I don't get it. No matter how many times I try, I just can't figure it out. I'm talking about das Wetter. Growing up in Connecticut, I know all about the 4 seasons and how strange they can be, but this is baffling. Jack and I have determined that there are 3 levels of das Wetter in Berlin; awesome, medium, and absolutely sucky. We have not officially developed qualifications for these levels, but here is an idea:
Awesome Day: Sunny
Medium Day: Grey
Absolutely Sucky Day: Everything else
When we first moved here, we found that most days were awesome...sunny, not too cold, blue sky...we understood why Germans love to be outside. Since the fall, we have encountered medium and absolutely sucky days, with perhaps one awesome day to spice things up. We have been warned (numerous times and by numerous people) that Berlin winters are absolutely sucky, but so far, we've been lucky. In the words of the Starks on Game of Thrones, "Winter is coming."
The medium days are the most strange. Yesterday, for example, the temperature wasn't too cold, and there were grey clouds within the already grey sky. Most days, it's just endless grey and there are no clouds. Amongst the grey concrete buildings and the stone expressions of Berliners on the street, it gets somewhat depressing. But yesterday, there were grey, poofy clouds that you could physically see, even in the sea of grey, and it almost made us consider the day awesome.
Currently, there is a grey sky but you can kinda see some sun, but it was sprinkling earlier. It's not freezing, but it's just a few degrees colder than comfortably cold. I really don'y get it!
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