Oh, it’s great being British, isn’t it? We moan for months on end about the rain and wind and grey skies and how we wish summer would get a hurry on. Then someone mentions the word ‘heatwave’, we all bulk buy sunscreen and barbecue food, only for the hot weather to arrive – and we can’t deal.
As temperatures soared this weekend, the nation did what it does best: took off all its clothes, acquired some dodgy tan lines, started getting just a little too warm now, actually – then tweeted the world about it.
(And the world said: “call this a heatwave!?”)
Temperatures top 30°C and we can’t cope
Why does 30 degrees in England feel like you’re in the middle of a volcano, yet 30 degrees abroad feels like an absolute dream.
— Oli Bell (@olibellracing) July 18, 2021
30 degrees in the UK is definitely different to 30 degrees abroad and I will not be told otherwise
— Alex (@alex_t0dd) July 17, 2021
if i see another american tweet about how 30 degrees isnt that hot i am going to start biting people
— oliver / elliott / robin / finch / iris🍎 (@arthyrgwyn) July 18, 2021
Hands up who got any sleep last night
Can’t sleep because it’s too hot; can’t open the window in case spiders crawl in and set up home in my ear holes…
— Schmeidi 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@felullah) July 18, 2021
Too hot to sleep with covers on but then can't sleep without being covered up
— Megan (@MegannnRosiee) July 18, 2021
Turn the pillow and stick a leg out. That’ll make it better… for a second.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 17, 2021
And on ‘Freedom Day’ eve, too
Freedom day coupled with a heatwave? There is no way you can tell me the government aren't controlling the weather!
— CEO of Yelling (@ChantayyJayy) July 18, 2021
This heat and “Freedom Day” are my villain origin story pic.twitter.com/jeIr9xTedK
— Lewis Knight (@ThatsOurLewis) July 18, 2021
working in this heat the day before ‘freedom day’ is like the complete opposite of Christmas Eve for retail and hospitality 😅
— ellie (@ellie_fatharly) July 18, 2021
We’re hot. So very hot
Obligatory UK #heatwave GiF incoming in 3…
….2….
….1. pic.twitter.com/tFjQVjonUM
— Chris (@GelNerd) July 17, 2021
does the uk not know it’s supposed to be cold, wet and miserable? wtf is this heatwave pls my legs are sweating
— lou @ mk11 (@ggcheesy) July 18, 2021
This must be what it feels like to be a microwaved apple pie.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 18, 2021
Possibly even *too* hot
Too hot for any adventures today pic.twitter.com/hmIeOFDuJi
— Barley & Maizie (@barleylabrador) July 18, 2021
It’s too hot for boobs today 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
— Miss J. Marie (@MissSimplySweet) July 18, 2021
Everyone in the UK today ☀️ #heatwavepic.twitter.com/y5eslkZ9Wa
— Jay Cartwright (@J_CartwrightN0T) July 17, 2021
If you cook and eat a Sunday Roast today in this weather then you need to seek medical attention immediately.
— Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) July 18, 2021
Ok, so it’s not hot *everywhere*
Heatwave, you say? Almost 30 degrees, you say? 🤔#islandlife#Hebridespic.twitter.com/BCxGfHc0ua
— Eilidh Mackay (@onthecliffedge) July 18, 2021
No heatwave here on Skye! Full waterproofs just to go and put the bin out! I'm still looking a bit drookit! pic.twitter.com/bU4Z8dvyf7
— Bob Moss 🏴 (@BobOnSkye) March 30, 2021
Some people are in excellent spirits
I hope no-one expects anyone in the UK to be wearing any clothes today! #heatwave#heatwaveukpic.twitter.com/POj7SyBUXE
— KarenLNHollis (@KarenLNHollis) July 18, 2021
the hot weather makes me nicer lmao I'll just be replying to everyone's stories like 'queen' as if I've had 2 wines
— lauren o'neill (@hiyalauren) July 16, 2021
While for others, the struggle is real
The current UK struggle #heatwavepic.twitter.com/gvsv1O1Yxi
— Benj (@Benjjjyy) July 17, 2021
Thoughts and prayers to all the goths in this heatwave
— Angela Hui 許紫恩 (@Angela_Hui) July 18, 2021
pov: you’re in year 4 in a british primary school and it’s currently mid heatwave in the middle of july. you show up to school, already sweating when you realise you have class in one of these fuckers. no air conditioning, from 8am-3pm. you cry. pic.twitter.com/td3TrinqN0
— mils ☾˚.⋆ CHICHI DAY (@thelorebitch) July 18, 2021
Just don’t forget your suncream
I got mild sunburn on my lower back and guess whose jeans are high waisted 😩🥺😢
— Danyelle 💫 (@ClassicDanyelle) July 18, 2021
I'm currently in an endless cycle of "Oh, mosquito bite, that itches, let me scratch it, OH SUNBURN OW"
— Nick (@SuuperBlah) July 18, 2021
And be careful what you wish for
Too hot, up in 6 hours ffs, this is Newcastle , England not Australia 😡 And when it’s freezing I’ll be whinging my tits off too 🤪
— Andy Howey (@1andyhowey) July 18, 2021
Bring on Autumn.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 17, 2021
