RLWP Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: lol, I'm thinking there might be differences of what "cold" means to different people when it comes to winters! That's true. Here in the UK we have a special kind of cold. The temperature isn't low, but you get wet and the wind stops trying to blow around you and just go straight through. It's a special, miserable kind of cold - you won't freeze, just want to give up Richard Lothar, europapete, nmayhew and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, RLWP said: That's true. Here in the UK we have a special kind of cold. The temperature isn't low, but you get wet and the wind stops trying to blow around you and just go straight through. It's a special, miserable kind of cold - you won't freeze, just want to give up Surprisingly the cold temps and deep snow we get here in the midwest US are not as bad as they have been in the past. Although there have been years of 3 or 4 separate snow storms in year, each dumping 25cm+ of snow, here its more the absolutely hot, humid and utterly miserable summers that make one want to just give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: here its more the absolutely hot, humid and utterly miserable summers that make one want to just give up. We don't have those Warm rain, we have that Richard Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 45 minutes ago, RLWP said: We don't have those Warm rain, we have that Richard And warm beer, none of that pansy chilled stuff! Out2gtcha, thierry laurent, europapete and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 52 minutes ago, mozart said: And warm beer, none of that pansy chilled stuff! We used to go to a pub* that served their real ales at lager temperatures. We stopped going Richard *remember those? nmayhew and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Northern Scotland. If you don't mind getting blown off your feet from time to time, the Shetland Islands would be an excellent choice too. Once your permanent residency goes through, you'll be allowed to raid English villages for women and cattle twice yearly. thierry laurent, Scotsman, Lothar and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, Astro32 said: Once your permanent residency goes through, you'll be allowed to raid English villages for women and cattle twice yearly. You'd be completely exhausted by the time you got them back home! thierry laurent and Astro32 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Too many “murrr-ders” take place up there according to the TV series! John1, thierry laurent and nmayhew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: lol, I'm thinking there might be differences of what "cold" means to different people when it comes to winters! Very true. I have 31 degrees C every day. Anything below 25 degrees C starts to feel chilly and I need to put a coat on to open the fridge. scvrobeson, mozart and nmayhew 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince14 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, DonH said: Very true. I have 31 degrees C every day. Anything below 25 degrees C starts to feel chilly and I need to put a coat on to open the fridge. Well, it gets to 25 degree C in the UK on at least seven days of the year. Anything over 10 and people are out in t-shirts and shorts - well, that it until it rains again. Edited May 9, 2020 by vince14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 9 minutes ago, vince14 said: Well, it gets to 25 degree C in the UK on at least seven days of the year. Anything over 10 and people are out in t-shirts and shorts - well, that it until it rains again. True, I've seen a few gentlemen in shorts and t-shirts exploring the exhibition halls in Telford in November mozart and nmayhew 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 This reminds me an old joke I heard in Scotland. As a foreigner, if you see one Scot wearing a T-shirt outside, take a pull-over to go out. If he wears a pull-over, take a jacket and he is ever wearing a jacket, don't go out! BiggTim, Lothar, europapete and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 It's always funny to see Brits talk about things being "far away" when it's a few hours' drive. That's a short jaunt for most of us in the states, considering I can drive a few hours and still be in the same county in California. Your entire country, including Scotland, is smaller than my single state. Matt mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Yes, but unfortunately, it will take forever to get there! You would not believe how difficult it is to cross the country E-W rather than N-S. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Drive a few hours in most countries, and you won't have got anywhere. Drive a few hours in the UK and you'll have been through three or four completely different sceneries I've lived in Canada, which is why I know I'm happier living here Richard Bravo52 and Lothar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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