[quote=Halo]
I come from Britain; OP even says my hometown is Edinburgh. I don't see how enjoying sunshine and being surprised by a sudden thunderstorm means I expect constant fantastic weather across the entire nation? Sunny days do exist here, particularly here in London (by comparison to the bleak greyness up north).
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This.

It's actually very sunny down south.
Hell, I actually had to open my window last night because it was so hot.