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I concur. My account is just as anecdotal and also limited to a specific region. That said, I recently moved to North America and have lived in Pakistan my enti
by amingilani 6y ago
I concur. My account is just as anecdotal and also limited to a specific region. That said, I recently moved to North America and have lived in Pakistan my entire life. A combination of poorly insulated building materials, old houses, an energy crisis, and a low GDP per capita leads most individuals to people conserving body-heat in the winter. It isn't fun, and you're never warm enough.
It was bizarre for me to lounge around in a T-shirt and jeans while it was snowing outside this month. The average coldest in winter for Lahore is 5.9 °C (42.6 °F). When the weather turns, you pack your summer clothes and unpack your trunk of winter clothes. You're wearing many layers and a heavy jacket indoors with your gas-heater burning a flame for extra measure. Oh, and your blankets are much heavier in the winter.
The record coldest it's ever gotten in Lahore was an unfathomable –2.2 °C on January 17, 1935. It's never been that cold in my lifetime.
And yet, winter feels infinitely colder in Pakistan than it does in Canada.
- 1996 6y ago> That said, I recently moved to North America and have lived in Pakistan most of my life. Welcome here! I hope you'll like it! Is it your first winter? It's a special experience! My favorite thing in the winter is a hot Tim Hortons drink - I rotate them, because they are all quite good! > And yet, winter feels infinitely colder in Pakistan than it does in Canada. Until you go outside and try to walk in the street :)
- loloquwowndueo 6y ago> Until you go outside and try to walk in the street :) There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing. Dress appropriately when going out - every Canadian 5yo has mastered that skill.
- nucleardog 6y agoI appreciate the thought and agree in most situations the solution is to dress better, but when it’s -40 actual temperature and hitting -70F with the windchill I’d still call it “bad weather”. At that point you can get frostbite in under a minute. Dressing appropriately starts to feel more like putting on a hazmat suit than getting dressed to go out as any bit of exposed skin is at risk. Even many cold-weather accessories you might have start to feel insufficient. A knit scarf or toque is great in many situations, but the cold wind will cut through it like a knife. I remember being sent outside at recess as a kid at those kinds of temperatures. I mean, I still go outside when I have to but I don’t exactly look for excuses to leave the house.
- heelix 6y agoFun fact -40C == -40F. The nice thing about those days it it is typically too cold to snow up here in Minnesota. A thin wool hat is really nice around the house if SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED keeps things on the colder side. Same deal for camping - if you trap the body heat that escapes your head, you will feel much warmer - be it the keyboard or a hammock. Same goes for a good pair of socks too.
- 8bitsrule 6y agoMore fun at -40 (the one time Canada agrees with the US): the snow on the ground squeaks when you step on it - and there's rarely any wind. And your car better have a tank-heater - plugged in at least 2 hours before you plan to leave. I'm now in a milder climate, but still wear the thin hat all winter (e.g.right now). Alas, the thick wool lumberjack socks are missing from the stores.
- coldtea 6y ago>Is it your first winter? It's a special experience! Why would it be? Pakistan has winters, and cold ones at that...
- UnFleshedOne 6y ago"The record coldest it's ever gotten in Lahore was an unfathomable –2.2 °C on January 17, 1935." That's not a winter, that's a sudden mid-summer frost... :)
- fctorial 6y agoI feel the same way about florida summers. My preferred room temperature is 30-40 with a fan.
- oh_sigh 6y agoA missing fact here is that winters are foggy in Lahore. I live in CO now where winters are fairly dry, and I can go out in 20 degree F in shorts and a t shirt for a while, as long as I have a hat on. Whereas going outside in Portland in January when it is 40 degrees would be hell for me.
- amingilani 6y agoDepends on the region you're from. Most of the Pakistan isn't that cold. This should give you a better idea of the climate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Pakistan#/media/File:Koppen-Geiger_Map_PAK_present.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Pakistan#/media/Fil...
- amingilani 6y agoHello, and thank you! It is :) I've been trying out Tim Hortons as well, it's quite nice. > Until you go outside and try to walk in the street :) I feel like I lucked out and bought the right winter coat early on. Or maybe just stepping from one heated building to another doesn't feel that bad. Maybe it's a combination of the two. Either way, I haven't felt cold on the street yet. And It's already colder than my coldest winter experience in Pakistan.
- johnchristopher 6y agoIs Pakistan winter humid and windy ? That does play a role on perceived cold. Variations in temperature as well I believe.
- amingilani 6y agoIt is incredibly humid in Lahore, but much less consistently windy than Toronto. That said, we experience the effects of Monsoon season so it gets super windy the few times it does.