Brits from Britland are allegedly famous for their umbrellas - and of course for the copious amounts of rain we have. I almost never use an umbrella - I get we a lot as you can imagine! I also never wear a coat... that's just plain silly really, because I get cold a lot - but I am always in too much of a hurry.
I never use an umbrella because no matter how much I spend on one it consistently breaks. I swear that if I purchased "Guinness book of World Record's " most expensive umbrella that one would break too. Instead I buy raincoats or jackets with hoods on them. This goes for coats too.