It is finally summer in London and everyone is excited by the prospects of sunshine, BBQs and drinking by the Thames

It really is a fantastic time to be in the city and there is so much to do.

You could write a list as long as a football pitch on all the great things one could do, but what are the worst things about London in the summer?

Here are nine huge annoyances that will have you pleading for dark nights, woolly jumpers and a pub with a roaring fire.

1. Underground temperatures

This is one way to stay cool on the underground in the summer
A couple of naked commuters at Charing Cross Tube Station...nothing to see here

It appears that in all the excitement and back-patting over the astounding feats of human engineering that went into the Underground that someone forgot to install a thermostat.

In the summer the Underground (AKA hell) soars to incredible temperatures that make a Norwegian sauna feel like an igloo.

The big fans merely waft warm air around the place and it seems there are no serious plans on the table for air conditioning.

It's the 21st Century, surely we shouldn't have to travel to work in our underpants?!

2. Tourists

Tourists everywhere

Oh where would we be without the wonderful tourists flocking to our great capital.

It's not that Londoners dislike tourists, au contraire, it's just there are so many in the summer.

Apparently in the summer the population of London rises from eight million people to 48 million people (slight exaggeration but it certainly feels that way)

And they don't know where they are going, and they dawdle, and they stand there blabbering on about pigeons.

Its not just international tourists either, its Roger and Jeanine from Devon too.

3. Complaining

We spend half the year wanting it to be hot and then it comes

"Oh, it's just too hot!"

Every Londoner loves complaining about the weather. Even in the summer.

Don't even start...

4. Everyone has the same idea as you

Looks a bit chilly for a dip
Looks a bit chilly for a dip

It's impossible to be innovative in a city of eight million people.

Die your hair green, blue and red, stick earrings in as many dangly bits of your body as you can, wear clothes made out of egg boxes you find in a bin and there will still be someone sat opposite you on the tube doing the exact same thing.

Originality dilutes in the masses.

So when you have that brilliant idea of going to a lido to cool off, you can guarantee 1,000 other people will too.

5. Spending money

Gather your friends, get down to the pub, and take part in a good old pub quiz
Gather your friends, get down to the pub, and spend all your money.

In the sun for some reason we all start throwing money about like we are multi-millionaires.

A bit of heat and everyone starts losing their senses.

It's simple mathematics.

Summer = money pain in the autumn.

6. School children

The child was kept away from school for an entire year
The streets for 6 weeks of the summer are invaded by children

Little people step out of the darkness in mid-July and start invading our lives.

They swarm in huge numbers like flying ants on a hot summer's day.

Six weeks of utter pain.

7. Work clothes

Keen suit wearers Ronnie and Reggie Kray would not have stood for it.

It is a well known fact some bosses are sadomasochists and like nothing more than their employees dressing up in suit, shirts and ties in 30 degree heat.

It's not enough that the underground temperatures rise to unbearable levels, on top of that workers are forced to wear clothes more appropriate for the Highlands.

Granted some work places do adjust their summer 'uniforms' but not nearly enough.

Blatant cruelty to humans and Amnesty International should be invesigating.

8. Wasps


Obviously wasps are not unique to London but they deserve a special mention because they are absolute idiots and ruin summer.

Why don't they just get a life?!

They could get a real job or take up a hobby, just stop making enjoyable summer sit downs turn into an ordeal.

If they need inspiration of the life they could lead then they only need look at one of the UK's favourite flying insect, the humble bumblebee.

9. Wimbledon

You're not a real ball boy until you've got your hands on a sweaty Wimbledon towel
Ball boys, Pimms, jollyness and strawberries.

Along with synchronised swimming and backgammon, tennis is commonly known to be the world's most boring sports.

So when the biggest tennis tournament in the world parks up right here in London most sane people look on with horror.

It's not the Wimbledon players that are the problem, it's the giddy fans that haven't had a good night out since they were 18.

"Oh look Bradley Cooper is watching tennis on Centre Court."

Who cares?!

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