07-22-2021, 07:02 PM
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Americans Mock the British 'Heatwave' After Realizing It's Only 88F
BY REBECCA FLOOD ON 7/21/21 AT 9:41 AM EDT
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Americans are mocking the British for their "heatwave," after realizing temperatures are only a paltry 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
A clip is circulating on TikTok after an American woman came across a news article referencing the hottest day of the year in England so far.
The clip shows her reading the headline, which says: "UK sees hottest day of 2021 as temperatures soar to 31.6°c." In a voiceover, the woman named Rae, says in the clip, "I wonder how much that is in Fahrenheit," which has since been deleted.
It shows her heading to a website to convert the temperatures, and is dismayed to find it only equates to 88.88 degrees Fahrenheit exactly. "The British are p******," she states.
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The clip was stitched by an irate Brit, called Imeyrick, who sought to defend his countrymen, as well as explaining why British infrastructure makes hot summers almost unbearable.
The 27-year-old said: "Point number one, we don't have air conditioning, anywhere. Apart from, like, retail outlets. Some places will have it. But most homes do not have air conditioning. They're not built with air conditioning, the best we can have is portable stuff.
"Point number two, is that our buildings are insulated to hell. Because we typically have mild summers and cold winters. So our buildings are designed to hold the heat to save energy costs.
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"And point number three, your body will adjust to the climate that you live in. We don't get that much hot weather, it lasts for about two to three weeks. Our bodies don't have time to adjust, therefore our bodies literally cannot handle the heat."
He ended his clip, shared on Tuesday, with a sassy: "Educate yourselves."
The video, which can be viewed here, was simply captioned: "Leave us alone we're hot." It's been viewed more than 200,000 times, as people weighed in on the debate, with most backing the Brit.
Tori Vollmer wrote: "I'm from California, 103F summers no problem. I'm in Kent, it's 80F and I'm dying. There is no relief. Not having AC is a huge difference."
Agreeing, Sabrina commented: "I'm from Phoenix, Arizona and the UK heat hit different."
"There's this thing called humidity. It's totally different in the UK to the US. Plus I've been to the US and the heat is totally different. I coped there," PixieRay said.
And Laura Sebastian added; "I'm from Florida, living in London now, and yeah, it hits differently here."
While DTGF Zero pointed out: "Are we not gonna mention when Texas got really cold weather and they couldn't handle that."
On July 18, both England and Wales saw their hottest days of the year so far, with the official weather service, called the Met Office, confirming the record-breaking temperatures.
They shared a tweet, saying: "It is the hottest day of the year so far for both Wales and England with both countries recording temperatures in excess of 30 Celsius."
Heathrow, in England, measured 31.6 degrees Celsius (88.88 F) while Cardiff, in Wales, saw the Mercury reach 30.2 degrees Celsius (86.36 F). While Brits roasted in the heat, the figure pales in comparison to the heatwave which swept the north west and Canada earlier this year.
The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings over the last few weeks across the west and southwest, with the hottest June in 127 years recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, said Reuters.
Swathes of people died as the temperature hit triple figures across the Pacific Northwest, as the electricity grid was stretched and asphalt roads buckled in the heat.
Temperatures climbed to a dangerous 128 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded at Death Valley, California, on June 17. The National Park Service noted: "Nights brought little relief from the heat. On June 29, the lowest temperature was 104°F around 3:00 a.m."
Newsweek reached out to Imeyrick for comment.
Crowds at an English beach on July18.
Crowds pack a Weymouth Beach, in the U.K. on July 18 2021, as England saw its hottest day of the year so far. But Americans mocked the temperature, after realizing it's only 88.88F.
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Nyarelathodep
17 hours ago
Pphhhtt. I live off grid in the mountains of Maine, where summers often see high 90s, with high humidity, while the winters are long and being in the negatives is just another day. We've no AC here (living on battery banks as we do), and the wood stove is the sole source of heat in the cold months. The body acclimates. I've been across the pond, it's pretty mild there in comparison to the states.
RoofieG
Nyarelathodep
32 seconds ago
I bet you walk to and from school uphill both ways as well don't you?
They Squirm By Night
12 hours ago
To be absolutely fair, a lot of people in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia likewise don't have AC. We had central AC put into our house almost as soon as we bought it, and I'm grateful that we did. Almost all of our electricity is either hydro or other renewables, so we can run the AC guilt free, or at least until the electric bill comes!
KegaKet
18 hours ago
Would a dehumidifying portable air conditioner be a good idea for the family room? Camping out in the family room for 2-3 weeks every summer might be like an adventure for the kids.
RoofieG
2 minutes ago
Here in the Soutwest US we used to identify people from the Northwest by the steam coming off their bodies when they hit the sunshine. They also would lose several pounds and skin tone would improve.
Today with climate change, not so much.
14 hours ago
Since it's very humid, what is the heat index? That definitely makes a difference
ThomPork
1 day ago
I don't care how insulated your buildings are or how little A/C you have. High-80s is warm-ish but not that bad. Just open a window and turn on a fan, you'll be fine. High-80s with 80-90% humidity is pretty miserable, but still nowhere near "freakout" bad.
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ThomPork
18 hours ago
Opening windows often increases the heat, fans are blowing warm air, we mostly live in brick buildings with heavy insulation, and the 85+% humidity means sweating doesn't cool us down. Yet we're not freaking out, just moaning about it, which is an official British pass time. So perhaps get some perspective and grow some empathy. I know it's hard, but you're a big boy. You can do it.
ReplierToDopes
ThomPork
1 day ago
Way to completely ignore the entire article, you dope.
5 hours ago
Humm south Dakota 90% humidity 104F and no AC.
Honestly no AC is an excuse between mini splits and window units nobody should have that excuse even our cousins across the pond. The problem over there is more likely the grid it is about 100 years older than ours and well Texas proved one thing it sucks. So even if everyone had fans or AC GB would have grid failures and rolling blackouts worse than California. Though the AC units there would only have to deal with dropping temps 20F vs over here dropping 30-50 degrees. AC units are not magic they can only displace so much heat which means for those in the frying pan 90s and dry are about as good as the AC gets between blackouts because instead of upgrading infrastructure we are spending on other things.
17 hours ago
So tired of this annoying "hits different" phrase everyone is using these days. Overused.
hxxps://www.newsweek.com/americans-mock-british-heatwave-realizing-only-88f-1611775
DISCLAIMER: MY LORD, CAN WE NOT ARGUE ABOUT EVERYTHING NOW? IF THE UK CITIZENS FEEL HOT AND THAT HAVING NO AC IS THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM, I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT THEM.
ridiculous. And to be upset that people are saying: it hits different phrase. I love finding new/old phrases to use.
You have my sympathy ladies and gents of the UK. The last couple weeks have been beyond brutal. day and night and during storms. It takes a tremendous toll on one's body and spirit. And since i developed Ms and lupus etc., I am unable to defeat the heat, whereas in law school days i could wait for a cab or train in 120 degrees, in a full suit, and pace, and I was just fine.
The Irish are less than thrilled with hot hot hot weather. I am sorry to our friends in the UK. Good luck the rest of this week and next.
Brutal. The heat and the news in re: the covid.
Americans Mock the British 'Heatwave' After Realizing It's Only 88F
BY REBECCA FLOOD ON 7/21/21 AT 9:41 AM EDT
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Americans are mocking the British for their "heatwave," after realizing temperatures are only a paltry 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
A clip is circulating on TikTok after an American woman came across a news article referencing the hottest day of the year in England so far.
The clip shows her reading the headline, which says: "UK sees hottest day of 2021 as temperatures soar to 31.6°c." In a voiceover, the woman named Rae, says in the clip, "I wonder how much that is in Fahrenheit," which has since been deleted.
It shows her heading to a website to convert the temperatures, and is dismayed to find it only equates to 88.88 degrees Fahrenheit exactly. "The British are p******," she states.
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The clip was stitched by an irate Brit, called Imeyrick, who sought to defend his countrymen, as well as explaining why British infrastructure makes hot summers almost unbearable.
The 27-year-old said: "Point number one, we don't have air conditioning, anywhere. Apart from, like, retail outlets. Some places will have it. But most homes do not have air conditioning. They're not built with air conditioning, the best we can have is portable stuff.
"Point number two, is that our buildings are insulated to hell. Because we typically have mild summers and cold winters. So our buildings are designed to hold the heat to save energy costs.
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"And point number three, your body will adjust to the climate that you live in. We don't get that much hot weather, it lasts for about two to three weeks. Our bodies don't have time to adjust, therefore our bodies literally cannot handle the heat."
He ended his clip, shared on Tuesday, with a sassy: "Educate yourselves."
The video, which can be viewed here, was simply captioned: "Leave us alone we're hot." It's been viewed more than 200,000 times, as people weighed in on the debate, with most backing the Brit.
Tori Vollmer wrote: "I'm from California, 103F summers no problem. I'm in Kent, it's 80F and I'm dying. There is no relief. Not having AC is a huge difference."
Agreeing, Sabrina commented: "I'm from Phoenix, Arizona and the UK heat hit different."
"There's this thing called humidity. It's totally different in the UK to the US. Plus I've been to the US and the heat is totally different. I coped there," PixieRay said.
And Laura Sebastian added; "I'm from Florida, living in London now, and yeah, it hits differently here."
While DTGF Zero pointed out: "Are we not gonna mention when Texas got really cold weather and they couldn't handle that."
On July 18, both England and Wales saw their hottest days of the year so far, with the official weather service, called the Met Office, confirming the record-breaking temperatures.
They shared a tweet, saying: "It is the hottest day of the year so far for both Wales and England with both countries recording temperatures in excess of 30 Celsius."
Heathrow, in England, measured 31.6 degrees Celsius (88.88 F) while Cardiff, in Wales, saw the Mercury reach 30.2 degrees Celsius (86.36 F). While Brits roasted in the heat, the figure pales in comparison to the heatwave which swept the north west and Canada earlier this year.
The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat warnings over the last few weeks across the west and southwest, with the hottest June in 127 years recorded, according to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, said Reuters.
Swathes of people died as the temperature hit triple figures across the Pacific Northwest, as the electricity grid was stretched and asphalt roads buckled in the heat.
Temperatures climbed to a dangerous 128 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded at Death Valley, California, on June 17. The National Park Service noted: "Nights brought little relief from the heat. On June 29, the lowest temperature was 104°F around 3:00 a.m."
Newsweek reached out to Imeyrick for comment.
Crowds at an English beach on July18.
Crowds pack a Weymouth Beach, in the U.K. on July 18 2021, as England saw its hottest day of the year so far. But Americans mocked the temperature, after realizing it's only 88.88F.
FINNBARR WEBSTER //GETTY IMAGES
Conversation15 Comments
Start a discussion, not a fire. Post with kindness. Read our guidelines here.
Nyarelathodep
17 hours ago
Pphhhtt. I live off grid in the mountains of Maine, where summers often see high 90s, with high humidity, while the winters are long and being in the negatives is just another day. We've no AC here (living on battery banks as we do), and the wood stove is the sole source of heat in the cold months. The body acclimates. I've been across the pond, it's pretty mild there in comparison to the states.
RoofieG
Nyarelathodep
32 seconds ago
I bet you walk to and from school uphill both ways as well don't you?
They Squirm By Night
12 hours ago
To be absolutely fair, a lot of people in Oregon, Washington state, and British Columbia likewise don't have AC. We had central AC put into our house almost as soon as we bought it, and I'm grateful that we did. Almost all of our electricity is either hydro or other renewables, so we can run the AC guilt free, or at least until the electric bill comes!
KegaKet
18 hours ago
Would a dehumidifying portable air conditioner be a good idea for the family room? Camping out in the family room for 2-3 weeks every summer might be like an adventure for the kids.
RoofieG
2 minutes ago
Here in the Soutwest US we used to identify people from the Northwest by the steam coming off their bodies when they hit the sunshine. They also would lose several pounds and skin tone would improve.
Today with climate change, not so much.
14 hours ago
Since it's very humid, what is the heat index? That definitely makes a difference
ThomPork
1 day ago
I don't care how insulated your buildings are or how little A/C you have. High-80s is warm-ish but not that bad. Just open a window and turn on a fan, you'll be fine. High-80s with 80-90% humidity is pretty miserable, but still nowhere near "freakout" bad.
I'm Melting
ThomPork
18 hours ago
Opening windows often increases the heat, fans are blowing warm air, we mostly live in brick buildings with heavy insulation, and the 85+% humidity means sweating doesn't cool us down. Yet we're not freaking out, just moaning about it, which is an official British pass time. So perhaps get some perspective and grow some empathy. I know it's hard, but you're a big boy. You can do it.
ReplierToDopes
ThomPork
1 day ago
Way to completely ignore the entire article, you dope.
5 hours ago
Humm south Dakota 90% humidity 104F and no AC.
Honestly no AC is an excuse between mini splits and window units nobody should have that excuse even our cousins across the pond. The problem over there is more likely the grid it is about 100 years older than ours and well Texas proved one thing it sucks. So even if everyone had fans or AC GB would have grid failures and rolling blackouts worse than California. Though the AC units there would only have to deal with dropping temps 20F vs over here dropping 30-50 degrees. AC units are not magic they can only displace so much heat which means for those in the frying pan 90s and dry are about as good as the AC gets between blackouts because instead of upgrading infrastructure we are spending on other things.
17 hours ago
So tired of this annoying "hits different" phrase everyone is using these days. Overused.
hxxps://www.newsweek.com/americans-mock-british-heatwave-realizing-only-88f-1611775
DISCLAIMER: MY LORD, CAN WE NOT ARGUE ABOUT EVERYTHING NOW? IF THE UK CITIZENS FEEL HOT AND THAT HAVING NO AC IS THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM, I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT THEM.
ridiculous. And to be upset that people are saying: it hits different phrase. I love finding new/old phrases to use.
You have my sympathy ladies and gents of the UK. The last couple weeks have been beyond brutal. day and night and during storms. It takes a tremendous toll on one's body and spirit. And since i developed Ms and lupus etc., I am unable to defeat the heat, whereas in law school days i could wait for a cab or train in 120 degrees, in a full suit, and pace, and I was just fine.
The Irish are less than thrilled with hot hot hot weather. I am sorry to our friends in the UK. Good luck the rest of this week and next.
Brutal. The heat and the news in re: the covid.
.... Less humidity there, and where I'm at now,![[Image: FpSKgSR.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/FpSKgSR.jpg)