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Old 07-07-2015, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44°0 N)
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Even for Turin, at least in the italian contest, the stereotype sees it as a really foggy and cold city, in practice as an Italian version of Coketown from the Dickens novel. So even Turin is more likely associate with winter.
A lot of people tend to associate Turin with this weather --> http://www.torinoinsolita.it/public/...g2/1_0_142.jpg
It is quite ironic, considering that (in particular in the last few years) foggy days like that are quite rare.
Italian standards for "cold" cities are just ridiculous. Also, the differences of temperatures, sunshine and rainfall between north and south are very often exaggerated.
That said, I tend to associate Turin more with autumn.
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Old 07-07-2015, 10:39 AM
 
Location: near Turin (Italy)
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Italian standards for "cold" cities are just ridiculous. Also, the differences of temperatures, sunshine and rainfall between north and south are very often exaggerated.
That said, I tend to associate Turin more with autumn.
I was mainly thinking about people from southern Italy. Here there are a lot of people who moved in Turin from southern Italy, and it is always funny to hear the comments of their relatives/friends who remained in their region of origin.

Anyway, also autumn is probably a good association for Turin. Good choice
There are a lot of trees along the city's streets, and also a lots of parks, so even the view is not bad. Obviously the inhabitants of the city found a way to complain even about autumn. In fact, according to them, "the fallen leaves are too annoying, and they make a mess on the sidewalks"
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Serres, Greece
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Italian standards for "cold" cities are just ridiculous. Also, the differences of temperatures, sunshine and rainfall between north and south are very often exaggerated.
That said, I tend to associate Turin more with autumn.
What are Italian standards for cold? I am asking that because I see that we have many similarities.
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:19 PM
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Location: Surrey/London
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Ask most people in the UK and they will associate the whole of Italy with summer, thinking it's hot and sunny all the time. They will laugh at you if you tell them that Northern Italy has much colder winters than the UK.
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Serres, Greece
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Ask most people in the UK and they will associate the whole of Italy with summer, thinking it's hot and sunny all the time. They will laugh at you if you tell them that Northern Italy has much colder winters than the UK.
This is true. I see that many people from the North think that here in the South we have an eternal summer And they come here in winter and they feel cold.
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44°0 N)
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What are Italian standards for cold? I am asking that because I see that we have many similarities.
Yes, I know "Cold" in Italy means anything below 10°C I think.
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Serres, Greece
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Yes, I know "Cold" in Italy means anything below 10°C I think.
So we are similar in weather too. Hahaha But I think that this is true. I wear heavy jacket from 7 C and below because I can 't stand it with a light jacket. Bitterly humid cold. It penetrates your clothes and your skin and you feel it in your bones. I guess that the same happens there in Italy.
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:47 PM
 
Location: Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (44°0 N)
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So we are similar in weather too. Hahaha But I think that this is true. I wear heavy jacket from 7 C and below because I can 't stand it with a light jacket. Bitterly humid cold. It penetrates your clothes and your skin and you feel it in your bones. I guess that the same happens there in Italy.
For me dry cold is much worse, especially if it's windy. And also I'm not a cold lover like you!
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Old 07-07-2015, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Serres, Greece
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For me dry cold is much worse, especially if it's windy. And also I'm not a cold lover like you!
Generally I love both kinds of cold. Dry and windy cold yes is too bad too and worse. But I like it. Even if my bones are shaking through it hahaha. I feel cleaner atmosphere with dry and windy cold. And when we have dry and windy cold weather here it is usually sunny so I prefer it.
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Old 07-07-2015, 03:13 PM
 
Location: MD
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For me dry cold is much worse, especially if it's windy.
Same here for me.

When it's 0C with 30% humidity, it feels cooler to me than 0C with 95% humidity. Because in the former scenario, I think that evaporative cooling on my skin is more prevalent (although at temps significantly below freezing, there isn't much difference). And yes, when there is wind, dry cold is more penetrating, in my experience.

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