Some stereotypes about England
Feb 3rd, 2009 by Bjørn
Stereotypes about London and England are plentiful. A newspaper article in the Danish “Berlingske Tidende” about today’s “extreme” weather (“London paralysed by snow”) mentions two of them.
Used to rain?
First it mentions how the English who are so used to rain woke up to a snowstorm. I have covered that in another blog entry. London has almost 2% more rainy days than Copenhagen. So yes, there was a lot of snow compared to how much usually falls, but I haven’t heard it referred to as a snowstorm over here. But then, the journalist does mention that her source is “The Sun“, a newspaper given to exaggerations and even fabricated stories.
Double-decker buses?
Oh, and all the double-decker buses are at a standstill according to the article. In that case it is not as bad as I thought then, all the non-double-decker buses are still driving then I assume. Yes, there are non-double-decker buses in London.
