Erm, they don't really
but if they did it would be because they have a continental climate rather than an oceanic one like we do.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:52, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Thank you Mr Clever Clogs.

(NoeI «:::P:::» «:::E:::» «:::R:::» «:::V:::» «:::E:::», Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:53, Reply)

I was being silly.
Hence the grin at the end. Surprisingly I'm not as stupid as I appear to be.
( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:53, Reply)

sorry, I'm not getting silly at the moment
I blame my lungs' current constant attempts to live a new life outside my body.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:54, Reply)

I did know it was something to do with climate but not sure how.
So thank you for telling me the answer.
( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:58, Reply)

mediating influence of the ocean, innit?
So we're cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter (and wetter all the time) than the equivalent latitude in a large continent like europe or the US.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 14:04, Reply)

see also: all of the US bar Alaska.
which is further south than Paris but still gets significant snowfall.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Dec 2011, 13:54, Reply)