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you are delusional. Yes, people who prefer four seasons probably like to have winters, winters in the sense of how Vancouver or NYC feels in January. (yes, Vancouver winter is real winter, don't kid ourselves). But nobody likes Canadians winter, which is the fifth season. To call it simply winter is a misnomer.
Many probably do like to have a winter wardrobe, but hardly anyone enjoys wearing a Canada Goose with heavy scarf and globes in April, not to mention incurring multiple accidents on the highways due to a snowstorm, in APRIL, when the rest of the world is basking under 20C sun.
Winter in Vancouver was really mild, again, this year. No gloves or scarves were needed. Saturday was quite warm, too warm for a jacket. Most in T-Shirts and shorts. Today, it's cooler, but by Thursday the seaside temps will be 20C, which means, according to the forecast, 27C inland a few K's.
This time of year it can be really warm and then cool off the next day. I don't have a winter wardrobe per se. I have one heavier coat that I wore a few times this year and a pair of gloves, that I would have to dig out since I haven't needed them for a few years.
you are delusional. Yes, people who prefer four seasons probably like to have winters, winters in the sense of how Vancouver or NYC feels in January. (yes, Vancouver winter is real winter, don't kid ourselves). But nobody likes Canadians winter, which is the fifth season. To call it simply winter is a misnomer.
Many probably do like to have a winter wardrobe, but hardly anyone enjoys wearing a Canada Goose with heavy scarf and globes in April, not to mention incurring multiple accidents on the highways due to a snowstorm, in APRIL, when the rest of the world is basking under 20C sun.
A real winter is one with snow. Vancouver doesn't get snow so it is not a real winter. New York City can be considered a real winter though. Any place with a long period of snow is considered a real winter in my opinion. When someone says the word winter people usually think of white snow.
Think of it as a power imbalance. Similar to a Catholic priest who listens to confession. Canada is that Catholic priest who knows all and the confessor knows nothing of the priest. Seriously....I really do not care. What is there to know about Canada that is relevant?
Think of it as a power imbalance. Similar to a Catholic priest who listens to confession. Canada is that Catholic priest who knows all and the confessor knows nothing of the priest. Seriously....I really do not care. What is there to know about Canada that is relevant?
Fine you don't feel there is anything relevant to know about Canada.. Doesn't change the fact that your analogy is pretty wack!
A real winter is one with snow. Vancouver doesn't get snow so it is not a real winter. New York City can be considered a real winter though. Any place with a long period of snow is considered a real winter in my opinion. When someone says the word winter people usually think of white snow.
that's just your (wrong) opinion. Plenty of cities have very cold winter yet little snow. So they are not winter? Snow is not a necessity for winter, just like thunderstorm doesn't naturally come with summer.
Try to convince those in Ulanbaatar that they don't have real winters.
Winter in Vancouver was really mild, again, this year. No gloves or scarves were needed. Saturday was quite warm, too warm for a jacket. Most in T-Shirts and shorts. Today, it's cooler, but by Thursday the seaside temps will be 20C, which means, according to the forecast, 27C inland a few K's.
This time of year it can be really warm and then cool off the next day. I don't have a winter wardrobe per se. I have one heavier coat that I wore a few times this year and a pair of gloves, that I would have to dig out since I haven't needed them for a few years.
come on, Vancouver averages 1-7C in Jan. That's winter. I am not saying that's bitterly cold, but that's real winter. You think it is so warm and mild only because you are Canadians, and you grow up hearing envies about how winterless Vancouver is. Shanghai is 2-8 in Jan, and trust me, nobody says it doesn't have winter. Actually every time I go back in Jan-Feb, I complain how cold it is.
A winterless city would not need indoor heating systems as a standard necessity. Try that in Vancouver.
come on, Vancouver averages 1-7C in Jan. That's winter. I am not saying that's bitterly cold, but that's real winter. You think it is so warm and mild only because you are Canadians, and you grow up hearing envies about how winterless Vancouver is. Shanghai is 2-8 in Jan, and trust me, nobody says it doesn't have winter. Actually every time I go back in Jan-Feb, I complain how cold it is.
A winterless city would not need indoor heating systems as a standard necessity. Try that in Vancouver.
Where did I say that it's not winter? I said " mild winter ". Average temps don't tell the real story. Many days in January are over 10 C in Vancouver, and the ground is never frozen etc. It is MILD, compared to the rest of Canada and that is what this thread is about.
Many people around the world, and not just Americans, have this " frozen north " image of Canada. One thing that many ( just read the questions on travel sites ) people don't realize that in the dead of winter there are places in Canada, SW B.C. that aren't frozen and no parkas needed, that palm trees grow, and the harbour doesn't freeze over. The harbour question I've personally been ask by some Australians.
So when someone from the US asks about Canadian winters, one thing they may not know, is what a SW BC winter is like.
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