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Oh that's silly. You drive to work you drive home. Maybe you go out to dinner then you go to bed. What lifestyle are you talking about? Sf would be one thing bu
by geogra4 10y ago
Oh that's silly. You drive to work you drive home. Maybe you go out to dinner then you go to bed. What lifestyle are you talking about? Sf would be one thing but sj and mv are really not so different from novi or farmington. Just suburbs
- webkike 10y agoUh, some people just don't like the cold? It does get very cold. And it's pretty insulting to just assume someone's like follows a pattern of "You drive to work you drive home. Maybe you go out to dinner then you go to bed". Some people like to take a hike or run every week, for a example. Or have the ability to bike to work year round.
- nine_k 10y agoNYC has winter, but people hike, run, and bike year round. What's funnier, Stockholm has winter, longer than NYC, but people do the same year round.
- Reason077 10y agoNeither Stockholm nor NYC have a winter anything like what parts of Michigan get - both are relatively temperate, coastal cities. Michigan is pretty much Canada!
- pyre 10y ago"Parts of Michigan" is disingenuous because we are specifically talking about Novi, MI which is in SE Michigan rather than places like (e.g.) Houghton, MI.
- serge2k 10y agoDetroit is literally north of Canada.
- ZoeZoeBee 10y agoFYI not a single month is Stockholm warmer than Detroit...
- Reason077 10y agoNot true - December, January, and February are colder, on average, in Detroit. In January, for example, Stockholm's average daily temp is -2.8C(27F) while Detroit's is -5.1C(23F). Outside of the winter months, the rest of the year is warmer in Detroit.
- ZoeZoeBee 10y agoAnd the average daily highs for Detroit in December, January, February are still higher than Stockholm
- dagw 10y agoStockholm does not have anything that people from the colder parts of the US would recognize as "winter".
- jpatokal 10y agoUm, average temps in January are well below freezing, with temps below -20 C (0 F) a regular occurrence. It's not Fargo in midwinter, but it's definitely "winter".
- dagw 10y agoaverage temps in January are well below freezing Long term average is around -3, with 3 of the past 10 Januaries having an average above zero. with temps below -20 C (0 F) a regular occurrence Not since 2011 if SMHI is to be believed and that was only around Bromma and inwards, not around the city center and towards the coast.
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- echelon 10y agoI will never live where it snows. Ever. You couldn't pay me enough. I grew up with 90 degree summers, and frankly, I find the heat to be amazing. Anything under 50 is downright unpleasant. I curse every moment of being outside when it's near or below freezing. I realize this is only a personal anecdote, but I bet there are people out there just like me (and on all parts of the spectrum).
- brianwawok 10y agoIf it's cold I put on more clothes. Once it gets past like 80 I'm naked so how do I make more clothes off? Plus I can run way faster when it is 20 out vs 100. Snow running rocks. Sun running is awful.
- shiven 10y agoPart of the problem with winter is the availability of sunlight. "Seasonal Affective Disorder" is real and some people feel it more than others. For me, living in the Northeast US, this is a sore point. Even more important than the cold temps or snow on the ground. There are some alleviating actions one can take, like full spectrum lights, vitamins D etc., but they can never come close to the real deal. If sunnier places with dry, comfortable year around weather were a real and practical option, I'd move overnight, but am unable to move just yet due to family + affordability reasons.
- dhimes 10y agoI'm with you here. However, the summers are fantastic! Summer in the Boston area is as good as it gets anywhere I've been. It's just awfully short, and then it gets dark, and then I get dark.... :(
- gruturo 10y agoDifferent strokes, I guess. I absolutely hate every minute the sky isn't a clear blue with that lovely unshielded fusion reactor in the sky bathing us in its mostly benign radiation :-) I accept other people like it different - anything not resembling California (or central Italy) summer plain sucks in my view, while others would like 9 months of rain and winter.
- cylinder 10y agoI see this mentality so much, and it's really sad. Usually it's from workaholic types. Or maybe some people just really don't get affected by weather.
- raarts 10y agoSounds like a very shallow life to me.
- iagooar 10y ago> Oh that's silly. You drive to work you drive home. Maybe you go out to dinner then you go to bed. What lifestyle are you talking about? Sf would be one thing but sj and mv are really not so different from novi or farmington. Just suburbs Oh really? That sounds like a very sad life you have. After work, when it's warm outside, I take some colleagues and we go for a cold beer next to the river. Sometimes I'd go home and take my dog out for a long, nice walk. On weekends, my wife and I love going to the woods, enjoy ourselves. When not, I take my motorbike or bicycle and go find a quiet place to read an interesting book. Often times, I'll take my wife and we will go to a nice café and sit outside, drinking the best latte in town while sitting in the sun. Oh and I forgot going to watch the kids play with their local team - it's so much more pleasant when weather is warm. I could go on, but I guess you get the idea. There IS life outside and reducing it to working and commuting seems the saddest thing ever.