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Alternate theory: the longer we aren't England the more we recognize that three layers of wool isn't a very practical outfit. I mean shit Miami's winters are w
by Avshalom 9y ago
Alternate theory: the longer we aren't England the more we recognize that three layers of wool isn't a very practical outfit.
I mean shit Miami's winters are warmer than London's summers
- bitwize 9y agoNot all of the USA is Miami. London is balmy compared to Boston.
- MR4D 9y agoBut most of the US gets into the 90's for much of the summer, whereas London tends to have much cooler high temperatures.
- mixmastamyk 9y agoSuits are totally impractical in the southern half of California about half the year. Unless you're in constant air conditioning, which is about as stupid as it gets.
- traviscj 9y agoThe point of the post was "not all former social norms are always appropriate; here is one counterexample" not "I think every zip code has exactly this weather." Chiming in with a place where the social norm is appropriate is not interesting, because it is already the social norm.
- simonh 9y agoWhich is crazy a Boston's latitude is about the same as Rome. It came as a real surprise when so realised how far south the US is compared to the UK, or in fact most of Europe. Miami is the same latitude as Luxor in Egypt.
- distances 9y agoBorn in the Nordics, I never felt I'm living very far in the north as it was south of the Arctic Circle and all. But there really aren't big populations that far up -- it was well north of Anchorage, for example. Russia has some inhabited northern places in Siberia like Norilsk, though solely due to the mining industry. I guess Europe would look very different without the Gulf Stream.
- darklajid 9y agoI'm currently in Singapore and shirts are pretty much the norm around me ("recommended" for our local branch, "required" for customer visits). It's not only really hot, it's also humid..
- dagw 9y agoYou are aware that they make suits out of other materials than three layers of wool these days right?
- christophilus 9y agoYeah. I bring this up any time I am asked to "dress up" in the summer here in South Carolina. It can get above 100° F / 37.7° C here. At my sister's outdoor wedding in June, three of the wedding party fainted (from being overdressed in extreme heat). South Carolina, at least, would be better off adapting the dress codes of India or Egypt than of England.