▲ 201 ▼ How Finns dress their children according to the weather (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by time2lose@lemmy.world to c/interestingasfuck@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] slartibartfast141@piefed.zip 18 points 2 months ago (5 children) Scarves only appear at -20? Finns are built different. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 months ago We do usually put a thin balaclava for kids already at much lower temps. It covers the neck and also prevents snow from going down clothes a little. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Remember also that this is for kids. As an adult living just south of Finland, I don't really do scarves, even at -30. I reckon many Finns probably don't either. And shorts and tank tops are acceptable at 15C, just not for kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yeah, Canadian here, scarves are really hit and miss. Almost more a fashion pick vs a cold weather need. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I grew up in northern mn, where temps were easily -30c for weeks at a time. I knew families that didn't believe in hats. Like they just didn't have them. Although to be fair, I think they were part finnlander, so I guess that checks... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago also wearing nothing but a tank top and shorts at 20°c, it takes at least 25° for me to reach that point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 months ago We do usually put a thin balaclava for kids already at much lower temps. It covers the neck and also prevents snow from going down clothes a little. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 child) Remember also that this is for kids. As an adult living just south of Finland, I don't really do scarves, even at -30. I reckon many Finns probably don't either. And shorts and tank tops are acceptable at 15C, just not for kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yeah, Canadian here, scarves are really hit and miss. Almost more a fashion pick vs a cold weather need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 2 months ago Yeah, Canadian here, scarves are really hit and miss. Almost more a fashion pick vs a cold weather need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago I grew up in northern mn, where temps were easily -30c for weeks at a time. I knew families that didn't believe in hats. Like they just didn't have them. Although to be fair, I think they were part finnlander, so I guess that checks... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago also wearing nothing but a tank top and shorts at 20°c, it takes at least 25° for me to reach that point. permalink fedilink source parent