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Immigrants are 'a threat to British culture'.

People not celebrating VE day during COVID was 'a threat to British culture'.

People not sticking flags on every available surface is 'a threat to British culture'.

People not giving a shit about the royals is 'a threat British culture'.

People of colour appearing in the fucking John Lewis Christmas adverts is 'a threat British culture'.

Hey, you know what actually is a key aspect of British culture? Something that has genuinely been a key part of our quote unquote “island story” for centuries and has impacted our culture in numerous ways?

The fucking weather.

British weather is famously changeable, while at the same time being relatively mild— not reaching either the dramatic highs or lows of other countries, even in the far south or north— and great for growing stuff.

The fact that we're probably going to have to put air con in all our schools and public buildings because 30°C+ temperatures are becoming a fact of life, after centuries of designing all our buildings specifically to conserve heat, is insane.

The fact that jokes about British summer time being “the two weeks when it doesn't rain” straight up wouldn't make sense to kids today because we're having heatwaves that start in spring and just keep going is fucking insane.

Where the fuck are the culture warriors now, hey? Why aren't they marching in the streets and writing letters to their MPs about the impact of climate change on our national character? (Not to mention our fucking continued existence above sea level…)