Warm temperatures and sunshine seem to set off an instant mass of outdoor activity. The disparity between the behaviour of people on cold and warm days are as different as night and day. So distinctive, in fact, that it is entirely possible to predict what you’re likely to see on a sunny day in Liverpool. To make sure that you can tick off these things as you see them over the coming days and weeks, we have put together a list of things you’re bound to see as soon as the sun comes out.
Helpful snapchat stories of the weather
Despite the fact that everyone can see that the sun is shining by, well, being alive, some people still insist on taking photos of the sunny weather. The limit of their artistic ambitions end at including an icy cold bottle of beer or glass of white wine in the foreground (some kind of bizarre product placement presumably). This kind of behaviour is normally the recourse of pool-side holiday-goers in sunny Spain trying to irk their co-workers, not someone sat in their back garden.
Slightly illegal transactions in parks
Not yet being of legal age to consume alcohol leaves teenagers with a dire shortage of suitable establishments in which to pursue this lofty ambition. Of course, all roads lead to the local park. Focusing one’s attention on the illegal acquirement of bevvy makes forgetting other sunny-day-in-the-park essentials understandable. One of which is a football. Inevitably, this leads to a group of 14 year olds who came to the park only with hopes of having a decent game of football, leaving only with a few warm cans of beer – the kind of deal Donald Trump would take pride in.
Lots of sunburnt people
The sun beating down is generally a rare sight in the UK, making many of us ill-prepared to actually deal with it. This invariably leads to people horribly overestimating their ability to endure the sun’s rays, meaning a lot of us end up with sun burns. Don’t be surprised when you see loads of dubious-looking tans, most will be closer to the colour of a bright red Ferrari than a legitimate tan.
Groups of strangely dressed kids stalking the streets
Flying in the face of all logic and reason, the full black tracksuit and the swirling mop of hair favoured by the ketwig actually seems to suit warmer conditions than cooler ones. Just take young Tommi Wildridge here as an example. Be prepared for them to swarm all of your favourite street corners as soon as the sun comes out, probably with a milkshake in-hand.
Fat men with their tops off
Seeing a fat man with his top off is even more of a giveaway that the sun is out that seeing the sun shining with your own eyes. It seems to be a quintessentially British phenomenon and this strange breed of men seem to be impervious to the actual temperature, they only have an awareness of the presence of sun. So, whilst everyone else shivers in the deceptive summer breeze and winces at the sheer scale of skin on show, these men couldn’t be happier.
Let us know how many of these you spot over the coming weeks!
Jen is our resident wellness and features editor here at The Daily Struggle. You will probably find her on the beach, painting her house or writing about magick and motherhood.
