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[lethargic_man]

It would appear that Gibraltar is frequently cloudy even when the surrounding areas of Spain are sunny. I thought this must be because the Rock forces the air flowing over it to rise and cool, making the water vapour condense out into clouds; but I am told by a Spaniard that the real reason Gibraltar is frequently cloudy is actually because it's British.

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[ewx.livejournal.com]

l-)

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

The British connection was the first thing that occurred to me...

[hatam-soferet.livejournal.com]

Is Hong Kong frequently overcast?

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

Dunno, but a comment (http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=31060484989&comments=) on this post on Facebook says the same phenomenon is to be observed in Singapore, which used to be British...

[seilduksgata.livejournal.com]

ha ha ha