I wonder...

Apollo would sometimes visit Edinburgh...Every once in a year, I felt. These days were interesting to watch..You obviously left the house, even if just for a purposeless walk on the town, and noticed that everybody was wearing sunglasses. Surprising for me was that people actually owned sunglasses when they used them so seldom. The Meadows, a huge park in the heart of the Old Town had a new life to it. You could always see sporty youngsters playing football, frisbee, rugby surrounded by the joggers and the cyclers. On sunny days, however, there was no room for that. The Meadows, usually quiet and pleasant, turned into what I would expect from a shopping mall. Everybody, everywhere, anyhow, in loud and skizofrenik fashion wandering with a single purpose: To "soak up the sun", as Sheryl Crow once brilliantly put it. Aside from all this confusing activity, it was clear to me that everyone seemed happier.

I wonder....did those people know? Do they know it now? The importance of weather I mean...Maybe they're used to it, maybe they just don't care anymore...but the cloudy weather in Edinburgh and in the UK in general, clouds people's social skills and openness. In a bar, in a restaurant, at the bank, at Uni...Each time I was confronted with a cultural clash, a thought came to my mind. "Would this happen on a sunny day?"