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> So few days of good weather [in Texas]. That's why I tell disbelieving Californians that we have better weather in Texas than they do: When we have nice days
by dctoedt 4y ago
> So few days of good weather [in Texas].
That's why I tell disbelieving Californians that we have better weather in Texas than they do: When we have nice days, we appreciate it, whereas when they do, they don't even notice .... :-)
(Source: Spent several years in California long ago.)
- bombcar 4y agoThis is true of the Midwest, too. After the months of winter 40° days are barbecue outdoors and go for hikes weather.
- tshaddox 4y agoPeople hike a lot in California, if you can believe it.
- fortuna86 4y agoWhile people remain in denial about how nice it is to only have 2-3 months of livable outdoor weather a year, housing prices will always tell the truth
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoI think that property prices in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands provide a neat counter example to your point.
- fortuna86 4y agoHousing prices everywhere have gone up, just not at the same rates. You can still find reasonable housing outside London, Dublin, etc.
- disgruntledphd2 4y agoOutside London yes. Outside Dublin not so much, unless you want to live on the other side of the country.
- vineyardmike 4y agoObviously not a fair example. Housing isn’t really a “market” that can be efficient at pricing in all information because it’s different for everyone (relatives, taxes, jobs, immigration, race, etc). The places you listed have milder weather, and far less sunshine than most of the US but they also have hundreds of years of extra history and development. Moving from the US to there has far higher friction cost than moving between states.
- TheCoelacanth 4y agoAll three of those have much milder winters than the US Midwest does.
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- vineyardmike 4y agoSo you don’t have nice weather, you have Stockholm syndrome?