Iam about to embark on my first full winter in the UK . I’m originally from western New York, but have been here on and off over the past six years. In October, I married my British wife, Miranda , and am here to stay.

On my arrival earlier this autumn, I expected the usual cultural adjustments: apologising to furniture when I bump into it, the national reverence for biscuits, the odd extra “u” in certain words.

But what I wasn’t prepared for was winter – or, more specifically, the British relationship to it. New Feature

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Here’s what I’ve noticed so far.

You have tumble dryers, but refuse to turn them on

Do you know what a tumble dryer is ? It’s the appliance that productive economies use to dry their clothes. On this sceptred i

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