An American man can’t believe what the heat feels like in the UK when the sun comes out – and has issued his sympathy to Brits struggling in the high summer temperatures
Summer is here – which means our T-shirts are on, suncream is getting lathered on, and we are guzzling water in a bid to cool down. But while it is lovely to enjoy the glorious sunshine, scorching temperatures can often be hard to handle for us Brits.
Many of us feel that the hot weather is worse when it’s impacting us at home than when we’re abroad. There’s no air con and we can’t just go for a swim, after all. And it turns out, we’re not just moaning for the sake of it!
The UK has a higher level of humidity, according to the Met Office. This means it is harder for the human body to keep cool as your sweat doesn’t evaporate as quickly”.
However, people from other countries often don’t realise this. An American man has shared his sympathy and admitted online that he “gets it now” – and understand why Brits complain so much about the heat in summer.
Viral food reviewer Kalani, who boasts a whopping 3.1million followers on TikTok, loves reviewing British food and spends a lot of time in the UK. The viral man, from Tennessee, admitted that he “always thoughts Brits were lying” about the humidity when it is sunny.
He added: “I always thought British people were lying when they said how hot it is. For some reason it just feels like you are melting…
“I know it gets hotter at home [in the US], the humidity is just as bad at home, but for some reason, walking in the streets and walking into my hotel room feels like I’m in a f**ing sauna. I don’t know how you guys do it without aircon.”
He describes the lack of aircon as “misery”, continuing: “You wonder why Brits complain about the weather so much, it’s f***ing miserable.”
The TikToker also advised fellow Americans that if they want to make conversation with a Brit, the best thing to talk about is the weather.
He explained: “It’s the easiest way to start a conversation here, it’s a British pastime… I doubted you guys…. but I was wrong.”
The video has garnered more than 156,000 likes since it was posted online yesterday. It’s also racked up plenty of comments.
Rushing to the comment section, one Brit said: “UK heat is different.” Meanwhile, another wrote: “For someone from the Philippines, I cannot handle summer in the UK. I have been here since 2009.”
Another individual shared: “Yep, my family are from Cyprus, we went last June [to Cyprus]. It was 44C degrees and I was fine, we came back to England it was 27C and I couldn’t take it.”
And a fourth added: “Problem is we have no infrastructure to deal with the heat, all our houses are insulated & have carpets. No AC. Only place it’s cold is the meat section in supermarkets.”
