“Nice day for it, isn’t it?” would have been a good throwaway comment to start. It would have worked only if the weather justified it, of course, but often this phrase, when used, will elicit a wry smile from both the person saying it and the person hearing it. From there you could start the interrogation. You could, for example, ask Dubois whether he prefers it when it is hot or cold; another subject Brits like to debate ad nauseam. Chances are, like any proud Brit, he would reveal to you that he likes the hot weather, but then bemoan the fact that sometimes it can get “too hot” and that Britain, sadly, lacks the infrastructure to cope with “too hot”. Following that, you could perhaps ask Dubois for his thoughts on wind, or light drizzle, and have him try to recall the weather that time he won his WBA “Regular” heavyweight title by beating Trevor Bryan in a Miami casino in June. “Bet it was hot out there, wasn’t it?” you could say, and he would appreciate the question, no doubt, if only because it takes him back, reminds him of good times: the first major title win, the Miami heat.
When dealing with Daniel Dubois, stick to the weather
