God Hates the UK

This has been a theme throughout this trip, we've pretty much all decided that God hates the UK. Why do you ask?

Well, let me give you an idea on what it's like outside right now. It's cold, rainy, and kind of foggy, there have been more days like this since I've been here then not. How these Brits put up with this weather is beyond me, one second, yes one second, it can be clear and sunny and the next it can be cloudy and raining. It's even rained when the sun was out before. Think Michigan weather on Speed and that's pretty much what you have here in England. I never been to such a place so extreme before.

Before coming to Oxford, while in Maidenhead, I saw a weather forecast in the paper that said something to the effect of:

Today will be warm and sunny with a few intermittent showers, clouds and cooling.

I had read that the weather forecasts were like this before I even left the states but I thought all the authors were just joking. It honestly says that in the paper, and I think every paper here in England could run that exact same forecast everyday and never be wrong...oh what an easy job these British meteorologist have. Maybe I should think about changing majors?

I'm not quite sure what England or rather the UK in general did to get the hatred of God, maybe it was the reformation but that was back in the 16th century, some 500 years ago. I think these people have had enough, but then again Brits seem happy in the rain.

In fact I think the only unhappy Brits I've seen since I've been here are the ones that run or jog (there are no happy runners), and the ones that work in public service (Brits love people as long as they aren't at work).

I'll be home soon enough, back to the 90 degree heat, 99.9% humidity, and dry climate of the Michigan summer...actually on second though maybe God hates Michigan too. This readers is something to ponder.