>> Most people use outhouses, because indoor plumbing tends to freeze. > This is due to their poverty, not the cold. If it was just cold there, as opposed to c

>> Most people use outhouses, because indoor plumbing tends to freeze. > This is due to their poverty, not the cold. If it was just cold there, as opposed to cold and impoverished, they could either keep water constantly running through the pipes, or, if that won't work, insulate them better, possibly with heating coils. Outhouses are common in Alaska (outside of cities) as well, and it isn't exactly "poverty", but it is a significant cost to keep pipes from freezing.