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I think that it is just a preference; maybe in my case simply because I grew up in climates with cold winters.
I love cold because I love snow and plenty of it. There is also something exhilarating about being out in frigid temperatures; I enjoy walking in frozen landscapes. I also have the obvious reasons for liking cold such as winter hobbies like ice skating and snowmobiling.
Typically the coldest it gets here is single digits when there is a polar vortex; generally it average 25 F in the winter months here.
I do enjoy visiting places that get subzero temperatures in particular.
Try joining netweather.tv and you'll find that British weather fans (as opposed to the general public) are OBSESSED about not only cold and snow, but cold weather in summer as well! You even get people moaning about how a normal British summer is "too hot and humid". I wish I was joking. I used to get in big arguments with people on there about this, especially when they'd cherry pick cold charts 10 days in the future in the middle of May, for Goodness sake. Now I just put such folk on ignore. Not because of them liking cold, but when they would post cold charts in the middle of summer just to wind folk up. Funny place, netweather.
Maybe it's a "weather person" thing? Or a "forum person" thing?
I was quite pleasantly enthused by cold weather as a child and younger teen. It became less pleasant when I started driving, and even less pleasant when I became responsible for the heating bill. My vehicular preference is light, open, RWD sports cars... and these are distinctly less enjoyable in subfreezing weather, though I will still drive a convertible top-down when the temperature is in the 40s F. Now with more gray hair than brown, any extreme of temperature is unpleasant, but extreme cold is especially unpleasant, as it necessitates all sorts of preparation (for the car, for one's clothes, for the house, ...). If machinery fails in sub-freezing weather, it is unpleasant to repair it outdoors, or to be left stranded. If one's shoes leak, it is merely a nuisance in say rainy weather in the 40s or 50s. But trudging through the snow when it is 10 deg F, in broken/leaky footwear, quickly goes from uncomfortable to downright dangerous.
So, with time, I am progressively less tolerant of cold... despite having been born and raised in a cold climate, in the same locale as one of the posters in this thread.
One more point. From a male perspective, the benefit of warmer weather, in terms of the "scenery", is self-evident.
I know that some people actually prefer the cold over the heat, but I am not one of them, being a southern boy(My place of birth is New Orleans), I have never been a fan of cold weather, and as soon as I am able to get my bachelors degree I am hightailing it back to Texas, which is where I lived before moving to Indianapolis anyway.
Perhaps it is a cultural thing? I'm originally from South Africa and now live in England. In both places people generally don't like cold weather, except sometimes for the novelty of snow. Of course everyone is difference, but there's definitely a general dislike of cold weather.
No, it's not a cultural thing, I can assure you (I grew up in a very cold place).
It's mostly people 1) not having experienced better climates 2) psychological defense to justify living where you live, to avoid expenses, stress and trouble of relocation or to justify sticking to your job opportunities in cold weather place.
Most people in cold weather places truly wish they were living some place warm, but it's hard to relocate.
Another thing is hot climates often pose a physical problem for cold-climate-bred people (need long adaptation, harder with age), especially hot-humid ones - and the mildly warm and dry climates are expensive, desirable places usually where most can't afford to relocate to, to begin with.
I enjoy cold weather if I'm moving about. For example, I LOVE to shovel snow. The cold, crisp fresh air is very invigorating and feels wonderful. If I'm just standing or sitting and it's cold, then no, I don't like it that much.
Do you find the cold to be energizing in some way (I can sort of see this - walking to work on a cold morning can jolt you awake)
Regarding "energizing" morning walk to work...in Northern latitudes where it's really cold in winter, such morning walk is usually going to be in pitch black dark so nothing "energizing" about it, really, just adds to misery. 9-10am sunrise is sure fun. And walk back is going to be in the dark too.
I enjoy cold weather if I'm moving about. For example, I LOVE to shovel snow.
Same here, I wish I could shovel snow every single winter morning in sub -20C temperatures.
It feels indescribably great just to be outside in the snowy scenery doing some hard work in the bitter cold, day after day. We got some seasons with 60"+ snowfall this past decade and I just kept wishing for more snow and more cold.
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