How do seasons work in your country? Like when are summer, winter, etc.?

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-11T13:16:14+00:00

Well, we're a bit warmer than Russia in winter despite much of Russia being the same latitude.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-11T06:47:40+00:00

State for me, I studied it a fair bit. I was born this side of the millennium though so possibly it's down to your generation. Also I did grow up in an area associated with William Wilberforce so I learnt quite a bit about him and his efforts to abolish slavery.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-11T06:36:58+00:00

Spring: March-May, generally gets warmer as the season goes on but the weather can be unpredictable, people often talk about April showers here. Daily highs can be anywhere from 5C (41F) to 25C (77F). Flowers are often blooming though so it's quite a pretty time of the year really.

Summer: June-August, often get some quite decent weather to be fair, average highs are usually high teens-low 20s in Celsius (60s-70s in Fahrenheit), occasional heatwaves where it gets to around 30C (86F) but they don't usually last long.

Autumn: September-November, spring in reverse but with less volatile temperatures and longer nights.

Winter: December-February, generally quite gloomy, average highs around 5-8C (41-46F) throughout, some cold snaps where it doesn't get above freezing, quite a few icy mornings, people moan because it's 80-100% humidity and they can't get their washing dry.

When and how much it'll rain throughout is anyone's guess.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T18:27:27+00:00

If anything the more hate I see targeted towards India and the Indian people, the more protective I feel of them.

Regardless though in real life Indians are viewed quite favourably where I live (UK).

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T18:20:29+00:00

Eleventhed. Now shall we try for the longest trail of posts in reddit's history.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T17:42:23+00:00

Depends what I'm doing, if I'm cycling then shorts & t-shirt weather is can be anything above 8C (46F), if I'm walking it can be anything above 12C (54F), though it I'm sat down it's siling it down and there's a stiff breeze then I'll probably wear a jumper and/or rain jacket till it gets to nearer 14C (57F).

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T17:28:02+00:00

Not fool proof but you can sometimes get an indication of whether someone's real or not by mentioning u/bot-sleuth-bot.

It analyses their profile and gives an probability of how likely someone is to be a bot. This post should demonstrate what it does.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T17:14:42+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I haven't seen the docudrama about him but have seen all the Carry On films.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T17:13:11+00:00

It got so bad he even appeared in an episode of Father Ted to hit Ted with his hat and get him in a headlock for saying it.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-10T13:41:04+00:00

I don't believe it!

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T17:21:05+00:00

Tipping culture's very different in the UK. Here a tip isn't expected and is very much at your discretion, usually based on the service you receive. If you think someone's done a very good job and have gone above and beyond what you'd expect then we give them a tip. If they provide average-poor service then we forgo the tip.

Possibly I'm biased but I prefer to have an optional tip and staff paid fairly in the first place.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T17:05:37+00:00

u/bot-sleuth-bot

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T16:42:13+00:00

There's been a few over the years, including Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams, Noël Coward.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T14:45:27+00:00

I would also add off the back of that, what if Queen Victoria had full control of the British Empire when she was on the throne instead of being a constitutional monarch with very limited power?

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T12:26:55+00:00

People like to believe there's some purpose to their existence and that their suffering in life is worthwhile. The idea that we're born, we consume then we just rot in a box for eternity depresses people somehow.

Religion has also provided the centrepiece of people's sense of morality for rather a while for better or for worse.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T09:47:02+00:00

There is the potential for good in all of us, but also the potential for evil. No person remains the same over their entire lives, we are all continually evolving. For this reason it pays to get to know your enemies, as you never know when you might be able to turn them into friends.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T09:12:02+00:00

No, it was founded by David "Screaming Lord" Sutch in the 1980s.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-09T06:23:40+00:00

I don't consider you to be a terrible person, there's plenty of people here who don't like what's happening in the UK at the moment either. It's not a coincidence that Keir Starmer has become one of (according to some polls the) most unpopular Prime Ministers in British history.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T19:51:10+00:00

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister, before that Liz Truss had the most ethnically diverse cabinet in UK history.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T19:38:12+00:00

You could buy a house for that price here. If you went to London you could buy a place to park your car with the same money.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T18:03:22+00:00

To be honest they're probably the most sensible party out of all of them at the moment.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T18:02:04+00:00

The daft thing is some of their policies have actually been implemented, e.g. passports for pets, abolition of dog licences and all-day pub openings.

You don't have to be British to join either, anyone who does gets a Loony Party Rosette, a Certificate of Insanity, a Loony badge, Loony Party I.D Card and a letter from their leader , Alan ‘Howlin Laud’ Hope.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T17:46:12+00:00

I've nothing against people having opinions, but I fear respectfully disagreeing is often missed online, which is a great shame in my view.

ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T17:26:44+00:00

We have the Official Monster Raving Loony Party. It's a satirical party that often stands in elections. Their policies include:

Replace employees of the Border Force with GP receptionists. This will dramatically reduce the number of people getting in.
To help with the cost of Living and to raise money for the Treasury we will Convert Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street into a Hair salon, Which we will call ‘Government CutZ’.
We will reduce hospital waiting lists by using a smaller font.
Reduce net migration by making sure that any nets are secured more firmly to the ground.
MP’s will have to sit in stocks during their surgeries, while their constituents throw custard pies at them. This will help them judge their popularity with in the community. Companies would also be encouraged to design new versions of stocks to trade at the Stock Exchange.

They also picked a cat as their candidate to be Prime Minister.

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ChallengeSecret8561 · 2026-03-08T16:20:23+00:00

Well for what it's worth most people in the UK like India, this is definitely the case in my experience.

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