They are totally deprived of the sunshine

[alpacinou]

Hello to all,

I want to say why people travel from Eastern Europe to countries in the middle east.

1-First, is there an expression for a place where the weather is always cloudy?

2-And secondly is it correct to say "sun-deprived"?

People from Eastern European countries which are sun-deprived prefer to travel to places with glorious weather.

I want to add an idiom or expression about the countries where the weather is always cloudy.

 

[Rover_KE]

1. No. There are no countries where the weather is always cloudy.

2. I've never heard of countries being sun-deprived.

 

[GoesStation]

1. Places with extended periods of cloudy weather are often called "gloomy".

 

[tedmc]

How about "countries which receive less sunshine"?

 

[emsr2d2]

How about "countries which receive less sunshine"?

You'd need a comparative - less sunshine that what/where?

 

[tedmc]

You'd need a comparative - less sunshine that what/where?

The comparison was made in the first post between Eastern Europe (countries with less sunshine) and the Middle-east.
As a standalone term, perhaps we can say "countries with a low amount of sunshine".

 

[jutfrank]

I think sun-deprived is quite suitable for your purposes, i.e. to describe places with relatively low average sunshine.

However, I disagree that Eastern European countries actually are sun-deprived, even in comparison to the Middle East. It's too much of a generalisation.

 

[alpacinou]

I think sun-deprived is quite suitable for your purposes, i.e. to describe places with relatively low average sunshine.

However, I disagree that Eastern European countries actually are sun-deprived, even in comparison to the Middle East. It's too much of a generalisation.

What is the other way of saying low average sunshine? High average of cloudy days?

 

[jutfrank]

For every utterance you ask about, always tell us this:

1) Is this utterance meant for speaking or writing?
2) What kind of speaking/writing? Formal/informal, casual, academic, ...
3) Who is the target listener/reader?

If we know all of this, we can advise you on the best ways to say what you want to say.

 

[GoesStation]

Google Seattle winter and read some of the results. You'll find a plethora of ways writers have found to describe a place that's overcast for months on end.

 

[alpacinou]

For every utterance you ask about, always tell us this:

1) Is this utterance meant for speaking or writing?
2) What kind of speaking/writing? Formal/informal, casual, academic, ...
3) Who is the target listener/reader?

If we know all of this, we can advise you on the best ways to say what you want to say.

You are right.

It's meant for speaking. Semi-formal situation.

 

[alpacinou]

Google Seattle winter and read some of the results. You'll find a plethora of ways writers have found to describe a place that's overcast for months on end.

I really liked this :

Despite stretches of warm temperatures and light precipitation, the chronic presence of a claustrophobic ceiling of opaque grey skies tends to burden the psyche for months on end.

I hope some day I can write and speak like that myself.

 

[Tarheel]

I really liked this :

Despite stretches of warm temperatures and light precipitation, the chronic presence of a claustrophobic ceiling of opaque grey skies tends to burden the psyche for months on end.

I hope some day I can write and speak like that myself.

Trust me. That person worked at it. It didn't come naturally.

Perhaps:

dreary
spirit-sapping

(We have rain here in Charlotte, but it never lasts a whole day. The same for overcast skies. (A possible exception is when a tropical storm passes through.))

 

[alpacinou]

Trust me. That person worked at it. It didn't come naturally.

I know. It's not so easy to be this creative with words. It's my dream to be like that.

 

[Tarheel]

The only way to improve at writing is to write.

I stare at the overcast sky so dreary
I wish I could rest, because I feel weary.