Winter too cold: Oh no, I guess I’ll put on some fuzzy socks and drink some chamomile tea
Summer too hot: Guess I’ll go to the fuckin ER for heat stroke
So very true. Dressing for cold is so much easier than heat it’s mindboggling to read some of these summer fan comments. Like, do you guys actually live on the same planet as I do? Cause this one sucks the minute temperatures go past 20c.
Some folks just tolerate extreme temps differently. I am nearly impervious to heat, but begin hating life below 10C.
It really depends on the climate you’re used to living in, the winters here are in the -20c range and yesterday it was 41c. I’m basically happy as long as it doesn’t get within 10c of the extremes.
Tell med you live far away from the coast without telling me. Also i sympathize
Sounds like Canada anywhere not near the ocean. I’m in that same boat, and I’ll happily trade the stupidly hot summers for two extra months of winter.
I miss the moderate summers of Scandinavia in that regard. Sure, it rained a lot, but at least you could go outside without roasting to a crisp in minutes during summer.
You ever looked at a stock image search of “Arab guy in desert” and wondered why they are wearing all that clothing?
It’s pretty easily explained and you can find reasons and anecdotes on YouTube, etc! Garments can do an effective job of keeping solar radiation off of you and regulate temperature! Obviously, culture and religion play a part as well
Yeah I was hinting at that lmao. “Getting naked isn’t the only or the best option for summer.”
It didn’t used to be as bad as it is today a short while ago. It will continue to be worser for the rest of our lives.
I hate bugs. I hate everything being full of bugs and flies and the trash cans outside stink like poop in the heat. I hate having bug babies everywhere. I hate having a deadly lazer above me so that I can only choose between burning myself alive, wearing disgusting cream, or covering up like crazy and sweating even more. All the food goes bad instantly. The food in the supermarket is infested with flies. I wake up at 4 am because stupid Altbau doesn’t allow for proper outside blinds. I hate that it’s either fucking up the environment even more by using AC or heat stroke. I also hate overdone AC in buildings that gives me a cold. Have you ever had a feverish cold during summertime? It’s awful. And makeup, you cannot do makeup in the heat without it becoming a smudge of sunscreen, color, oil and sweat. Have I mentioned the bugs and caterpillars and maggots and larvae and everything, everything is alive? And then, when it rains and everything cools down for a bit, you get earthworms.
You know what’s amazing? Cold ass dry snowy winter days. Bug free heaven.
You know what’s amazing? Cold ass dry snowy winter days. Bug free heaven.
I love the cold, clear, still winter nights when there’s so many stars you think you’re seeing things, and it’s so quiet you can hear the owls fly by.
Thank you for perfectly describing just about all the reasons I would skip summer altogether if I could.
The one missing complaint from my end is that you can’t do anything outside or in a non-AC building without instantly sweating like you took a shower with your clothes on.
And don’t get me started on everything being on fire. The only thing worse than regular summer is a summer where you can’t see the skies for several month’s due to the smoke and you have to worry about your house burning down all the damn time.
Couldn’t agree more with the OOP.
Got AC? Cool. No? Not cool.
This. Heat can be nice when you can cool off in the pool and can easily escape it indoors. Not so fun if there is no escape for weeks or months.
I love the winter, but it obviously sucks if you freeze to death.
Winter you can add layers.
Summer, there’s only so many layers you can remove before somebody calls the cops
Wym? That’s the best part!
It’s always fun and games until somebody calls the cops.
It’s only illegal if you get caught
Hot weather is a lot more comfortable than cold weather to me tbh
Same. I’ll take 110F/43C any day over 10F/-10C. 85/35 is my happy place.
You’re mad.
20c or lower.
If it’s warmer I am not liable for dripping sweat all over things.
I know this was from a week ago, but I just saw something relevant.
There’s a rarely used Ancient Greek word, κακοθερής, which means “unsuitable for summer.” Most modern people view this as saying there’s a word that means you’re “bad at summer.”
In Modern Greek, the word summer is καλοκαίρι - a compound word that is basically “beautiful weather” used as one word. I couldn’t agree more. So I’ll just go join my fellow olive oil enjoyers in worshiping the magic of the season.
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Too cold. 75°F year round is ideal. I wish I could afford San Diego.
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Nah. Being naked in the face of the burning sun is superior to needing clothes for comfort.
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LOL 75°F isn’t “warm”. Nobody is going to sweat from just standing outside in 75° weather. You need 110°+ for that to happen.
But then you never get to enjoy the beach.
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Grew up in San Diego. Twas 75F year round
I agree, but at the same time, I wouldn’t give up having the contrast between seasons for anything. You need that 92 degrees with 80% humidity to really appreciate the cool down after a thunderstorm. And my absolute favorite time of year is that first chilly week in September that let’s you know the heat is behind you–but the frigid cold is on the way.
All things in balance and moderation…
80% humidity
As a Houstonian, sincerely,
Laugh all you want, at least we don’t live in Texas.
I think you don’t understand this gif.
Yeah, I’d argue the real problem is that each season is too damn long. Cut them in half and I won’t have time to get bored with them.
Completely disagree. Summer is my favorite season and would remain so in the complete absence of PR.
This post reminds me of a friend in the ad business who told me people only think iced drinks taste better because in the early 1900s some advertising genius created a campaign to convince people of that. No, sorry, cold drinks are more refreshing. The ancient Romans thought so too, and used to haul ice down from the Alps, centuries before the advertising industry even existed.
You don’t need refreshing if you’re not already overheated.
There’s a difference between refreshing and better tasting though. Hell, all the beer companies in america know that, which is why you get things like the coors campaign of the mountains changing color if the beer can is cold enough, because cold suppresses your ability to taste. They know they taste like shit but because they’re so cold they are ‘refreshing.’
It depends on where you are. Seattle summers are amazing (shhhh, don’t tell anyone).
Me in Seattle right now: it’s too hot, it’s too bright, there are too many tourists, I want the cold and rain back
Today or this week?
I’m in Seattle too. Bite your tongue, today is perfect!
It truly is! On the way to Capitol Hill pride as I comment. Loving the weather for my outfit!
I was gonna say no way to OP but you’re right. If you’re somewhere where it’s mostly like around 100 F or higher then fuck that.
Same. I’m in the Seattle area and summer is incredible…skies are clear temps are mostly super comfortable except for like 2 weeks when I need a fan.
No one is talking about autumn? We have splash of color everywhere, Less bugs, comfy clothes, moderate temp and moderate lighting.
I usually just have allergies throughout.
I mean, summer is different than it was 50 years ago. It’s hotter, longer, and dryer.
And I don’t get to stop going to work every day.
Less rain but more humidity
Not in my area (Utah), we don’t know anything about this “humidity” thing you speak of. Even our snow is dry.
I heard there’s 104 days of summer vacation, til school comes along just to end it.
more like 104° days until summer ends
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I don’t understand this, if I didn’t have to work for >100 days, I’d have a blast! Our summer break starts a bit earlier than most places (end of May) and school starts a bit earlier than many places (middle of August), and we have already visited the pool multiple times, visited family across the country, done some hikes, and done some bike rides. The rest of the summer is busy as well, with visiting the other side of the family next month, celebrating Independence Day (I’m in the US), and doing some camping trips.
If you can’t fill 3-ish months of free time, that’s on you. I, for one, am going to make sure I and my kids enjoy it.
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Winter fans be like: i love winter but I’m never going to go outside and I’ll stay inside in my conditioned home
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For a certain definition of PR, this is true. Most of the cultural associations of the seasons come from ‘classic’ literature, most of which, in the English-speaking world, came from England and New England. How many places in the Southern US actually get a leaf colour change in fall? The cultural touchstones defining the associations of seasons were written in places where the winters are dreary and cold and summers are a bit hot sometimes but not usually too horrible, and certainly not likely to kill you. Try telling someone living in the South of the US that summer is the best season, see how many warning shots they fire past your nose.
I’ve lived in the south. I’ll take the 100+F days with high humidity. You know why? Because the heat doesn’t hurt. It will make you uncomfortable as fuck because of sweat and lethargy, you might get a sunburn, which hurts later, and it can kill you over time, but it doesn’t hurt. Cold fucking hurts like a bitch. In the summer, I can finish mucking the horse stalls and herding the cows, then head inside and take a shower. Instantly all the uncomfortable heat and its byproduct of sweat/grime is gone. The AC and a little air movement make the heat dissipate in moments. In the winter, I have to head inside and sit by the fireplace or in the shower/bath until the warmth actually makes it down to my bones, because they are aching from the cold, and that can take bloody hours.
Spring is obviously still the best season, but summer is far from the worst.
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Also, I live in the north, so my options are:
- winter - frigid weather where the roads are an ice rink
- spring - fluctuates between cold (random snow storm) and hot, like a woman going through menopause (i.e. one day nearly 100F, the next day there’s snow)
- summer - pretty consistently hot
- fall - random storms, school starting (I have kids), and an intro to the aforementioned ice-rink
So yeah, summer is pretty decent, given the other options.
