One thing I will never get used to on the West Coast is how people perceive the weather. We have had a stinkin' hot summer, followed by a (pretty much) too warm fall and people love it??? Well, the people on the news here talk about how "gorgeous" each day is. That's easy for them to say as they work in central air conditioned buildings.
Honestly, we can have a stretch of months of hot, sunny days and things could be dying all around us. Forests bursting in flames, etc. And people walk around saying how "gorgeous" it is. Then we have ONE day (yes, count 'em, ONE) day of rain and everyone seems to be borderline suicidal.
On the other hand, one of my secret ways of tormenting west coasters -note: In order to survive happily in another culture - one must discover at least one way to annoy the people of that culture without totally becoming their enemy. It's a subtle little survival trick - is to walk around on a grey, rainy day with a cheerful expression and talk about how lovely the weather is. That's just fun!
On the other hand, talking about the weather here is not 'small talk' like it is in most other places....
