Halfway through the heatwave, the whole country went insane

Let’s hope the weather breaks before we start eating each other

We have all gone absolutely bonkers. The weather has unplugged us. The whole of Britain has become the Daily Express. If it hadn’t rained last week, there was a very real threat that we would have started eating each other. Something switched, about a fortnight into the heatwave, when half the country’s relationships had ended purely because sharing a bed with another clammy body was no longer viable as a lifestyle choice and a series of sleepless nights had led to a whole nation walking round as red-eyed and glutinous-minded as new parents. Something switched and, collectively, we lost it. I shared a rush-hour train with a topless businessman. He made eye contact only with the model in the hair-loss ad. Everywhere, the smell of beer and meat.

I shared a rush-hour train with a topless businessman

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OdVHyB