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I am on many sites and groups so I noticed a lot of the people that are in certain groups seem to have an obvious similarity in way of thinking and personality because after all they are apart of the same group. Nevertheless, one thing I have witness is the fact that in every group one kind of climate dominates where everyone lives. Before anyone asks, they do not know each other or are related in anyway. These people are random. In the first group, people are mostly indoor people that like to read comics and anime. They also have a huge interest in politics and are very left leaning and socially they are not nationalists at all. All of them come from climates that are cold. From about South Bend to Southern Ontario to the high mountains of the Rockies to North Dakota to Wisconsin to the Sierra Nevedas to Norway. Then a second group I am on are all the opposite. More outdoorsy and politically they don't lean quite as left at all, in fact they are downright right wing lol. I am talking climates from Louisiana, Australia, Florida, Texas, inland California, Lake Havasu City, Mecca, other Middle Eastern places, and Singapore.
Do you believe there is a divide between people in certain climates?
Not seeing any real association between climate and political leanings on the broader scale. There is an association between poverty and climate very much so. Hotter countries tend to be much poorer and 3rd world and colder countries are relatively far more developed and first world standard. With a few exceptions.
All I know is that Continental climates cause me seasonal depression from late fall through almost mid Spring
Well it depends on the sunshine hours. Oceanic climates usually have lower sunshine hours. So for me it's usually oceanic climates that cause this, continental less so, though that's not always the case.
Well California is left wing so that's not quite right.
Yeah that is quite true. I am mostly speaking from my own experiences, and I will be honest with you in that I don't quite agree that climates influences how you think by themselves. I do agree that a climate can determine your mood as I get down if it is way too hot, especially indoors when I want to sleep. Nevertheless, I will still enjoy a nice idyllic hot day on the beach at times, but I couldn't deal with that year round.
Well it depends on the sunshine hours. Oceanic climates usually have lower sunshine hours. So for me it's usually oceanic climates that cause this, continental less so, though that's not always the case.
I think it depends more on the latitude as the higher the latitude the shorter the days are in winter and the weaker the sun is, even if the sky is clear. Even midday midwinter sun in England is so weak it feels like late afternoon to me. On the other hand I doubt there is much SAD in the tropics, even in almost perpetually cloudy climates because the days don't get short and the strength of the sun (above the clouds) is enough to give quite bright conditions even on overcast days.
That's why I don't give too much weight to sunshine hours as you can't really compare the sunshine hours of say London and Quibdo.
I think it depends more on the latitude as the higher the latitude the shorter the days are in winter and the weaker the sun is, even if the sky is clear. Even midday midwinter sun in England is so weak it feels like late afternoon to me. On the other hand I doubt there is much SAD in the tropics, even in almost perpetually cloudy climates because the days don't get short and the strength of the sun (above the clouds) is enough to give quite bright conditions even on overcast days.
That's why I don't give too much weight to sunshine hours as you can't really compare the sunshine hours of say London and Quibdo.
I disagree. In Quibdo you could get SAD all year because of the low sun hours despite the latitude and temps. In contrast, in London you would only get SAD from September to March. And in Khatgal, Mongolia above the 50th parallel north, you would never get SAD despite the latitude and temps.
I disagree. In Quibdo you could get SAD all year because of the low sun hours despite the latitude and temps. In contrast, in London you would only get SAD from September to March. And in Khatgal, Mongolia above the 50th parallel north, you would never get SAD despite the latitude and temps.
Have you ever been to the tropics? It's not my experience at all, even on overcast days and I do suffer from SAD badly. I've been to Kuala Lumpur and Kuching in Malaysia and Cairns and Townsville in Australia.
Have you ever been to the tropics? It's not my experience at all, even on overcast days and I do suffer from SAD badly. I've been to Kuala Lumpur and Kuching in Malaysia and Cairns and Townsville in Australia.
No, I have never been to the tropics. The furthest south I have ever been was Zante, Greece at 38°N and that was in May 2013. It was sunny and delightful, about 24°C. This July I plan to drive to Tarifa, Spain at 36°N.
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