Here he is – the O.C. Englishman actually is now… The O.C. Englishman! He’s arrived! He’s in Cal-i-for-ni-a!!!

Been here for four days in the sun. Shorts and suncream all round.

We’re going to make our first observation as the newly immigrated Englishman. What better than the perennial favourite: the weather. We’ve had Jennifer’s step-dad over to help paint the inside of the garage (when I say ‘help’, I mean he’s actually painted the inside of the garage). Initially he came and jet-washed away all the dirt and cobwebs before returning to paint the next day. He came to paint yesterday and as I saw him arrived I went outside to greet him.

As I glanced up I automatically began to say that “He’d picked a nice day for it” as one would in the UK whenever someone came to the house to do a job. I had to stop myself on this occasion – it’s pretty much always a ‘nice day’ even when it’s not by California standards.

Is this the first ‘problem’ the O.C. Englishman will have? Good weather is the norm – what will he have to complain about?