21/12/2010
On Call You and Yours we'll be looking at the weather, and asking why we find it so difficult to cope with snow. What happens in the rest of Europe? Do they do snow better than us?
For the second time in two weeks roads, airports and railways came to a standstill after snow hit much of the UK. But why do we struggle to cope with the effects of bad weather? Why does it bring the country to its knees in a juddering fit of incapacity - a spot of snow.
The British are a stubborn lot - we are told to stay at home but we ignore it. Across large parts of the UK, people have been battling the elements to make the daily commute into work.
So why do we react so badly to a little 'weather'?
Is it because unlike some other parts of Europe like the Scandinavian countries we just don't get enough of it and as such are never properly prepared for it.
Call You&Yours with Julian Worricker on 03700 100 400 and tell us what your experience of the snow has been.
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- Tue 21 Dec 2010 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Tue 21 Dec 2010 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
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