I guess a mexican would have a different outlook on the weather
I'd have a pretty different view on it. I guess i'd rather live somewhere sunnier than ireland but the rain has its own set of advantages in a thousand ways. Or maybe its just the family and friends that make me love ireland and tolerate the weather.
I guess the math would be very different for a footballer to my or your outlook on it. The weather is probably a pretty big part of that but im not really convinced theres a bad place to live in western europe for anyone. Not with a city like Manchester anyway.
Sometimes people(not you @caid) act like if Manchester had the weather of Trondheim or something. Yes it has more rainy days than most Spanish cities and is cooler on average, but nothing shocking or hard to live with for a Dutch person.
I think there's other factors in play here like network, social activities, opportunities for entertainment and the like. And as long as you pay well who cares. City has a loaded squad and I've never heard them complaining about the weather. These rich people can create their own weather and can afford heated swimming pools regardless of how expensive gas or electricity gets.