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A recurring national belief that the coming months will somehow be different from every previous year.
Read full entry →Experiencing every season of the year during a single British afternoon.
Read full entry →A brief period of misplaced optimism that inevitably ends with people shivering again.
Read full entry →Making immediate warm-weather purchases during fleeting moments of sunshine.
Read full entry →The cheerful insistence that damp weather is simply part of the authentic experience.
Read full entry →Retelling an objectively miserable holiday as though it were an unforgettable success.
Read full entry →A precautionary layer that is apparently essential during every British summer.
Read full entry →Automatically bringing wet-weather clothing regardless of the predicted sunshine.
Read full entry →A surprisingly peaceful enclosure that shields its occupants from horizontal sand.
Read full entry →Constructing a defensive perimeter against coastal winds using colourful fabric screens.
Read full entry →A silent promise to have fun no matter how aggressively unpleasant the weather becomes.
Read full entry →Refusing to cancel a beach trip regardless of meteorological evidence.
Read full entry →A traffic queue created entirely by people believing there wouldn't be any traffic.
Read full entry →Convincing yourself that millions of other motorists won't have the exact same travel plans.
Read full entry →The smug feeling that accompanies purchasing seasonal chocolate at peak value.
Read full entry →Monitoring supermarket Easter egg prices with the patience of a financial analyst.
Read full entry →An unwritten festive cut-off date that every household believes is objectively correct.
Read full entry →Passionately enforcing an entirely personal opinion on the acceptable date for festive decorations.
Read full entry →An irrational fear that every potato, turkey and mince pie will disappear forever.
Read full entry →Treating a single day of supermarket closure as though civilisation is temporarily ending.
Read full entry →The collective belief that cooking outdoors somehow changes the air temperature by several degrees.
Read full entry →The optimistic British tradition of firing up the barbecue at the first faint hint of warmth, regardless of the actual weather.
Read full entry →The risky assumption that the cashier will correctly separate two customers' groceries.
Read full entry →Making repeated visits to the same shelf hoping for deeper discounts.
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