THE WEATHER MAN
They say that the British love talking about the weather. For other nationalities this can be a banal and boring subject of conversation, something that people talk about when they have nothing else to say to each other. And yet the weather is a very important part of our lives. That at least is the opinion of Barry Gromett, press officer for The Met Office. This is located in Exeter, a pretty cathedral city in the southwest of England. Here employees — and computers — supply weather forecasts for much of the world.
Speak Up. Ano XXIII, n° 275.
O texto mostra diferenças no uso de uma língua ao comparar o gosto dos britânicos em conversar sobre a previsão do tempo. Enquanto para outras nacionalidades isso pode ser um assunto banal e monótono.