To be fair to people living in the south, it was pointed out on the news that most home counties councils don't invest in large amounts of heavy-duty snow clearing equipment because deep snow is relatively rare there. It would not be a good use of council tax payers funds. Hence it IS worse when 6 inches of snow falls in Surrey or Essex than it is in, say, Yorkshire or Scotland, because there aren't the facilities to deal with it.
Also, they made the point that the South East is so very densely populated that anything that slows vehicle movements, or forces everybody off rural roads, and concentrates them instead on A-roads and Motorways, is a really major traffic problem.
Thirdly, unlike some northern areas where the temperature often stays below zero, day and night, it can briefly get warm enough in the south to partially thaw the snow to slush, which then refreezes into ice - again much more dangerous than snow.
So people aren't being 'soft'. It is worse in many respects.
Also, they made the point that the South East is so very densely populated that anything that slows vehicle movements, or forces everybody off rural roads, and concentrates them instead on A-roads and Motorways, is a really major traffic problem.
Thirdly, unlike some northern areas where the temperature often stays below zero, day and night, it can briefly get warm enough in the south to partially thaw the snow to slush, which then refreezes into ice - again much more dangerous than snow.
So people aren't being 'soft'. It is worse in many respects.