With much of England facing its second heatwave of the year, Americans have been given yet more opportunities to laugh at the UK’s ineffectual attempts to cope with scorching temperatures.
Southern and central England are due for very hot weather over the next few days, with London and the south east forecast to reach over 34°C at its peak.
While the British public discusses the best places to buy fans, ice and picnic food, Americans have been known to mock us.
“Call this hot,” they say. “You Brits don’t know the meaning of a heatwave.” But here’s why the UK suffers more in the heat.
Lack of air-con
