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This thread begs the question: Are people in warm climates simply less tolerant overall of hardship and change? I myself have moved from Ohio to Mexico to Ohio back to Mexico again. I love Ohio's weather, the 4 distinct seasons. I liked the heat of summer and the cold, snowy days of winter. In Mexico City, it's just warm all year long, with very little variation. If I have any complaints, it's that the weather here is far too boring. And in general, I think people from colder climates simply appreciate their nice weather far more. People here put on scarves and coats when it's below 65 degrees.
No, people from warm climates often have never experienced cold climates. When I moved up north, it was the first time I had ever even seen snow... And the temperature sometimes got below 0... Let's just say it was shocking. Where as somebody moving from Minneapolis has experience with 100 degree weather...It takes awhile to acclimate to weather. I went home every summer from college, so I never really acclimated and was glad to get out of there after 4 years.
What does weather have to do with hardship and change???
There is also these things called evolution, adaptation, acclimation, different body types... Some people deal with different kinds of weather easier than other, it doesn't feel the same to everybody.
I think it's kinda funny that two people in this thread have claimed the Dallas area as their "colder" climate. I grew up around there, and the almost complete lack of winter there is part of the reason I moved the way up here!
It's really not, even to me coming from TN. But to hear some people in the Seattle forum talk you'd think it was brutally cold for 10 months out of the year. It is, however, MUCH cooler in the summer (and spring and fall).
I'm from MI and moved to DFW, TX. At first I hated the heat but after a year of living down here I love it. We are contemplating a move to Salt Lake City and don't know that I can handle moving back to a colder climate. I love that the usual high for the winter is in the 50's and for the last few weeks it's been upper 50's to almost 80.
Being from Michigan I do sometimes miss the snow (only for the outdoor activities) and would like to see some snow while the grass is dead and trees are missing their leaves. I just really fear not being able to handle the cold weather.
Are you in a similar situation OP?
To answer your question, I was born/raised in the south (SC). I've lived in Atlanta since graduating from college (about 11 years now)...but I am considering a move. Why? Because I feel like a change. I'm single/childless so nothing is holding me to any particular place except for the fact that my family is based in SC.
I was trying to decide between Dallas and Chicago...obviously two very different cities. I've been to Chicago and loved visiting; never been to Dallas. The climate is a big concern for me because:
(1) I get a little tinge of seasonal affective disorder in the winter months. I can handle it now but if it were to be twice as bad in a colder climate, that would be concerning for me
however...
(2) I'd kinda like to experience a city that has a colder winter (I know...be careful what you wish for!). Although it is nice to have 70something degree weather in the winter, I'd really like to experience a bigger city and a less humid climate.
However, it's a very hard decision since climate is just one concern; I have a lot of other factors to consider (ie culture, friendliness of people, graduate school cost/admissions, cost of living, job market etc etc etc).
FWIW, whenever I mention that I'm looking at these 2 cities people who know me well always end up volunteering their opinion that they 'could see me in Chicago way before they could see me in Dallas'....I wonder why? I've been meaning to ask why when people say that to me.
I moved from Michigan to Miami hating the cold, loved every second of the warm weather and it never got old. I moved back to Michigan and for the first winter I couldn't stand it, but honestly .. Michigan has grown on me. The snow/cold really doesn't bother me and it is a very nice state.
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Nope, but I'd like to move to a colder climate than where I'm at right now. While snow does stick here in reasonable amounts, it doesn't stay around too long. I am looking at maybe Chicago in the future, simply because I also want cooler summers and winters that will consistently be snowy, and where the snow will stick to the ground for long periods at a time.
Savannah, GA to Seattle, WA in May 2011 for a job.
Last summer was incredible... I could actually go outside without risking heatstroke!
Are you old, obese, come from some nordic country or diabetic? I am just wondering why people say things about "heat stroke" in the hot areas. I've done triathlon training and *gasp* played outside as a kid in the dead summer in tropical areas. How do you think the best sprinters/runners in the world come out of Jamaica and Africa, or why the lions share of athletes come out of Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas?
I am beginning to think a lot of people on these forums are just old or obese.
From California to Ohio, and the Northeast within a couple years. It's really not so bad after the first winter, and you begin to appreciate the lifestyles which revolve around the seasons. If you have other positives which outweigh the negatives of your current warm-weather city, it's really not that big of a deal.
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