Nothing much going on today, so thought I’d use a picture
from last week to make a more general point. In the UK, I found that when you
think Hong Kong you think – hot; muggy, sure, but never bad weather. Does it even rain much there?
Actually, about 10 days ago came the shock: the weather here
can be crappy. We are weeks away from the oppressive humidity (veteran expats
almost gleefully rub their hands when they tell us newbies how TERRIBLE it will
be), and have hit this weird period of permanently grey skies. The only time it’s
not grey is when it turns black, and lashes down for two hours at a time with
very strong winds (we had our first typhoon strength wind last week, which blew
the bamboo fence at our flat down). The rain is so heavy it bounces back off
the pavement, provoking forests of umbrellas to sprout around the city as in
this picture. Again, longer term residents tell us that we ain’t seen nothing
yet – apparently there is such a thing as ‘black’ rain, which is so heavy that
you cannot walk in it.
It’s not actually been cold
since we got here, and the rain lasts hours rather than going on all day. But
the greyness and constant risk of getting soaked at short notice has been a bit
of a surprise. You guys at home definitely win with snow in April, but I wanted
to make you feel better by knowing that it’s not all roses here either!
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