I mean, I’m not in the cultural space on this, but trying to be objective and clinical, neither one of you cares about a mutual analysis of the weather, right? You’re following a social convention to establish that you’re friendly and agreeable and willing to interact with each other and not just coldly ignoring the other person. From that standpoint, the response makes sense.
Yeah but a key part of the British weather chat ritual is to feel like you’re on the same page as each other about something. Social ritual profaned, hilarity ensues.
I mean, I’m not in the cultural space on this, but trying to be objective and clinical, neither one of you cares about a mutual analysis of the weather, right? You’re following a social convention to establish that you’re friendly and agreeable and willing to interact with each other and not just coldly ignoring the other person. From that standpoint, the response makes sense.
Yeah but a key part of the British weather chat ritual is to feel like you’re on the same page as each other about something. Social ritual profaned, hilarity ensues.