You might have heard of the Gulf Stream. It’s basically a giant, warm-water conveyor belt from the Caribbean that should make us as balmy as Florida. But here’s the kicker: it doesn’t work as well as we hoped.
Think of it as the universe’s most disappointing central heating system. It delivers warmth, but it’s constantly being hijacked by a grumpy, icy neighbour called the North Atlantic Drift. This drift pulls cold Arctic air straight down our necks.
So while Lisbon is sipping sangria in January, we’re huddled around a radiator that tastes of rusty despair. The result? A stubborn, damp cold that seeps into your bones like a mortgage.
