As the title suggests winter is on it’s way in the UK, and I am personally looking forward to it. I love winter, I love the cold, I love the picturesque-ness and I love being able to wears layers without feeling like i’m going to turn into Haggis. It’s a typically british approach to weather “we love out jumpers, tea and log fires” and who can say no to a log fire. People think i’m daft for knocking the hot weather and the sun, and not looking forward to having to wear sun lotion and possibly develop melanoma.
Going outside has many a downside during the Summer: wasps, skin burn, being temporarily blinded, sweating, topless men and bugs in general to name a few. Whereas in winter all the bugs die, men keep they’re clothes on and there’s minimal sun so no sweating, temporal blindness or skin cancer.
I’ve so far left out one of the biggest upsides to the colder months; duvets. Who in this land doesn’t prefer to have to be wrapped up in your duvet with it’s double digit tog rating and being as snug as a bug in a rug. It’s so much nicer than lying on top of the duvet imitating a starfish, unable to sleep whilst a noisy fan whirs from side to side; sharing a bed in this weather also exacerbates both of these extremes too, use the other as a radiator during winter or in summer you want to be as far away as possible because they’re just as warm and sticky as you.
Winter food is better too: pies, roast dinners, gravy and best of all Christmas Dinner – or as it should be named ‘The Dinner of Kings’ – it’s the best meal of the year, there is a guy that has it everyday but this just spoils it. It’s similar to wearing a suit everyday, because the times you need to wear one: weddings, funerals, James Bond missions and such like becomes too normal and the excitement of of it has gone.
And my final note is about getting ready for Winter, which is easy compared to summer. No need for as much body care or pampering for you people who do these things, just crack on some thick trousers and a hoody and no one will notice you haven’t shaved your legs for days or been so careful about keeping that beach body you worked so hard on for those 4 days of sunshine we had oh so long ago. All I need to do to become Winter Ready is let me beard grow out and put on a hat – done.
All i’m saying is enjoy winter, enjoy the winter food, enjoy the frosty mornings and enjoy wearing gloves and breathing into your hands, keep it warm with some mulled wine, go on you know you want to, you’re a brit, it’s built into us to enjoy this – and queues, we love a good queue.
celchapman 