ARE YOU A SUMMERPHOBE? QUIZ YOURSELF
It’s Thursday evening, and the weather forecaster appears jubilant. He says the hottest day of the year so far will be this coming weekend. Do you:
a. Feel bad about not having made plans that involve being outdoors for a full 12 hours and carefree with friends.
b. Tentatively unpeel your outer cardigan.
c. Drive to the petrol station for a disposable barbecue and Frisbee. Summer’s here!
At work, all water-cooler conversations revolve around holiday plans. What’s your reaction?
a. Nothing. You would happily go through the day without hydration to avoid chat about a colleague’s forthcoming fortnight in Florida.
b. Spend the morning on cheap flight websites to keep up – there must be a deal on somewhere.
c. Leave photos lying around of the beach resort you’ve booked, ready for anybody who asks.
In August, the flood of out-ofoffice replies to emails and the sight of a near-empty office leaves you:
a. A bit down in the dumps, to be honest. Where is everyone?
b. Jealous – but finally getting some work done.
c. Overcome with FOMO (fear of missing out).
How much TV do you watch in the summer?
a. The same as I do in the winter.
b. Just the big sporting events, music festivals, the Proms, that kind of stuff.
c. Are you mad? I don’t watch TV in the summer. I soak up every moment of the long days.
What do you associate most with the word “September”?
a. Nights drawing in, the weather turning, and total relief.
b. Earth, Wind & Fire’s 1978 funk classic.
c. Sheer misery. How many months till spring again?
Mostly ‘a’s
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Mostly ‘b’s
Nothing to worry about, but you could still do with relaxing a bit. It’s just a bit of sun.
Mostly ‘c’s
You have nothing to worry about, apart from those terrifying words “winter is coming”.