even though im only 17, ive lived in 3 differant parts of england (summerset, northeast, midlands(current)) ive not really liked many of the places
ive been to hot countries on holiday (cuba, purtugal, croatia) and can say, i hate hot places.
however, through a family friend, ive been to amsterdam many times (he owns a flat about 100m from the Anne Frank museum) and must admit i absolutely love it there! plus my sister lived there for a year on a uni thing so ive learned a fair bit around the place, and holland in general

i soppose i would move to holland/belgium or to somewhere cold like iceland/greenland, maybe sweden.

ive never been to asia, would love to go to japan or hong kong, problem with japan/north countries, is that there main food is fish, and i havnt eaten any fish in about 6-7 years ( a moral choice that i have made since i dont like the way fish are killed)

so i dont really know where i would like to live, but if i could move from england(or if i had to for a better job) then i most probably would

(ps who is it who lives near derby, i live in burton, pm me and we could maybe meet up or have a mini x404 meet up )

It depends very much which side of the country you are on. During the winter it is a lot colder here in East Anglia (becuase there is naff all stopping the wind howling in from the East) than I ever remember it being back home. The Gulf stream is a wonderful thing.

Scottish weather isn't significantly different from the weather in the north east/west of England. For some reason I always have the impression that it rains more in Wales than it does in Scotland. Plus, when I was a Scout, the wettest summer camps we had were in the Lake district. The driest were near Callander. A sheer fluke perhaps, but the sort of thing that you remember.

I think it's more appropriate to say that the weather in Scotland is different from other parts of the UK. Whether you or I would consider it worse is very much a matter of opinion. For example, you get some pretty spectacular summer thunder storms here in East Anglia because it's so flat. They just don't happen to the same degree in Scotland because all the hills and mountains mean the clouds can't build up quite the same level furry as they can down here.

Plus, with global warming, I know where I'd prefer to be when the sea level starts to rise noticeably

I'm not sure "gash" is fair.

However it is fair to say that the weather for the majority of Scotland tends to be worse than for the majority of England



From here

When I compared to "down here" I meant Cornwall. Perhaps gash is unfair. But it certainly rains more and we get the gulf stream too, just further south

There is no where like Blighty. I think the US and Canada are beautiful places but the US public really put me off. They are nice people but so misguided. In that respect I prefer Europe.

Well it would appear the Met Office are against me on this one.
Still, rain isn't all bad. Few or no hose pipe bans for one thing and not having to replace things like kettles, irons, washing machines and central heating boilers due to lime scale is also helpful.

I personally prefer cooler weather to the scorching stuff they do here in East Anglia as well.

The weather here is some of the worst in England. For me hot = miserable

I like it "worst".

Judging by that map, I'm really confused as to why people say "sunny Cornwall".

It's a rainfall map, LU.

Mean Annual Min Temperature
Mean Annual Sunshine Duration

And the clincher?

Er, yes, exactly. And as the rain map shows, it ain't exactly dry.

http://antigua-guide.info/weather/



Oh yes that suites me.

I like weather. It adds variety to life.

If every day was predictable, I think I'd get quite bored (speaking with my photography hat on). I like the idea that I might start a walk in bright sunshine and end it in a rain shower.

This is why I think Blighty is a nice place to live. We have meteorology. Every day is slightly different. The weather changes how a place looks every day.

I'd better shut up now. I'm getting a bit too lyrical.

As I get older I'm starting to appreciate the British weather more. Something to do with something my buddhist step sister said - how she likes to see the season's changing and I'm starting to understand what she means.

*sits with Heather*

Yes but it's all much of a muchness.

Canada, Finland, Sweden etc all have proper seasons, although saying that when I was in 35 degree heat in Finland over the summer I was wishing for a drab, slightly overcast, drizzly sort of day at around 15 degrees .

The main problem here, winters are wet and damp. Give me -10, snow and air fresh enough to clean your lungs out anyday.

I find it's generally coz they're taking the piss.

That said, were it not for the maritime factor which classifies us closer to New Zealand than anywhere else in the world, Cornwall would have a Mediterranean/California climate classification. Hence the amount of palm trees, orchards/vineyards, and specialist gardens.

As for the old lyrical folk, it's people like you who should be populating this country. **smiles a nostalgic smile**
I for one would prefer Provence/Cote D'Azur, CA or somewhere else altogether warmer and more stable.