I was born and raised in Poland. Granted, Polish winters are not as bad as Siberian (-32°C is the lowest I experienced). My friends and colleagues from the sou

I was born and raised in Poland. Granted, Polish winters are not as bad as Siberian (-32°C is the lowest I experienced). My friends and colleagues from the south (or even US) always ask me, why I dislike winter -- "I should already be used to it". I doubt you can ever get used to it, but we've insulated our houses well and have good heating system (especially in dense cities). And you'd usually try to escape the cold as often as possible, mostly spending winter inside. On the other hand, an additional negative of winters (or late autumn) is the heating makes the indoor air "thick" and unpleasant. You need to ventilate the room every hour or so. It's really tedious. During summer, you'd just leave your windows open whole day and have a nice air exchange.