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Although I have never lived north of 40 latitude...I’ve often visted higher latitude cities (Seattle, London, Hamburg, Berlin...etc) on vacation/holiday, and often I notice that very thing – there always seems to be a gloom that is always there.
Granted, I’ve never been to these North Hem cities in the three summer months (except Paris). I don’t know if it’s the lower solar angle, the less “bright” the sun, or whatever the reason... but it was only between the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM that I seemed to have any energy.
Sunlight is just so much stronger further south. Even on the perfectly sunny, decently warm days ( we did get a few in the mid-20sC ), when I lived in Buckie, Banffshire at 57 degrees north, I never felt the need for sunglasses, even with a lot of reflection coming off the sea. The sun just seems pale up there. On the flip side, southern Florida is really intensely bright and even when it's cloudy there I tend to squint a little there without sunglasses.
I've lived most of my life north of 48 degrees north, and though I like warmth and sunshine, I tend to prefer less the further south I go climatically. A cloudy day in December in Scotland is depressing, but a cloudy day in Miami in summer seems just perfect for me.
Wow, you are kidding, right. In summer in England the sun can be pretty strong in your eyes. Sometimes even a cloudy day can cause squinting. I get a headache after a day of that.
I usually don't wear sunglasses unless I'm at the beach or something. Unless the sun is shining in my face, I'm typically not bothered by it. It may take a few minutes for my eyes to adjust if I've been in a dark place and just stepping outside but after that it's fine.
Wow, you are kidding, right. In summer in England the sun can be pretty strong in your eyes. Sometimes even a cloudy day can cause squinting. I get a headache after a day of that.
Yeah, considering now far north England is, and how high in the sky the sun is in summer, and how long the sun is shining.
I don't like wearing sunglasses either, but when you start getting headaches you kind of have no option. My mother's the same, she has to wear special sunglasses since she is short-sighted!
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