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Originally Posted by martyh
shorts and shirt sleeves then   |
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Scots V English
During periods of cold weather it appears that The Scottish/English handle it in totally different ways,depending on the following temperatures.
50* Fahrenheit
People in the South of England turn on central heating
People in Edinburgh put out bedding plants
40*Farenheit
Southerners shiver uncontrollably.
Glaswegians sunbathe on the beach
35*Farenheit
Cars in the South refuse to start.
People in Aberdeen drive with their windows down.
20* Farenheit
Southerners wear overcoats,gloves and wooly hats.
People in Aberdeen wear T.Shirts.
15* Farenheit
Southerners begin to evacuate to the continent.
People from Dundee swim in the River Tay.
0*Farenheit
Life in the South grinds to a halt.
Inverness folk have a last BBQ before it gets to cold.
Minus 10* Farenheit
Life in the South ceases to exist.
People in Dunfermline throw on a jumper
Minus 80* Farenheit
Polar bears wonder if its worth carrying on.
Boy Scouts in Oban start wearing long trousers
Minus 100* Farenheit
Santa Claus abandons the North pole.
Residents in Stirling put on their long johns.
Minus 173* Farenheit
Alcohol freezes.
Glasweigians upset because the pub is shut.
Minus 297* Farenheit
Microbial life starts to disappear.
The cows in Dumfriesshire complain about farmers with cold hands.
Minus 460* Fareheit
All atomic motion stops.
Shetlanders stamp their feet and blow on their hands.
Minus 500* Farenheit
Hell freezes over.
Scotland supports England in the World Cup
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I can honestly say last night was the coldest I've ever been at work. Two fleeces, a full set of thermals, snood and wooly hat did nothing against the cold.
And there were still people leaving pubs with only a shirt on.
We had our first close call of the winter, some halfwit decided to go for a snooze on a bench. Only a foil blanket and emergency treatment for hypothermia saved his life.
