Not_mikey comments on Sunshine duration in hours per year

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I always thought england was pacific north west levels of dreary, didn't know it was that bad. How are the English not more depressed?

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

“Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.”

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[–] alex@jlai.lu 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

They are. The ones you see are the ones with enough happiness and energy for you to know them.

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[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Based on the amount of loud, shameless, nocturnal drunks in London, they appear to self-medicate in a more bacchanalian fashion than Seattleites.

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[–] shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

You didn't think the place notorious for its lack of sun was this dreary?

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[–] tatann@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I don't know for British people but Bretons (from Brittany, westernmost part of France) have about the same sun exposure but are quite festive

We do drink a lot though

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[–] retrolasered@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Britain: hold my drink

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