Does it seem like this to you, too?

[Cabin Fever]

That Southerners complain more about cold weather than Northerners complain about hot weather?

 

[Caribou]

When it gets over 75º we're too wiped out to complain, the only thing we can do is to find some shade and a cold beer.

 

[Supervisor42]

When it gets over 75º we're too wiped out to complain, the only thing we can do is to find some shade and a cold beer.

Party with @Pearl's 100s! .
Tip: You will need lots of beer.
I plead guilty to being a southerner that complains about cold weather.

 

[Caribou]

Party with @Pearl's 100s! .
Tip: You will need lots of beer.
I plead guilty to being a southerner that complains about cold weather.

100℉? I don't need a beer I need an ambulance, one with AC.

 

[Cabin Fever]

100℉? I don't need a beer I need an ambulance, one with AC.

I have to admit that I've sat in a sauna where the temp was well above 100ºF. The best part was running out of the sauna and rolling in the snow.

 

[bkt]

That Southerners complain more about cold weather than Northerners complain about hot weather?

Define "cold weather". I've met southerners who think temps under 65 is cold and they break out their winter coats.

 

[Pearl]

It got to a beautiful 64° today, now 27°!! I miss summer! Have I mentioned I miss summer??

 

[Cabin Fever]

It got to a beautiful 64° today, now 27°!! I miss summer! Have I mentioned I miss summer??

I bet if I searched this forum that I'd find that you were disappointed with the 100ºF-plus temps that Texans experienced for many days this past summer.

 

[Supervisor42]

Define "cold weather". I've met southerners who think temps under 65 is cold and they break out their winter coats.

Exactly!
Take right now for instance, the sun has set and the temp has dropped to a perilous 50° .
I can't go out without putting on my coat first.

 

[Pearl]

I bet if I searched this forum that I'd find that you were disappointed with the 100ºF-plus temps that Texans experienced for many days this past summer.

Search hard, I love and prefer it!! There is just something about the blazing hot sun on my skin!

 

[Cascadian]

I love that folks that don't know me well think I need a reason to complain.

 

[Bacpacker]

Well I'm as southern as they come. Believe me I hate hot weather much worse than cold. Cold weather I can dress for. Hot weather I can't get nekkid enough

 

[Supervisor42]

I bet if I searched this forum that I'd find that you were disappointed with the 100ºF-plus temps that Texans experienced for many days this past summer.

...Being a confirmed gambler, I'd take that bet.
If she was disappointed, it is likely because she didn't hit her 108°, like last year.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Exactly!
Take right now for instance, the sun has set and the temp has dropped to a perilous 50° .
I can't go out without putting on my coat first.

So what you're saying is if a Southerner has to put on a heavy shirt, sweat shirt, or jacket over his t-shirt, it's considered cold weather?

 

[LadyLocust]

No, I think everyone has learned to complain when the world doesn’t conform to their every whim.

 

[Supervisor42]

So what you're saying is if a Southerner has to put on a heavy shirt, sweat shirt, or jacket over his t-shirt, it's considered cold weather?

Exactly!
As I type, I have a long sleeve flannel shirt over my t-shirt.
...And it still isn't enough to go out in the 50° temp.
When you get older like me, and your joints start singing the same tune as mine, you will understand why millions of retired people moved to Florida .

 

[Cabin Fever]

It's hilarious seeing how bundled up the Miami Dolphin fans are in Kansas City.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Exactly!
As I type, I have a long sleeve flannel shirt over my t-shirt.
...And it still isn't enough to go out in the 50° temp.
When you get older like me, and your joints start singing the same tune as mine, you will understand why millions of retired people moved to Florida .

How old are you? I am 70. If it was 50º, I would be out cutting firewood.

 

[Dani]

Add in the humidity along the coast, that 100 degrees can shoot up another 10-15 degrees. A dry 100 is different. Kinda like the difference between a dry cold or wet cold. If you even experience that in your area. I'll take the dry cold any day.

 

[Supervisor42]

That Southerners complain more about cold weather than Northerners complain about hot weather?

Back to the original post.
I post a lot about acclimating to the hot weather...
We do.
We laugh like crazy when the Yankees invade down here for July 4th.
Oh no, they don't complain.... they melt!

 

[Cabin Fever]

Back to the original post.
I post a lot about acclimating to the hot weather...
We do.
We laugh like crazy when the Yankees invade down here for July 4th.
Oh no, they don't complain.... they melt!

I know I would.

 

[Haertig]

It was -8 in my backyard a little bit ago. So I went out and fired up the grill to cook some hamburgers. They were good! Cleared the snow off the deck in a T-shirt and bedroom slippers, no socks. I used the leaf blower so I wouldn't get overheated using the shovel.

 

[Ozarks hillbilly]

Lived in both. Alabama, Texas, Louisian, yep they can’t take the cold. Lived in Rhode Island and North Dakota, yep, they complain in the heat. So who complains more? The south in the cold. That said, I’d love to see a northerner live in southern Louisiana in August to see how they handle it.

 

[Cabin Fever]

Lived in both. Alabama, Texas, Louisian, yep they can’t take the cold. Lived in Rhode Island and North Dakota, yep, they complain in the heat. So who complains more? The south in the cold. That said, I’d love to see a northerner live in southern Louisiana in August to see how they handle it.

I know I couldn't. 80ºF is my maximum.

 

[Haertig]

When I go to Hawaii to visit my daughter - a place often considered "a tropical paradise" - I am always on the lookout for a fan (A/C is sometimes elusive) and a place to rest. And it's only like 75 degrees, 80 max, there.

 

[Ozarks hillbilly]

Truly, I love the folks and food of the south, the drinks and passion of the north. So I’ll stay in the Midwest, where we get great Springs and Falls, and ok Summers and Winters. Plus the folks are more friendly than in the north

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

When I moved from Canada to Venezuela, I whined like a 2 year old needing a nap. It was a consistent 30-32°C and I was half baked. Then I moved to Egypt and took up took up horse riding 25-80 km a day out in the desert at 35°+C . The second year the air conditioning in the Pajero quit and it couldn't be fixed. I got used to Pearl level heat driving around in a hot truck with my tongue hanging out.

Eventually when I go back to Canada, I found temperature has muscle memory. I was able to revert back to cold my first winter. We hit 100°F this summer and I didn't have a problem with it either. Given a choice though, I much prefer cold climes.

 

[Mountain trapper]

During my working career I worked in many hot places around the world, like the middle east, Asia, Africa etc. I also worked in cold places, like Antarctica and the north slope of Alaska. It's a tough call about what I prefer better, hot or cold climates. I guess I would prefer cold climates slightly better. But then when I worked in Russia, the warmer it got, the shorter the skirts got.

 

[Morgan101]

I live right in the middle. Does that mean I can complain about both? I don't think I complain either way. Temperature is part of the weather. It is what it is, and you take the hand life deals you. Absolutely nothing you can do about it. If it is so offensive move.

I do prefer hot over cold. I am still a desert rat at heart.

 

[sonya123]

I prefer cold to the miserable humid heat of Florida. Or the dry miserable heat of the desert. As much as I love India I could never live there because of the heat. We were in Jaipur in March and it was way over 100 degrees already. Miserable weather. But the Florida humidity in August is the worst

but I wouldn't want to live in Alaska either