London or Beijing, the topic’s the same – the weather
<p><span word="Forget">Forget</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span>, <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="binds">binds</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fascination">fascination</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pub">pub</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woeful">woeful</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="bet">bet</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="present">present</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="torrential">torrential</span> <span word="downpours">downpours</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. <span word="Whilst">Whilst</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="bask">bask</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> – <span word="abnormally">abnormally</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 30 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>, <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thigh">thigh</span>-<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>, <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="inundated">inundated</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bow">bow</span>-<span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speeding">speeding</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>.</p><p><span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>, <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="sagas">sagas</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="eagerly">eagerly</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="hackneyed">hackneyed</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="soaking">soaking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="London">London</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bikinis">bikinis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tabloids">tabloids</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> ``<span word="sizzles">sizzles</span>’’ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="page">page</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span>-<span word="seeker">seeker</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="hood">hood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parked">parked</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p>
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