Korea, drenched

It's a good thing Korea isn't following the American paradigm of fearfully shutting everything down because of the pandemic. The pandemic itself is bad enough, but the economy has to keep moving, or else people are going to starve. Sweden seems to understand this, but the fuckheads in charge of the US's blue states don't. But as I was saying, it's a good thing Korea decided to keep its economy going because the current monsoon season is apparently the longest on record, and it's affecting the local economy.

South Korea’s annual rainy season has continued for 49 days now, the longest on record, and is poised to set a fresh record as more rains are forecast to pour down until mid-August.

The monsoon season, which has begun on June 24, tied the previous record of 49 days set in 2013, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said, and will continue until Aug. 16 in the capital Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and western Gangwon Province.

I hate summer. And normally, the monsoon provides relief from summer heat, but this year, with the rains popping up in "dotted line" fashion—on again, off again—there's time for the summer heat to turn all the water on the ground into nasty, nasty humidity, such that we're all living inside Satan's warm, sticky armpit. I don't understand people who love hot, humid climates; there's something broken inside their heads. For me, summer is a season to endure, not a season to enjoy. I enjoy early spring; I enjoy fall. I fucking hate summer.