A Heated Debate

Unlike many fellow bloggers I’ve managed to refrain from commenting on the current hot weather. That is until now, because I’m far too hot and sticky and very fed up. I couldn’t be any hotter than if the devil had farted my face.

Having worked in South East Asia for a while I’d like to think I can cope with the extreme heat that is thrown to you – but no – this unexpected heatwave is a real energy zapper in a country where air conditioned offices are still a luxury commodity (in my office heating is a bit of a luxury too!).

You simply can’t be British and not complain about the weather. It’s either too cold, too hot or too wet – we’re simply never happy with whatever Mother Nature throws at us. I’ve even got into trouble off a fellow blogger by insinuating that she was a British person, however, the simple fact that the London based kirses complained about the weather made her an instant Brit.

In fact, I think the home office should seriously look at this matter when drawing up the immigration and nationality tests. At the moment we have a useless one that doesn’t appear to ask any questions and only explains the newly naturalised person how to claim benefits and which side of the road we drive on (with optional car insurance).

However, a revised test should include a question on the weather. A simple “Turned out nice again, hasn’t it?” question will be suffice. If the person then begins to rant and rave about how hot or cold they are (extras points for doing so in English) then there’ll be no need for a sham marriage ceremony because there’ll be a shiny new passport waiting for them at the next desk.