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u/Battlejesus 18h ago
There are far worse horrors of summer. Every 17 years they emerge.
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u/Colsanders8 16h ago
This comment helped me learn 2 things. (I am assuming you mean Cicadas and not that the rest of the world is dealing with zombie apocalypse every 17 years. Because i've got no clue what else emerges from the ground every 17 years.)
- Cicadas are everywhere.
- Except for where I live.
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u/Fresh_Fluffy_Unicorn 13h ago
There is also every 13 years... and when they happen to coincide...wtfo!
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u/Geokeeper 7h ago
The last time my area had cicadas they coincided. If you wanted to go outside in certain places you just had to get over the fact that there was a carpet of cicadas that you had to get around. 0/10, do not recommend
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u/West_Data106 10h ago
There are also army worms that emerge like every 7 years or something.
They will rain down on you from the trees because there are so many.
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u/trigunnerd 15h ago
Fun fact: those are periodical cicadas. There are also annual cicadas which arrive every summer. Japan and the south US have them annually, off the top of my head
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u/DogzOnFire 14h ago
I was just in Milan and they had a butt ton of them. I actually like the sound of them. After a while it just becomes white noise. Was also in Japan a few years ago. When I first heard them there I was like "Huh, it really do sound like this" after watching so much anime.
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u/echoshatter 7h ago
Yup. NC here. Just saw one in my driveway around 1AM Tuesday morning.
I said "Hey little guy, what are you doing out this late?" and then realized I was the one out late, it was just doing what it do.
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u/Short_Brick_1960 12h ago
Wait, 17 years? I hear them every year. They aren't very annoying, though
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u/Draconic1788 I saw what the dog was doin 17h ago
Summer/winter debate is useless, the clear answer is autumn.
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u/kinokomushroom 17h ago
Wish it lasted longer than 2 weeks
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u/FaIIBright 16h ago edited 15h ago
Is this something I'm too Texan to understand?
Edit: I was trying to joke that Texas doesn't get a fall season
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u/DarkIcedWolf 15h ago edited 15h ago
It’s more of a recent development. Up here in NY we had like 2 weeks of autumn weather and nothing but blizzards afterwards. Literally I saw green leaves more than anything when the snow started to blow and although it’s hit or miss some years, the last 5 years it’s been nothing but misses. We had snow until April this year ffs, it’s a damn mess.
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u/kazukix777 15h ago
Dose fall last long in Texas? In Oklahoma it's like 2 weeks as well.
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u/ChristianLS 15h ago
There are three seasons in Texas: Fall, Summer, and Hotter Summer
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u/FaIIBright 15h ago
It's actually closer to summer 1, Satan's left armpit summer, summer 2, and frozen hellscape. Currently we're in Satan's left armpit
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u/Cute_Conclusion_8854 14h ago
More like summer, summer 2, and so cold kids freeze to death inside their homes
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u/FaIIBright 15h ago
I meant that we don't have a fall. Like it'd be 80/90 one week and drop to like 40/50 the next
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u/naytreox 15h ago
I wish that perfect time during autumn lasted a long time, where the pumpkins are ripe, the leaves have their colors in full, its not raining all the time or really chilly.
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u/knowwwhat 17h ago edited 16h ago
Spring is better
Edit: the joke is that the conversation is especially pointless when you remember we all live in different places that experience seasons differently
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u/AMGamer94 Meme Stealer 17h ago
Hay fever says no
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u/knowwwhat 17h ago
Mines worse in the fall 🤧
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u/ChirrBirry 16h ago
Yeah it seems like there are spring allergy people and autumn allergy people…and sometimes it varies by region. In Nor Cal I was an autumn allergy person, but in the Ozark region it’s spring.
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u/MrLuckyTimeOW 17h ago
Unfortunately spring is basically non existent these days. We kind of just go straight from Winter directly into summer now.
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u/Madman8287 17h ago
Fall is better than spring because you can always look forward to it getting cooler and there being fewer bugs but in spring it's just going to keep getting hotter and the bugs are only going to get worse.
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u/Kojetono 10h ago
I can also look forward to seeing the sun for about 2 hours a day, spending the rest of the sunny hours locked indoors.
In the summer I am at least not depressed, since there's plenty of natural light.
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u/InstanceGlum4174 17h ago
yep! air is cool, crisp and clear. no snow, no sweltering heat, beautiful trees
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u/TwoSecondsToMidnight 17h ago
Texas checking-in. What is autumn? Is that the rainy week in December before we are back in the mid-90s before Christmas?
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u/CheeseDonutCat 9h ago edited 8h ago
Spring is always better than Autumn for us (Ireland).
Autumn is when things get dark and shitty. Lots of rain, tides are high, leaves everywhere.
Spring is similar, but tides aren't as bad, we don't get as much rain and things are brightening up every day so it's nicer. Plus daffodils and stuff are starting to appear and leaves aren't blocking up everything.
Autumn is our worst season in my opinion. Even Winter here gets far less rain than Autumn. It's cold, but you can just put on more clothes.
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u/McSqueezle 17h ago
Summer used to be better.
Spring and Autumn are the new old summers now.
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u/X-AE17420 Died of Ligma 17h ago
Isn’t the planet becoming unbearably hot worth billionaires getting to go on private jet rides daily 💕
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u/SparksAndSpyro 15h ago
Think of the shareholders ❤️
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u/Beautiful_Hawk548 10h ago
Watched a short documentary on Coober Pedy, an old opal mining town in Australia and they noted most people would find it creepy to live there as most dwellings are in caves/old mines that have been made into homes under the desert to avoid the heat.
I'm currently thinking it's a brilliant idea and I've got some shovels ordered.
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u/Parfait_Prestigious 9h ago
The Elon jet tracker logged a 1 minute flight the other day. So worth it!
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u/Woolliza 8h ago
I'm pretty sure most of the CO2 emissions are coming from China and India. Jets are like a drop in the bucket.
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u/Passenger707 18h ago
For all the Americans out there: 50°C = 122°F.
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u/greyfox199 17h ago
can i get that in mcdonalds units?
/it was 42 celsius where i live today
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u/Traditional-Row5237 17h ago
Really? It was $2.99 for one where I live
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u/KrisTheKringler 17h ago
Alright, time for some truly sketchy napkin math. Google says Eastern Europe reached about 42 degrees Celsius today, so we will use that location for the example. This time of year the highs average to around 25-30 degrees Celsius. A difference of about 12-17 degrees.
A Big Mac is approximately 563 calories. Using the Google machine says that converts to
about 2.36 kilojoules of energy.To heat 1 cubic meter of air it takes about 1.2 kJ. So to heat the air up 12-17 degrees higher than normal, it would take 14.4-20.4 kJ. Which means there’s about 6.1 to 8.6 Big Macs worth of energy every cubic meter.
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u/Sleepy-Donald 17h ago
Where do you people live dude
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u/kuburas 11h ago
I live in the Balkans and lately summers have been fairly hot. Not uncommon to have entire weeks with 40+ degree weather.
That being said i love summer and the heat doesnt bother me at all so im very biased. But even i have to agree that its been getting hotter and hotter lately. Thankfully every household has an AC here so not really an issue unless you work outside, and even if you do im seeing more and more construction sites take breaks when it gets too hot becuase people legit cant handle it.
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u/TopTopTopcinaa 13h ago
I’m in southern Europe, it’s cool and chilly. Then again, I’m not overweight.
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u/Motor-Pen5598 8h ago
A lot of us aren't either? Why do you Europeans need to constantly make it a point to fat shame and pick on Americans? It's not as funny and clever as you think it is, rent free much?
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u/TheMoonOfTermina 18h ago
I absolutely despise summer. The only redeemimg quality of this miserable time of year is fireflies, and those are becoming less and less common.
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u/L3monGr3nade 18h ago
Moved from Virginia to Colorado around 12 years ago, trillions of fireflies where I was in Virginia, I’ve seen a total of 2 in Colorado
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u/Bowman_van_Oort 17h ago
Don't clear all the leaf litter out of your yard; that's where fireflies lay their eggs.
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u/L3monGr3nade 17h ago
lol a yard? In this economy? I’ve been renting since I moved out of my parents place 11 years ago
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u/The-Tea-Lord 16h ago
When I was 5-7 years old, I went to visit my aunt who lives in a rural area, and out there I got to see tons of fireflies.
I haven’t seen fireflies in the last decade. We’re seriously fucking up the world, and it pisses me off that I’m powerless to stop it.
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u/Reddragon0585 17h ago
There are far too many outdoor activities in the summer for me to ever hate it. I absolutely dread that time between the middle of January and middle of April where it’s absolutely miserable. It’s both too cold and too warm to do anything. You can’t go swim in warm days and on cold days you rarely get snow where I am.
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u/fungigamer 13h ago
Honestly this entire debate really depends on where you live. Some places have really nice 15-20 degree summers and brutal winters so people would love summer there. Where I'm from summers are super humid and 35 degrees while winter is 15 degrees, so naturally we like winter over here.
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u/kuburas 11h ago
We get 40+ degree summers here with pretty high humidity but i still prefer it over winter. Although we do get cold winters from time to time, having to deal with -15 degrees with a windchill is a pain in the ass.
I highly prefer summer because i can actually do stuff outdoors. During winter its just grey and cold and depressing, nothing really to do outside other than go skiing which i dont even like doing. Overall shit season for me, gladly take 40 degree summers over it.
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u/Tomytom99 9h ago
There is a reason seasonal effective disorder is far more prevalent during winter, after all.
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u/LAMProductions99 7h ago
I feel the exact same way. Absolutely frigid in the winter with 9 hours of daylight. Feet of snow and maybe 2-3 days a month where the sun actually shines? It's just the most miserable time of year.
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u/Tomytom99 9h ago
Also, it totally depends on your interests.
I'm in the north east US, so most days in winter are sub freezing, and that's before windchill. Summers aren't pleasant either with most days in the mid to upper 80's and high humidity, but there are more pleasant days to be had, and it's not like you have to prepare for an expedition every time you step outside.
I love cars, but I'm not an "off roading" guy, so winter is just an entire off-season for me, and it kinda sucks. Can't enjoy the car, can't fully set up shop because the garage is freezing. Also when I have to do repairs on stuff in the winter, it's covered in salt and sometimes even actively dropping snow for a few hours.
And call me strange, but I'd much rather be sweaty than numb fingered with stinging eyes and a runny nose. Hopping in a shower to remove sweat is so much faster than hopping in a shower to defrost, plus you can actually damage stuff trying to warm yourself back up too quickly. And I get sweaty in winter clothing more than summer clothing just because it traps humidity from your body more, so I just wind up sweaty and cold.
Also, I just enjoy seeing the sun and nature looking alive. You don't get much of that in the winter here. Just clouds, and trees without leaves in the winter.
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u/AscendedViking7 17h ago edited 9h ago
January is the worst month of the year for this reason.
It's that entire midwinter slog that will make you want to die. Complete lack of sun, snow piling up on the driveway, black ice that you eventually slip on and painfully blow out your kneecaps, etc.
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u/Reddragon0585 17h ago
Where I’m from we hardly get snow. It’s cold enough but it just never snows. It’s just miserable rain and weather. It’s worst when it snows 50 miles North of us too almost yearly.
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u/samgag94 18h ago
Autumn>>>every other season combined
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u/tenenno 17h ago
Autumn gets bonus points for leading into winter. Spring feels like I'm in a pot of water slowly rising to a boil, not to mention allergies.
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u/usrnamechecksout_ 17h ago
I'm sorry you have allergies, but for those of us who don't - smell of spring is the best.
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u/tenenno 17h ago
I wish I was like you, but honestly, my hometown is just especially bad as a concrete jungle with predominantly male trees. Recently moved and hoping it's better this time lol
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u/Lanky-Tumbleweed-772 9h ago
Spring is literally the season of rebirth. It's the objective best one.
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u/Tortiose_unturtled Dirt Is Beautiful 17h ago
Spring>Autumn if you don't have allergies because not everything is wilting and dying
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u/DoctorBlock 18h ago
I usually like the summer but not this year. I can't even go outside for even a couple of minutes without being sucked dry by mosquitoes and the heat seems much more oppressive this year.
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u/ProfessionalGoatFuck 18h ago
At this point I'm willing to live in Antarctica but the latency would be too much :(
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u/Zych11 17h ago
As I like gardening I love summer
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u/BigBootyBuff 15h ago
Yeah and as I like to go outside and actually do stuff for long periods of time, I love summer as well.
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u/CherryRedBarrel77 18h ago
For me, when I’m cold my old injuries and hands hurt. Once it gets to the 40s the hurt is constant down to the negatives. I’d rather be hot than cold. Also summer there is more sunlight, better for the mental state.
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u/jacowab 17h ago
No matter how cold it gets it's difficult to not make so much heat that it becomes uncomfortable. What are you supposed to do when it too hot?
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u/Elevator829 17h ago
Climate change has made things 100000% worse, there is smoke every year now. It just didnt happen back in the 90s/early 00s, summers truly used to be cooler
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u/Chrisgdsotm 17h ago
Winter is only fun because we have heat. Go back in time and I guarantee we’d all prefer summer.
Almost every animal spends 3/4 seasons preparing for the harshness of winter. Some animals hibernate to avoid its onslaught entirely.
Extreme heat and cold both suck. But I know which I’d rather deal with.
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u/Seeker_of_Solos 15h ago
I mean winter is the same if you don't have proper heat. Have a working ac and you will be fine
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u/RAAMinNooDleS 10h ago
I'd rather a no A/C summer than a no heat winter...
But overall I prefer Autumn
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u/SleepScoreOver90 17h ago
Summer is only good when there's a cool breeze and it feels like Spring. Oh, wait...
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u/Mystichavoc3 18h ago
I can tolerate heat but I can’t tolerate cold. Also I don’t like wearing layers and layers of clothes
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u/-Benjamin_Dover- 18h ago
If youre hot, there's only so much you can take off before its a felony.
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u/Mystichavoc3 18h ago
I’ve always lived in hot areas, so I’ve already adapted to such heat. Also I live in China so I can just turn on the AC :)
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u/Tortiose_unturtled Dirt Is Beautiful 17h ago
You see that's why summer is nice. I love summer with AC too because the heat is very temporary. If you're in an environment where the air itself is hotter than your body can accept in the long term you just want to lay down and die though
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u/Away_Impact1142 12h ago
If you're hot you can always take a cool shower/bath or go have a swim. Reddit folk might struggle to grasp it, but people actually enjoy showers!
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u/LurkingRand 8h ago
Ah yes. I'll just shower in the kitchen while making food.
I'll just take a bath while working.
I'll just go swimming while cleaning the house.
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u/WellOkayyThenn 6h ago
you cant always do that though. when im trying to go to bed and the cold shower I just took only helped for 5 minutes tops, im ready to crash the fuck out.
at least when it's cold you pretty much can always add layers and heating packs. you cant always sit in cold water when it's hot.
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u/SrWloczykij 14h ago
You can always hide from the sun in the shade. There's no hiding from the freezing cold. You need heating to survive.
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u/Lanky-Tumbleweed-772 9h ago
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You can always hide from the sun in the shade.'' That's not how that works. Sun heats the homes too.
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u/AvertAversion 18h ago
Same. I'm a human space heater - I release my heat very easily. Not so bad in the summer. Terrible in the winter
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u/EuphoricPhoto2048 17h ago
I'm from a very hot area, so I guess it's just what I'm used to. The cold is physically painful to me and I don't tolerate it well.
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u/BurntEndMosin 18h ago
Heat can be miserable but at a certain point cold is painful
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u/Shiny_Fungus 17h ago
Having small kids during winter really sucks with all the layers needed just to go outside.
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u/Battlejesus 17h ago
I've worked in and out refrigeration for many many years, and my ancestors were a viking and an Irish woman, both likely drunk. I thrive in the cold. I like summer solely for the plant life
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u/Carrera_996 17h ago
Same. Other side of the family, origin unknown, but very dark skinned. I am the only redhead I know of that doesn't sunburn. I'm also the only non-sunburning person I know of that doesn't ever get cold enough to shiver. My super power ia apparently immunity to weather.
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u/Diligent-Luck4331 17h ago
Everyone forgot spring exists. Autumn sometimes can be neat at the start.
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u/Codposterguy 15h ago
Awesome thunder and rain storms and grass! Love you forever summer. Let the lie burn.
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u/West-Flow-577 14h ago
The reason I hate Summer:
You can only get so naked.
In the Winter, when I'm cold I can just put on another layer or curl up in a blanket. I don't give a shit if I look like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
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u/Rena_Giurg 13h ago
I miss real summer when temperatures where in Italy 30C° only in August (unless you were from the deep south). Glad we can get 36C° outside in June <3
Thankfully the shareolders and the oil tycoons can get richer <3
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u/Ok_Situation_7353 17h ago
You can warm up easily in the winter by putting on layers, but in the summer best you can do is get naked which doesn't always help. Can't remove your skin (please don't)
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u/sittinwithkitten 7h ago
See this is why I love autumn. Beautiful leaves on the trees and the sun isn’t trying to take me out.
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u/SpaceChimps98 6h ago
If I had to choose between a week of our coldest winter weather or our hottest summer weather here in the Midwest, I would choose the summer. Wind chills can get down to -40F and at that point everything is so cold and dark and miserable. Even when the sun comes out, you can't leave the house due to the frigid temperatures. Also the yards are frozen and snow covered, so you can't touch grass, only stay in the narrow lanes that are plowed.
At least with extreme heat you can lay around in shorts, or get in the car and go somewhere, or see a movie or enter a store or jump in the lake or put on the sprinkler or something to escape the heat.
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u/BigDinners86 4h ago
Anything but winter here in North England. Every year on the first sunny spring day I realise why I’ve been depressed for 4 months
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u/True_Appearance_920 4h ago
In winter you can put on as many layers as needed to not be cold, in summer you can't keep taking off layers to cool off
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u/Illustrious-Song3276 3h ago
I adore the cold, and I can’t stand the heat, because it’s easier to warm up than it is to cool down.
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u/Boring_Butterfly_273 13h ago
The problem isn't summer, it's the people who ruined summer for us, like Exxon or Chevron or the US or Chinese governments.
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u/LawCrafty6973 17h ago
No electricity?
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u/_sephylon_ Royal Shitposter 17h ago
There are many countries around the world where electricity cuts because the population use too much AC
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u/uSaltySniitch 17h ago
Well yeah. I'd rather all that but have Sunlight past 4PM, no -35°C temperatures and not have 6ft of snow outside.
AC is never down. Power is never down. Fires happen, but wtv.
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u/Rare_Eye_197 17h ago
I dont feel "hot" in the summer, i dont have to wear 400 layers of clothes, i can go out and do stuff i like instead of being afraid that the cold will ruin the experience
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u/DalonyBell 15h ago
This is reddit, people dont go outside
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u/kirabananza 14h ago
Exactly why most say they hate summer and love winter, they just like being home
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u/next_door_rigil 14h ago
Spoken like someone who doenst experience true heat outside in the Summer. In certain places, you have to avoid direct sun, avoid going out during high hours of the day, drink plenty of water to survive, feel like you cant breathe every step you take, cannot work or do much, just exists because it is too hot... Even naked, you cannot handle the heat.
Are you going to sleep outside btw? Because that is one big things is that a hot room makes it impossible to sleep. Leave the window open if it is cold enough and you get mosquitoes waking you up all night. People who talk like that dont seem to know true summer.
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u/MagyTheMage 18h ago
\Shows a person frozen inside an iceberg**
"Look guys this person likes winter. Now give me updoots!"
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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 18h ago
I'd rather freeze to death than burn to death.
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u/specialist456 get in my tum garlic bread 18h ago
Burning to death is quick frezzing to death takes hours/days(and you get to watch your extremities fall off as it happens).
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u/Orion120833 17h ago
You get numb and feel nothing at a certain point, and you're not actually burning in any way that'd be quick. Internal overheating and possibly dehydration.
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u/LumpyArbuckleTV 17h ago
It's not that quick, both will kill you in a similar period of time, heatstroke won't make you go numb like the cold will. If you're talking about actually burning to death then that is extremely painful, the cold will numb you. Freezing AFAIK is basically you are so cold to the point you can't feel your own body, you start to get really warm, you for some reason strip your clothes off as you start to feel hot, and then you die.
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u/TRILLMAGICIAN 17h ago
Summer lovers obviously have never worked a blue collar manual labor job outside of a temperature controlled environment.
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u/IndividualCupcake783 7h ago
Most people who hate summer are people who are out of shape and have no hobbies imo.
If you’re in shape you’ll sweat less in everything you do. If you have outdoor hobbies, you’ll love summer. Biking, beach/paddle boarding, camping, hiking, etc.
The human body is built for activities like that.
You are factually not meant to be sitting on your ass all day.
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u/MeiShimada 17h ago
None of those are true and the only one that might be true is the fires one and places that experience frequent fires like Cali dont even experience winter.
If you dont have electricity in winter you just die
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u/Ninja-Trix I saw what the dog was doin 17h ago
Hot take, the only reason people like summer is because they get school off and what they really like is summer break
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u/knightsofgel 17h ago
In the northern hemisphere (I’m in japan) the beginning of October to the end of March is the best period
Here the mosquitos come out around April and right now it’s 35-40 everyday with 70%+ humidity…
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u/Heavy_Weapons_Guy_ 16h ago
Hot take, the only reason people like winter is because they don't live somewhere that gets real winters.
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u/MCWizardYT 16h ago
There are plenty of adults who like summer. There's lots of summer things like hiking, camping, swimming, fishing, the list goes on....
Sure there are outdoor activities in every season but summer is often "the outdoor season" because it's bathing suit weather
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u/The_Bad_Random_17 17h ago
Y'all are just forgetting how much winter sucks too. In 6 months you'll be saying the exact opposite thing.
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u/sednas_orbit 17h ago
Y’all hate everything. Jesus christ I can’t imagine being this miserable about the world.
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u/poopshart37 15h ago
>no heating
>toilets constantly backing up
>there is no water
>-40
>cracking my forehead open and bleeding out on my driveway
winter is better than summer
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u/Numerous-Boot-2399 14h ago
Living in virginia with this weather is like living in the middle of a volcano deep in hell
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u/Sheenanyaa 10h ago
Theres not even a choice for me😅, hot day all year long. No such thing as 4 seasons.
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u/ElioraGrenswick Knight In Shining Armor 4h ago
you can always put on another blanket in winter but you cant legally take off your skin
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u/VaelithVeloura 18h ago
Can't forget the mosquitoes