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I am from Pakistan and have been in UK for last two years and it feels very weird when people start screaming "too hot" on 25C~30C I used to be the same when I
by mikestew 5y ago
I am from Pakistan and have been in UK for last two years and it feels very weird when people start screaming "too hot" on 25C~30C
I used to be the same when I moved from the U. S. south (OMG hot) to the Pacific Northwest (Seattle), which has a climate similar to the U. K. Oh, how I'd mock the natives as they whined about the oppressive heat of the 25C day. Until about ten years into living here, then I, too, got used to the mild climate. And now I, too, complain when it hits about 27C/80F. ("Complain" is a bit strong; "damn, it's hot today" is more like it, I still like a nice 85F day).
>100F/38F was not all that uncommon in North Carolina, and it was damned hot when I lived there, but I'd still ride a motorcycle in full protective gear (yes, it was kinda miserable). When it went over 100F in Seattle last year, leaving the house was an exercise in survival, and riding a motorcycle in anything other than shorts would have likely killed me.
So give it a few more years, Pakistan native or not, you'll be as heat-intolerant as your neighbors in no time!
- quercusa 5y agoAs a new rider I was surprised to find that when it's hot enough, going fast on a motorcycle is not cooling; you're just moving through more hot air. The only way to cool off is to ride to the mountains.
- tomcam 5y agoUgh! I didn’t know that either.
- raxxorraxor 5y agoBut it is still worse if it is hot and you have to stop at a traffic light.
- bsagdiyev 5y ago100F in North Carolina usually has a higher heat index temperature too due to humidity. I thought we'd be prepared for it coming from Southern California but it really is just a different kind of hot. And it's hot.