雪・雪・雪のイギリス

新潟出身の知人は、毎回東京で雪が降った時の騒ぎぶりに呆れていますが、それを上回るのがイギリスでしょう。

私が滞在していた最初の冬も何年かぶりの雪で、ロンドンの交通機関は全くの麻痺。たった１センチしか積もっていないのに…。

ここ何年かイギリスは毎年雪が多く、今年は 50 年ぶりの大雪だそうです。Twitter でも「uksnow」ネタが注目の的になっていました。空港が閉鎖されて飛行機が飛ばなかったり（日本からの路線も）、自宅待機になったり。

でもこの Telegraph TV の映像や読者投稿の写真を見ると、何だか楽しそう。



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出典：Britain braced for heaviest snowfall in 50 years

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Snow, snow, snow in the UK

A friend of mine from Niigata (north in Japan) is always amazed at a fuss in Tokyo on snowy days. But he has to raise much more eyebrows against the British.

In 2003, my first winter in London, we had the first snow for the last several years. All transportation services were in chaos with just 1 centimeter of snow !

The UK had a lot of snow for last couple of years. It says "heaviest snowfall in 50 years". Many people posted messages regarding it on the Twitter. You can see it by "#uksnow". Many airports were closed or most of flightsdepart with several hours' delay (even flights to Japan). So many people had to give up commuting to work and stay at home.

As far as I can see the movie above and the photos posted on the Web site by readers, everyone seems enjoying the snow.

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