I only found out that you don't have to be freezing your ass of for the entire winter (and a big part of fall and spring) when I went to a university and moved

I only found out that you don't have to be freezing your ass of for the entire winter (and a big part of fall and spring) when I went to a university and moved from my coastal home town to the colder continental city. It's cold enough there that they can't pretend that "it's not cold" with a straight face.