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I found the same when I worked in UK. I'm from Poland and in the winter everybody wear winter clothes even if it's 5C. Homes are well insulated and heated. Peo
by ajuc 6y ago
I found the same when I worked in UK. I'm from Poland and in the winter everybody wear winter clothes even if it's 5C. Homes are well insulated and heated.
People in UK by default wear much colder clothes so they are more used to cold. The end effect was that me and my friend were going everywhere in coats while everybody else was in their shirts :)
What's funny is that people that moved to Poland from Siberia had similar experience. They were cold in our houses because it's "just" 18C while they are used to 25-30C inside because of constant heating.
- nickt 6y agoIt’s a long-standing joke in the North East. https://newsthump.com/2009/02/22/geordie-man-buys-coat/ https://newsthump.com/2009/02/22/geordie-man-buys-coat/
- leontrolski 6y agoReminded me of Geordie Jumpers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOJzPXzcF_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOJzPXzcF_g
- nickt 6y agoThanks for the laugh!
- saberdancer 6y agoThis was one thing that stood out to me when I visited Ireland and the UK. I'm from continental Europe and I was way overdressed (jacket, ...) than majority of people I would see. I explained it away that it was a rare week where the sun was shining so people went out of their way to wear less clothing but it looked so strange to me.
- philjohn 6y agoTrue - I was out changing my car battery in shorts and a t-shirt the other day when it was 5c out. As someone else pointed out, they take it to extremes in the north-east - I was in a park one christmas in Newcastle and despite being -1 and snowing, there were people in shorts and t-shirts.