Cold Countries Mocking UK Reaction To Snow Social Media

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Snowmageddon, the Beast from the East, freezing rain, Storm Emma. The weather seems to be all anyone in the UK has spoken, written and posted online about for days. To be fair, we're not used to cold conditions like this and the snow has actually caused major disruption in parts of the country – cancelled flights, school closures, delayed trains, gridlocked roads, whole towns and villages cut off by the white stuff and er, ski centres closed for business.

This pretty much sums up how ill-prepared we are as a nation for snow ? #snowday2018 pic.twitter.com/QAgt0nUt1W
— Steph Punfield (@StephPunfield) February 28, 2018

The UK has officially broken its record for the lowest March temperatures over a 24-hour period, according to the Met Office. In the town of Tredegar in south Wales, the mercury didn't get above -4.7C all day on 1st March, trumping the previous record of -4.6C set nearly two decades ago in 2001 in Sutherland, northern Scotland.

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The Met Office has now lifted its red warning, but flood warnings are still in place in the south-west and north-east of England. So yes, there is some validity in our complaints about the weather.

Nevertheless, you've got to admit – some of the reaction has been just a tad overblown – and people from cold countries that frequently experience -30C temperatures and several feet of snow, are taking the piss out of the UK on social media.

Scandinavians have been having a field day.

When you live in Norway and your feed is full of brits complaining about their snow. pic.twitter.com/iJHxq1P5j1
— Enzo Nicolas Rossi (@EnzoNRossi) February 28, 2018

London: SNOW CHAOS HOW DO WE

Meanwhile in Finland: pic.twitter.com/ovL928K5Dx
— Jani Eväkallio (@jevakallio) February 26, 2018

Being Norwegian in England when it snows is an interesting experience. Norway with 1.5m snow runs smoothly, while a few inches literally makes England spiral into chaos?#SNOWMAGGEDON
— Linn Helgesen (@theNordicLaw) February 27, 2018

Me, a Norwegian, seeing British people complain about “snow”: pic.twitter.com/nZeHv2yczN
— Mads (@muftimads) February 28, 2018

Oh, you poor brits...

Try living in Norway, more spesifically Northern Norway. A normal winter for us consists of blizzards, temperatures below -15 & snow up to your waist.

And did I mention winter lasts 6-7 months here (sometimes more)? #vikings #Snowmageddon
— Isabelle ☄ (@IzziSjogren) March 1, 2018

Unlike a large chunk of Brits, at least the Scandinavian embassies in London have been enjoying the weather.

We had a special visitor at the Ambassador’s residence this afternoon! ⛄️❄️ #Finnish #snowhow pic.twitter.com/mmPkUywsyf
— Finnish Embassy UK (@finlandinuk) February 27, 2018

I knew I was right to bring my skis to London. #UKSnow #RegentsPark #CrossCountry pic.twitter.com/jHkNNkpI2R
— Torbjörn Sohlström (@sohlstromt) February 28, 2018

At the Embassy we are prepared for this weather wearing the double layer of wool Norwegian grandmothers taught us. Keep safe and warm, British friends ! #Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/XHDjQzVWGA
— Norwegian UK Embassy (@NorwayinUK) February 27, 2018

Canadians have also been wading in, mocking us for our softness.

This is what #Snowmageddon looks like, Canada style. Three years ago we had 18 feet of it. pic.twitter.com/j2j4dYGp60
— Jensen Music (JMI) (@JensenMusicJMI) February 28, 2018

How did the Brits manage to colonise Canada if they're panic buying at -4C? #Snowmageddon #snow
— Claudia P. (@deetsy) February 27, 2018

Oh you silly little Brits. A bit of snow and -4 and the whole island shuts down. Canada and all of the Nordic countries enjoy watching you complain. Canadian football final was played in a blizzard. pic.twitter.com/j9PZPBeeqA
— TC and the Cats (@CanadianSpurs) March 1, 2018

#uksnow #Snowmageddon Hi there England, miss you sometimes but you’re really embarrassing me with my Canadian neighbours here is the snow on my driveway in Quebec after it’s been melting for three weeks. #canada pic.twitter.com/G3KuMeyerX
— Neil (@neildougherty3) March 1, 2018

Even the Scots are ripping people from the England to shreds.