Complaining About the Weather

ハワイにいるJamesからの手紙です。
３月に入ってもまだまだ寒い日本。
ハワイは温かそうで羨ましいですね。

For the past few days, we've been having
bad weather. It rained very hard one day
and it's been kind of cold, especially in the
mornings and evenings. Sometimes, the sun
comes out but then it disappears again.
For the first time since I moved here six
months ago, I've been forced to wear my
Uniqlo fleece on my way to work. I see
that Japan has been very cold recently
—snowy and windy—so I guess I shouldn't
complain. But people love to complain
about the weather. It's the best topic for
small talk. Almost every morning my
manager comes in and says, “Oh my God,
it's so cold. It's freezing,” but she's wearing
a sleeveless blouse and then tells me about
the barbeque she is going to have this
weekend, at the beach.