The quintessential British moment — so stereotypically, perfectly, comically British that it couldn't have happened anywhere else on earth. Peak Blighty is a national crisis triggered by a minor inconvenience, a front-page tabloid story about something completely trivial, or the entire country grinding to a halt because of two centimetres of snow. It's the moment where the national character expresses itself so completely that it almost becomes satire. Best witnessed from outside the country; somewhat unbearable to live through.
Schools closed, army on standby, Waitrose sold out of bread — three centimetres of snow. Peak blighty.
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