27 Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up This Very British Heatwave

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Oh, it’s great being British, isn’t it? We moan for months on end about the rain and wind and grey skies and how we wish summer would get a hurry on. Then someone mentions the word ‘heatwave’, we all bulk buy sunscreen and barbecue food, only for the hot weather to arrive – and we can’t deal.

As temperatures soared this weekend, the nation did what it does best: took off all its clothes, acquired some dodgy tan lines, started getting just a little too warm now, actually – then tweeted the world about it.

(And the world said: “call this a heatwave!?”)

Temperatures top 30°C and we can’t cope

Why does 30 degrees in England feel like you’re in the middle of a volcano, yet 30 degrees abroad feels like an absolute dream.
— Oli Bell (@olibellracing) July 18, 2021

30 degrees in the UK is definitely different to 30 degrees abroad and I will not be told otherwise
— Alex (@alex_t0dd) July 17, 2021

if i see another american tweet about how 30 degrees isnt that hot i am going to start biting people
— oliver / elliott / robin / finch / iris🍎 (@arthyrgwyn) July 18, 2021

Hands up who got any sleep last night

Can’t sleep because it’s too hot; can’t open the window in case spiders crawl in and set up home in my ear holes...
— Schmeidi 🏴🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@felullah) July 18, 2021

Too hot to sleep with covers on but then can't sleep without being covered up
— Megan (@MegannnRosiee) July 18, 2021

Turn the pillow and stick a leg out. That’ll make it better... for a second.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 17, 2021

And on ‘Freedom Day’ eve, too

Freedom day coupled with a heatwave? There is no way you can tell me the government aren't controlling the weather!
— CEO of Yelling (@ChantayyJayy) July 18, 2021

This heat and “Freedom Day” are my villain origin story pic.twitter.com/jeIr9xTedK
— Lewis Knight (@ThatsOurLewis) July 18, 2021

working in this heat the day before ‘freedom day’ is like the complete opposite of Christmas Eve for retail and hospitality 😅
— ellie (@ellie_fatharly) July 18, 2021

We’re hot. So very hot

Obligatory UK #heatwave GiF incoming in 3…

….2….

….1. pic.twitter.com/tFjQVjonUM
— Chris (@GelNerd) July 17, 2021

does the uk not know it’s supposed to be cold, wet and miserable? wtf is this heatwave pls my legs are sweating
— lou @ mk11 (@ggcheesy) July 18, 2021

This must be what it feels like to be a microwaved apple pie.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 18, 2021

Possibly even too hot

Too hot for any adventures today pic.twitter.com/hmIeOFDuJi
— Barley & Maizie (@barleylabrador) July 18, 2021

It’s too hot for boobs today 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
— Miss J. Marie (@MissSimplySweet) July 18, 2021

Everyone in the UK today ☀️ #heatwave pic.twitter.com/y5eslkZ9Wa
— Jay Cartwright (@J_CartwrightN0T) July 17, 2021

If you cook and eat a Sunday Roast today in this weather then you need to seek medical attention immediately.
— Rob Beckett (@robbeckettcomic) July 18, 2021

Ok, so it’s not hot everywhere

Heatwave, you say? Almost 30 degrees, you say? 🤔#islandlife #Hebrides pic.twitter.com/BCxGfHc0ua
— Eilidh Mackay (@onthecliffedge) July 18, 2021

No heatwave here on Skye! Full waterproofs just to go and put the bin out! I'm still looking a bit drookit! pic.twitter.com/bU4Z8dvyf7
— Bob Moss 🏴 (@BobOnSkye) March 30, 2021

Some people are in excellent spirits

I hope no-one expects anyone in the UK to be wearing any clothes today! #heatwave #heatwaveuk pic.twitter.com/POj7SyBUXE
— KarenLNHollis (@KarenLNHollis) July 18, 2021

the hot weather makes me nicer lmao I'll just be replying to everyone's stories like 'queen' as if I've had 2 wines
— lauren o'neill (@hiyalauren) July 16, 2021

While for others, the struggle is real

The current UK struggle #heatwave pic.twitter.com/gvsv1O1Yxi
— Benj (@Benjjjyy) July 17, 2021

Thoughts and prayers to all the goths in this heatwave
— Angela Hui 許紫恩 (@Angela_Hui) July 18, 2021

pov: you’re in year 4 in a british primary school and it’s currently mid heatwave in the middle of july. you show up to school, already sweating when you realise you have class in one of these fuckers. no air conditioning, from 8am-3pm. you cry. pic.twitter.com/td3TrinqN0
— mils ☾˚.⋆ CHICHI DAY (@thelorebitch) July 18, 2021

Just don’t forget your suncream

I got mild sunburn on my lower back and guess whose jeans are high waisted 😩🥺😢
— Danyelle 💫 (@ClassicDanyelle) July 18, 2021

I'm currently in an endless cycle of "Oh, mosquito bite, that itches, let me scratch it, OH SUNBURN OW"
— Nick (@SuuperBlah) July 18, 2021

And be careful what you wish for

Too hot, up in 6 hours ffs, this is Newcastle , England not Australia 😡 And when it’s freezing I’ll be whinging my tits off too 🤪
— Andy Howey (@1andyhowey) July 18, 2021

Bring on Autumn.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) July 17, 2021

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