to anyone?
So the question is, why? Why do people like snow? Are these or are these not the same people who complain whenever it rains? Or moan about being cold in the winter? Or too hot in the summer? Newsflash to anyone who hasn't realised. Snow is frozen rain. If you hate rain why like something wetter, colder and which hangs around longer? It truly confuses me.
I have tried asking people but as soon as you mention snow to people you lose them. They leave reality and go into some Dickensian fantasy World where everyone is outside on snow cobbled streets, children are building snow men and street urchins are throwing snowballs at gentlemen in belted coats then running away chased by fat women with rolling pins.
The reality is needless to say very different. Trains don't run properly (when do they?), streets turn to grey sludge, roads are icy and....what's the other one again?....oh yes, ITS FUCKING COLD!
The met office have said there probably won't be snow this Christmas. Let us please just hope they are right and leave the dreaming to Bing. Celebrate the grey Christmas. Its not anyone goes out on Christmas anyway is it?
Its the same every year. As soon as December is upon us we hear people cooing over the possibility that it will be 'a white Christmas'. People genuinely seem to want snow, and if we do get the dubious pleasure people seem to actually get excited by it. In a country obsessed with weather and with moaning about the weather does this not seem a little odd to anyone?
So the question is, why? Why do people like snow? Are these or are these not the same people who complain whenever it rains? Or moan about being cold in the winter? Or too hot in the summer? Newsflash to anyone who hasn't realised. Snow is frozen rain. If you hate rain why like something wetter, colder and which hangs around longer? It truly confuses me.
I have tried asking people but as soon as you mention snow to people you lose them. They leave reality and go into some Dickensian fantasy World where everyone is outside on snow cobbled streets, children are building snow men and street urchins are throwing snowballs at gentlemen in belted coats then running away chased by fat women with rolling pins.
The reality is needless to say very different. Trains don't run properly (when do they?), streets turn to grey sludge, roads are icy and....what's the other one again?....oh yes, ITS FUCKING COLD!
The met office have said there probably won't be snow this Christmas. Let us please just hope they are right and leave the dreaming to Bing. Celebrate the grey Christmas. Its not anyone goes out on Christmas anyway is it?
posted by ChiefMoaner at 10:55 AM
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