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I always surprised that most of people strongly prefer hot and sunny weather. I hated hot weather most of my life. I just can't wait for refreshing rain in summer, which many people, probably, find to be weird, because they think that hot and sunny weather is the best type of weather in the world. When I was in Greece in summer, it was way too hot, I just can't imagine how people can enjoy this type of weather. I was so glad when I saw rare summer rain in Greece. And it's when Greece is far not the hottest place in the world. Obviously, anyone can have own opinion, I just want to know, why do so much people like hot weather.
I generally feel the same way as you do, but currently I feel a little melancholic for the summer heat and the long, lazy summer afternoons that come hand in hand with the heat when you had nothing at all to do. However, I absolutely adore the summer rain and the way it brings life back to the vegetation.
We've had about 10,000,000,000,000 threads about this before.
And anyhow, I do not believe "most people like hot weather". Most people actually prefer pleasant comfortable neutral temperatures, like the 70's, and sunshine, because for a lot of people it cheers them up, and allows them to do more outside in physical comfort. People like to relax outside at indoor-like temperatures and with the sun and why not?
People who actually like hot weather, are the real minority, not people who like cold. Very few people can claim to really appreciate real heat (like I do) and be serious about it - such people often are the first to complain when it's hot. Whereas I love it.
I'm gonna have to agree with MeteoMan. I think more people like or tolerate cold weather than blisteringly hot weather well into the 90s and around 100. I hate it. I prefer temps 60-73 degrees. Thursday is going to be in the low 60s here, I'm so glad about that
I'm gonna have to agree with MeteoMan. I think more people like or tolerate cold weather than blisteringly hot weather well into the 90s and around 100. I hate it. I prefer temps 60-73 degrees. Thursday is going to be in the low 60s here, I'm so glad about that
It's interesting that you pitted [plain] cold against blistering heat. I think plain heat (80's/90's) trumps plain cold (20's/30's) in the eyes of the general public. I see people on here complain about the media's anti-cold bias, but I think the general public shares those same views. Personally, I don't know anyone who would choose 35 degrees over 85 degrees, the former isn't really seen as enjoyable.
Being from the Deep South in my roots of birth and original heritage, I would say I prefer warm or hot weather over extremely cold weather, although I enjoy snow storms and other winter precipitation as much as I do enjoy thunderstorms and heavy rain events. I find that I actually prefer a quite hazy hot summer afternoon over a bitterly cold sunny day with howling winds with -10 to -25 Degree Fahrenheit wind chills. So to answer I am not one to find hot weather to be overly rated IMO
Being from the Deep South in my roots of birth and original heritage, I would say I prefer warm or hot weather over extremely cold weather, although I enjoy snow storms and other winter precipitation as much as I do enjoy thunderstorms and heavy rain events. I find that I actually prefer a quite hazy hot summer afternoon over a bitterly cold sunny day with howling winds with -10 to -25 Degree Fahrenheit wind chills. So to answer I am not one to find hot weather to be overly rated IMO
Lol, I'm from WAY further south than you and I hate the heat.
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Originally Posted by Infamous92
It's interesting that you pitted [plain] cold against blistering heat. I think plain heat (80's/90's) trumps plain cold (20's/30's) in the eyes of the general public. I see people on here complain about the media's anti-cold bias, but I think the general public shares those same views. Personally, I don't know anyone who would choose 35 degrees over 85 degrees, the former isn't really seen as enjoyable.
I think slightly. But, I think a lot of it has to do with people not dressing up properly for the cold weather, whereas it's very easy putting on shorts and a t-shirt.
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