I lived in Europe for 6 years. 3 in Italy, and another 3 in Germany. I was fortunate to have traveled extensively throughout Europe during that time. I really do miss my time there. Germany gets its share of rain also, but nothing like the UK I spent lots of vacation time in Loret De Mar in the Costa Brava region of Spain. I really love that area for summer vacations. Some of the most beautiful beaches and scenery in the world. Anyway, I thought it interesting that most of the stores and bars in this area were owned by British people. There seemed to be more English speaking people there than Spanish. lol