9 Types of People in Summer

After a year of nothing, everyone is eager for a summer of everything.

From fantastic festivals, rambunctious road trips to heavenly holidays. A proper British summer. Counting down the days till June 21st, freedom at last. However, everyone will be feeling the same, everyone partaking in these various summer activities. Prepare yourself to come across some interesting characters- here are 10 types of people you’ll see during the summer months.

The ‘I swear, I don’t burn’

A phrase commonly uttered by the person who is burnt to a crisp by sunset. Not stereotyping- but generally this person is a red-head. Their friends will tell them ‘Put some sun-cream on before you burn!’ and they ignore, block, delete. Only to regret it later on. They’ll blame it on the sun reflecting off the water or the clouds disguising the sun’s glare- but really, it’s fact that they’ve chosen SPF 5 over 30, kidding themselves.

The Disappearing Act

This person isn’t in attendance for a large chunk of the summer holidays- the majority of the time they are living it up on the Welsh coasts. They’ll return, end of August, with some kind of Caribbean style tan with baffles everyone. Did they actually fly to the Bahamas secretly? Or was the Welsh sun working wonders? I guess we’ll never know.

The Hermit

You may not come across this person during the summer months, due to the fact that it is most probable that they won’t leave their room. Whatever the weather, 2 or 30- X-box is life. Either they are season-blind, or their black-out curtains are blocking out the sun. Whatever it is, they aren’t letting the weather ruin their gaming plans. No sun block needed.

The Golden Hour Girl

Even if you don’t personally know this girl, you will have seen her on your social media platforms. Her posts are an array of sunset colours, each and every one a different shade of orange. Probably also because of her St Moritz fake tan from two summers ago

The Festival Goer

Reading? Leeds? Park-Life? You name it- they’ve got a ticket. The sheer thrill of choosing festival outfits with an excuse to coat their face in a thick layer of glitter. And they won’t hesitate to slap it all over their social media as well. They know the line-up for each and every festival, artist for artist. If only they could recite the periodic table as well as they could for the lyrics of Ladbroke Grove. One too many brain cells dedicated to our AJ Tracey. Wasted potential

The Flip-Flop Fanatic

Maybe they don’t know how to tie laces, maybe they don’t like the restrictions of the common shoe. Whatever it is, this person refuses to wear anything other than flip-flops, rain or shine. They are displaying those toes to all of the elements.

The One who Cries over Pollen

Imagine being defeated by pollen- what an embarrassment. This hay-fever victim dreads the summertime, their battle with the plants begins in the spring period and gets more and more difficult by the day. They have the helping-hand of antihistamine but still suffer the long-lasting effects from the flowers. These summer months are a challenge for these people, but a challenge they can overcome.

The BBQ Abuser and Over-user

Whatever the weather, if it’s summer, each and every meal will be cooked on the BBQ. They are getting their money’s worth of this spontaneous B&Q purchase- even if they charr the food a little along the way.

The One who Can’t Hack the Heat

This person will claim that summer is their favourite season, but when it comes down to it, they spend most of their days seeking for shade. They’re skin hasn’t had the recommended vitamin D levels since their family holiday when they were 12.

Written by Harriet Dyke

Photography by Meg Morrison & Thalia Cosgrove