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Apparently I belong to a small minority that does not get down and depressed when it rains.

It is all about mindset. Ok, if you go to a meeting and your nice suit gets soaked, then it is less fun. But on the way back home, just catch those raindrops. Look around. Look at other people hastily walking by with frowned faces. Relax. It's nature. Things are moving. Clouds roil above you. Enjoy it.

While I like some of the artwork, seeing sentences like "You are amazing" appear everywhere, would spoil the beauty of a nice, honest rainshower for me, to be honest :)

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Rain is my favorite. Certainly the biggest thing I miss since moving out of Seattle. Rain is so peaceful and refreshing. Also, watching it rain through a window in a dark room, wrapped in a blanket, is possibly coziest thing in the world :)

I've been living in Seattle for several years and I miss actual rain. Rain you need an umbrella for. Rain that makes you pause under shelter. Rain that has thunder and lightning now and then.

Seattle, clouds just come sit on the city and you have to go about your business inside them.

Whenever it starts raining, I remind myself that I should enjoy it: it's still not acid, it doesn't burn holes in our umbrellas, it feeds the plants, it's kind of amazing if you think about it. Pure nourishing for the surroundings.

Afterwards I keep on walking - now happy.

I love rain. It smells nice during and after. It cools off the hot air in summer. It's relaxing to listen to. And most importantly, it gives a good excuse to stay home.

Yeah!

Rain is a good time to go for a walk.

Everything is quiet in a way, and there are less people around.

It's a bit like walking in a noisy snowfall. (You know when it snows big flakes it gets very, very quiet)

The downside is if it rains a LOT you will be soaked and cold and everything you carry with you will be soaked, too. It's fine for keys but a phone... That can break.

Rain has always provided a strong boost to my mood. The sound and the way everything looks during/after a good downpour is incredibly relaxing.

I grew up in an area with frequent rain though so that's more of my default weather than other people I imagine.

Fancy word for the smell after it rains:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

I grew up in the desert, so absolutely love the rain. Then I went to school in Vancouver, so I get the negative aspects of endless grey...

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