When two English people meet,their first words will be"How do you do?"or"How are you?"After the reply"How do you do?"or"Fine,thank you.How are you?"they often talk about the weather.The reason for this is not simply that their weather is interesting and changeable but that the English people don't like talking about personal matters with people who are not friends.Talking about the weather can be a useful way of starting a conversation with a stranger in public. Why do the English people often talk about the weather?
Because the weather is interesting. Because they don't like talking about personal matters with strangers. Because the weather is changeable. All of the above.