An Australian friend of mine was once talking about wanting to come to England and see snow at Christmas and I had to point out that was very unlikely if she planned on staying around London :)
I have a whole load of CDs I need to copy to give to you while you're here :) And some that I've just ordered in the Big Finish sale that may or may not turn up in time.
Much as I'd like you to see snow on some of the lovely Victorian buildings in Manchester, you're far more likely to get the traditional sideways drizzle.
Grey and damp is normal Christmas weather as far as I'm concerned, difficult to remember the last time it didn't do that for the tail end of December in this neck of the woods. I've only known one white Christmas (1968) and I don't remember anything about it other than my aunt took me out to play in it and she was still wearing her (indoors) slippers - we also had snow two months after that Christmas, when my sister was born at home during a blizzard. [We were born it opposite extremes of weather, her during a blizzard, me during a heatwave
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I remember one year when it snowed a ton during my final year of middle school. While everyone who went to the school lived within walking distance, the teachers didn't so the school got shut :-) It was the last day before half-term and the teachers didn't want to get stranded!
So I went home, changed, and then went out with a bunch of friends and our parents for some quality sledging. Then we bought buns at the bakery and went to my house for a picnic on the living room floor. Awesome day.
But, yes, Christmas in the UK is drizzle and mud. It's traditional.
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I have a whole load of CDs I need to copy to give to you while you're here :) And some that I've just ordered in the Big Finish sale that may or may not turn up in time.
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Yay CDs! I really need to start finding things that I can send on to you. I feel a bit guilty for always being the recipient!
The DW magazines you sent me a few months ago were then forwarded on to another big DW fan over here when I'd finished. So they've been well used :-D
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*bounces* See you in two weeks!
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*bounces*
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So I went home, changed, and then went out with a bunch of friends and our parents for some quality sledging. Then we bought buns at the bakery and went to my house for a picnic on the living room floor. Awesome day.
But, yes, Christmas in the UK is drizzle and mud. It's traditional.
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