• Brits call it “the Beast from the East”
• Germans call it “der Sibirische Bär” (the Siberian Bear)
• Americans call it “Snowmageddon”
• Canadians call it “Monday” (because it is nothing special)
• Nordics call it “Thursday” (and ask if you are alright)
• Russians call it “весна” (vesna: spring)
• Poles call it “zima” (winter)
• Spaniards call it “ese frío raro” (that strange cold)
• Italians call it “il gelo artico” (the Arctic freeze), until it blocks the motorway, then the vocabulary expands further towards profane words
• The French call it “le grand froid” (the great cold) with philosophical resignation
• The Dutch call it “schaatsweer” (skating weather), because optimism is a civic duty
• The Swiss call it “Skisaison” (ski season)
• The Austrians call it “ganz normal” (completely normal)
How do you call it?
