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Originally Posted by Turtle
I once had a theory that people from England came over to Canada with a kind of resistance to the cold winters over here. I, like many, grew up in Brit houses with no central heating, and with one coal fired fireplace to heat the whole house. I found my first couple of Canadian winters to be no trouble at all (I came over in 1966). The Canadian  homes I lived in had central heating and were well insulated. Then after a couple of years I started to notice the cold. My child's mind saw this as my blood having become 'thinner'. Now I think that maybe my reliance on central heating lowered my resistance to cold temps. |
Growing up in a similar environment, I thought I was hardy to the cold T,after seeing the youth of Accrington in shorts and Tshirts ,I've reassessed that opinion.
On the other hand Mother grew up in the same house and she can happily sit there with the logs burning and thata in the middle of the UK's hottest days (I'm not keen on being too hot either).
I guess I'm just mard when it comes to the weather
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Originally Posted by Eric
Don't think it's too much of the "hard front" or "resistance" ... it's just that, whatever the weather, shiite has to get done. Folks have to go to work, school, shopping, dog walking ... all the normal everyday kinda stuff. And snow has to be shoveled ... Snow and cold come ... the sanders, plows, and shovels come out, and, bingo, it's all sorted out until the next blast hits. And those wearing shorts and tees ... either they are Canadian (after all, -9 is a pleasant winter temperature ) or just trying to show off how "tough" they are. All they really are is dumb. 
I spent almost 20yrs in Saskatchewan, and have seen, and lived thru, temps in the minus 50s, without the windchill. You get used to it. Never learn to like it, but you just shrug your shoulders, put on your long johns, pick up your shovel, and get on with your life. |
Is it how our brains process temperature change then?
Or perhaps today's urchins are so dumb they don't feel the cold?
We use to get 'real snow' in winters back in the day (-10 max) and like you say life went on now it's more like:-
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