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What kind of arctic wasteland must this developer live in to think 13C and cloudy is shorts weather?

by opportune 5y ago

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iratewizard 5y ago
That's about as warm as Iceland gets. Maybe they're Scandinavian?
- opportune 5y ago
  I actually do sometimes wear shorts at this temp, but usually I'm one of the only ones, and I only do it if I'm doing something relatively high intensity like walking a few miles and going over hills so I expect to get sweaty. At 13C in SF, if the sun isn't out, I usually see people wearing winter gear! Based on the url I'm guessing the developer is Polish, which I would expect to get warm enough for 13C to be culturally considered pants weather, but what do I know.
  - mordechai9000 5y ago
    I used to wear shorts down to -5 or so when I went jogging. I put out a lot of heat when I exercise, and I will sweat at any temp. My knees need to be kept warm though, or they sort of catch and make a disturbing clicking noise.
  - jwilk 5y ago
    The name indeed sounds Polish, but https://github.com/skorotkiewicz https://github.com/skorotkiewicz says "Bayern. Germany".
    - modinfo 5y ago
      I live in Germany now for 15 years. But I was born in Poland. :)
ghiculescu 5y ago
Maybe the developer is Australian, in which case it’s always shorts weather. Source: Australian, 1c today and it’s shorts weather.
Ourgon 5y ago
It is 5°C here now, I'm wearing shorts. This is Sweden. When the sun comes out in spring and there isn't too much snow it is shorts-time - use it or loose it.
- opportune 5y ago
  That's interesting. I didn't appreciate how much of this weather:attire relationship is cultural. You do still at least wear long-sleeve shirts at that temp right? I come from a more continental-climate-area in the US so I'm used to a range of temperatures from -15C to 35C. I just can't imagine wearing shorts under 15C unless I am exercising or indoors.
  - Ourgon 5y ago
    I hardly ever wear long-sleeved shirts and even if I do I roll up my sleeves - if I don't they either get dirty, get caught in some machinery or just are in the way. When it is too cold for short sleeves I put on something long-sleeved over those short sleeves. I live on a 17th century farm which is heated by a wood-burning stove and a wood-burning kitchen stove. While it is quite possible to make it too hot for comfort inside (record is 27°C inside with -20°C outside, the result of adding a bit too much wood to the fire while leaving the ash door open) the inside temperature usually lies somewhere between 16°C and 18°C, in the morning often around 12°C. Having a lower inside temperature makes for a smaller temperature difference between inside and outside. This in turn makes for less of a cold shock when going out. Humans are, to a certain degree, more sensitive to temperature differences than to absolute temperature. If it is 17°C inside that 15°C outside can feel quite balmy. If it is 23°C inside those same 15°C feel quite chilly.

What kind of arctic wasteland must this developer live in to think 13C and cloudy is shorts weather?

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iratewizard 5y ago

That's about as warm as Iceland gets. Maybe they're Scandinavian?

opportune 5y ago
I actually do sometimes wear shorts at this temp, but usually I'm one of the only ones, and I only do it if I'm doing something relatively high intensity like walking a few miles and going over hills so I expect to get sweaty. At 13C in SF, if the sun isn't out, I usually see people wearing winter gear! Based on the url I'm guessing the developer is Polish, which I would expect to get warm enough for 13C to be culturally considered pants weather, but what do I know.
- mordechai9000 5y ago
  I used to wear shorts down to -5 or so when I went jogging. I put out a lot of heat when I exercise, and I will sweat at any temp. My knees need to be kept warm though, or they sort of catch and make a disturbing clicking noise.
- jwilk 5y ago
  The name indeed sounds Polish, but https://github.com/skorotkiewicz https://github.com/skorotkiewicz says "Bayern. Germany".
  - modinfo 5y ago
    I live in Germany now for 15 years. But I was born in Poland. :)

ghiculescu 5y ago

Maybe the developer is Australian, in which case it’s always shorts weather. Source: Australian, 1c today and it’s shorts weather.

Ourgon 5y ago

It is 5°C here now, I'm wearing shorts. This is Sweden. When the sun comes out in spring and there isn't too much snow it is shorts-time - use it or loose it.

opportune 5y ago
That's interesting. I didn't appreciate how much of this weather:attire relationship is cultural. You do still at least wear long-sleeve shirts at that temp right? I come from a more continental-climate-area in the US so I'm used to a range of temperatures from -15C to 35C. I just can't imagine wearing shorts under 15C unless I am exercising or indoors.
- Ourgon 5y ago
  I hardly ever wear long-sleeved shirts and even if I do I roll up my sleeves - if I don't they either get dirty, get caught in some machinery or just are in the way. When it is too cold for short sleeves I put on something long-sleeved over those short sleeves. I live on a 17th century farm which is heated by a wood-burning stove and a wood-burning kitchen stove. While it is quite possible to make it too hot for comfort inside (record is 27°C inside with -20°C outside, the result of adding a bit too much wood to the fire while leaving the ash door open) the inside temperature usually lies somewhere between 16°C and 18°C, in the morning often around 12°C. Having a lower inside temperature makes for a smaller temperature difference between inside and outside. This in turn makes for less of a cold shock when going out. Humans are, to a certain degree, more sensitive to temperature differences than to absolute temperature. If it is 17°C inside that 15°C outside can feel quite balmy. If it is 23°C inside those same 15°C feel quite chilly.