I think it depends on where you live. I have visited places where summer is the best season. I live where summer is the worst season.
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Ok summers are bad now but man there was something special about walking outside on a sunny day with some of your friends and no plans. Even as an adult, no plans and good weather is a recipe for a good time.
Spring is my favourite season. When you get the first warm day after a depressing winter and the new leaves are growing and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.
We got summer in spring this year. In fact I think we got summer in winter (February) this year too.
Plus not many bugs yet
Almost no bugs now, until we get a good bit of rain. No bugs to speak of for a month here. Or longer. I am leaving my door open with no insect intrusions.
Also, where I am, early spring might not have many parasitic insects, but there are explosions of ticks, wood tick types, they don't generally carry disease but still. After it dries out in the summer there are like none now.
Plus spring has tons of cold snaps here. We get leaves later than moscow even though they are way north.
Right there with you.
Summer has been pretty brutal this year, just so ungodly humid. Fortunately a dehumidifier costs a lot less to run than air conditioning.
And fall is ok temp wise, and the smells and colors are nice, but all the work of raking leaves and shit sucks big time. Especially when you have trees that don’t drop until the very tail of fall, after the brutal cold has started.
I liked summer back when it was the only season that was tolerable to be outside in as a kid living in the Northeast. Now it's the only season where I live that's intolerable to be outside in so I'm all good on it.
I didn't change. Fucking summer changed. There's a South Pacific hurricane season now. Everyone's talking about climate change like it's a distant threat. The climate has already changed. I whine about it very little because most localities have it way worse than we do in southern California.
People say its a 'distant threat' cause the IPCC has confirmed tjat for the NEXT 200 YEARS greenhouse gases will have notable negative effect on most of humanity, ESPECIALLY those who live near the equator and they say we wont hit apocalytic levels of 'bad' until the next 50 or so years so....
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0KQYNtPl7V4&t=2874s&pp=ygUaYmFkZW1wYW5hZGEgY2xpbWF0ZSBjaGFuZ2U%3D
When I was a kid, summer was max 25 degrees. Perfect! Now it gets above 35 degrees regularly. The actual season did not used to be atrocious (for me).
I LOVE summer.
I HATE the feeling of cold on my skin. Even just a little bit.
100 degrees farenheit? Bring it. I'll take it over being even a little cold.
The heat means I can hang out naked. It means I can jump in the river. I means I can go camping. It means I can do anything but sit inside and freeze my ass off all winter in the darkness.
I only feel complete between May-September.
Sounds like you'd be a good fit in Arizona or Ecuador or Belize or Central America
Currently camping in Scotland with temperatures ranging 7-20°c over the 24h cycle. It's fantastic. We die when we do it in southern Europe summer. The problem is the price you pay in winter for those mild summers...
I live in England but have been to Scotland in winter. It isn't that bad, just put a jumper on.
I don't mind the cold, but I do mind the super short days and endless grey/wet. It's similar where we live but a bit less so. I'm wondering why that previous comment got me down votes?..
Yeah endless wet can get a bit depressing after a while. Mixed feelings on the short days as there are fun things to do at night too. Like sitting around a fire has a different vibe at night.
You saw snow? I’m in my 40s in Southern California, and I can confidently say that I’ve only witnessed snowfall a handful of times before it completely melted away. Throw a snowball for me?
In my country at least, summer holidays were used to help bringing in the harvest.
I grew up in the northern part of the USA. Summer is also when we didn’t have to bundle up in 8 layers.
A lot of us like sundress / bikini season.
Spring & fall were generally the planting/harvest season so work was a LITTLE lighter in the summer.
All that said, fuck this heat. I’ll take cold any day.
Summer really is the worst.
Here's three months or so where it's so stupidly hot you can't even sleep properly at night, and if you want to go outside you have to smother yourself in goo repeatedly because the sky will kill you. Also there are millions of what are essentially flying dirty syringes who's only purpose is to steal your blood that are seeking you out constantly. And not only do they steal your blood, the place where they stole it from will turn red and itch like crazy for no discernible purpose other than fuck you presumably. You can sort of keep these away by smothering yourself in a second type of goo that's probably poison of some sort.
Good thing we invented housing so we can avoid this right? It would be, except that as soon as it starts everybody seems determined to spend every second of it outside, and becomes fixated on making everyone else be outside too. There also seems to be some connection with sunshine and everyone wanting to be as loud as humanly possible.
I genuinely wish I could just hibernate like a bear through summers lol, as soon as June 1st hits just peace out until September.
Where I live, winter means:
- Freezing cold weather.
- Snow/slush/ice/sleet/freezing rain.
- Bad road conditions.
- Cloudy skies.
- No sunshine for days or weeks at a time.
- Cold/flu season.
- Gets dark outside at/before 5pm.
I hate all those things. I love summer because it’s the opposite.
I grew up in the north, I live in the South now, and I relish every hot, sweaty, extra long summer. The severe depression that winter would cause becomes a motivator to bake like an oven later in life.
I grew up in the north, and never adapted after moving to the south. I would bicycle every day and still look like someone poured a bucket of water on me just being outside for 20 minutes walking. It has taught me to value the feeling of being a little too cold.
This winter I was in the north again, and was reasonably comfortable in -20C, but not nearly as comfortable as the indigenous people who can walk around without gloves and still use a phone without any issue.
You adapt to some extent, but I think everyone is built different at a metabolic level, something to do with the way blood circulates in your capillaries or something.
Personally, I love summer for cycling but hate it otherwise, detest winter, dislike autumn, and adore spring 😁
Also, you basically can't go outside. Sure, you can go from a heated building to a heated vehicle then into a different heated building. Or, when it isn't too cold you can do certain sports outside. But, even going for a walk means putting on a huge number of layers, and then trudging through snow which slows you down, trips you up, and gives you very little traction.
Not to mention that never being able to open a window means no nature sounds for months on end. The cold and snow means no sight of living nature (other than pine trees) for months.
It's also extremely difficult and dangerous to bike (at least here) so you either need to own a car, spend a lot on taxis / lyft, or spend nearly as long as it would take to walk and take public transit.
If I lived somewhere where winter lasted 1-2 months I might enjoy it. But, where I live it's 5+ months, and I fucking hate it.
Fairbanks, Alaska?
Also archaeologival evidence confirmed that humans did 'some' hibernation during the winter months....
It was too dangerous and uncomfortable to just go out and about during the winter cause you could freeze to death, slip on ice and get injured, since visibility is decreased you are more vulnerable to other humans wjo wanted to steal from you or do you in AND animals too, you could starve to death since there was fewer plants to pick from and fewer animals to hunt. People in neolithic eras didnt really hibernate completrly like bears but rsther entered a state of 'tupor' where they did FAAAR less during the winter months until it cleared up in late spring. 'Why put yourself at risk and be uncomfortable too?' is probably what theyre thinking.
We cant do a siimilar thing today? Im not saying nobody goes to work during those months but it I feel we would be happier overall if it is accepted that people go to work and go to outings faaar less during the winter months. Im pretty sure in some superarctic parts of Alaska and Siberia that this is already done. I havent read of it being done there but Id find it hard to believe they dont already....
A good winter night walk can't be beat. Layer up just right. Enjoy a silence unrivaled. Enjoy a sky so clear the starlight makes the snow glow.
....uhhh....what type of boots do you own that allow you to go on frequent winter night walks please?
Just any kind of lace up boot works?
A pair of socks, with a second good pair of wollen socks help. But you just gotta make yourself ok with being cold. It's really not so bad if you keep moving.
Yep, key is to stay moving.
thata why you should always attempt to eat a MASSIVE bulking meal before goong out in the winter , or even whenever its cold too to be honest. ALl those extra calories get burned as you move around and keep you warm. You and the people youre going with need to find some way to get some warmness inside you.
Drinking coffee? Add lard
Eating cereal in milk ? Lard!
Eating grits? lard
Drinking water? Believe it or not, lard!
Licking her out? .... Lard?
Extra calories can go a long way in making things warmer. 😋
I don't mind being hot. I hate being cold.
If you're cold you can always put on another layer. If you're hot, you run out of layers to take off
I can put 15 layers on in winter and still be cold. My toes and face are the worst. If I try to protect my nose, I get snot everywhere and it's gross. If I don't, I feel like my face will freeze off my body. Too hot sucks as well. No winning for me except for spring maybe.
I don't mind being hot but I hate humidity. It's 7am and the temperature is 67 with a "feels like" temperature of 77. And there is no breeze. There is never any breeze here. I fucking hate it
Yeah, cold all the time, barely see the sun because I'm at work the entire time it's out. Can't do much of anything outside, roads are frequently shit, can't get together as much with my friends because none of our homes are big enough, think about offing myself constantly because of the above factors, winter blows.
My hands feel like they're being crushed by boulders, and face feels like needle face x1000 in the cold. The peak of summer may be miserable but I can still function without extreme pain. And before anybody mentions better gloves or a face covering, it doesn't help. I've tried every magical glove in existence. And heated ones make me sweat after 5-10 minutes and I'm arguably in a worse position, same with full face coverings. FUCK WINTER.
I hate winter. Switching all my winter wardrobe to wool has made it at least less sweaty under all the layers. Seems like every winter thing is made of some synthetic fiber that acts like wearing a plastic bag when you sweat. Wool is the way.
Real talk! I grew up on the equator and moved to somewhere it snows on occasion. All the mfers saying "I can only get so naked" haven't experienced the cold.
All the mfers saying "I can only get so naked" haven't experienced the cold.
I grew up (and still live) in a part of Canada where it regularly gets below -40°C in the winter, and... no. I 100% will say stuff like "I can't take off any more clothes."
Winter is fine, I can always add another layer. Summer sucks now, it didn't get this hot nearly as often in the past, and I mostly hate summer now.
You are contradicting yourself not one line break later.
Please humor me, where is the contradiction?
You said summer is more hot.
I think our frames of references are cattywompus.
Yes, summer is indeed more hot.
It's hotter than the other seasons, and it's hotter than it used to be.
I don't like the hot.
I prefer the cold, and my comment was saying I prefer the cold, specifically because I can't handle the hot well.
I was saying it's very silly to claim something along the lines of "The only reason people think they prefer the cold season is because they haven't experienced real cold."
I've experienced the cold. I prefer it.
I still see no contradiction, but maybe I'm just dense?
Edit: Minor structural change, less ambiguous wording.
I've experienced subzero cold and 110°+ heat.
I'll take the cold thanks.
My favourite season is Autumn.
I have always hated the whole “it’s summer you must come outside and do things with us right now” thing. I don’t get why you don’t spend time outside all year round. Why is it important now that it’s intolerably hot and bright?
This so much. I never could understand how it being bright and hot out were boons to some people.
Bright hot days make me want to stay inside with the A/C cranked and the blinds closed.
Note that I’m perfectly fine being in hot weather and will happily move around and do my normal thing. I just don’t understand wanting to specifically go into it and hang out or do activities.
But you can spend time outside all year round.
Where I live summer rarely cracks 85 and the rest of the year is around 40 with near constant rain
I like summer because I can wear something skimpy, it's light out, and it's just generally the season people tend to be out doing stuff and having fun. I also love spring.
Winter is the worst. It's too cold, too dark, generally miserable, and everyone just wants to sleep it away. Autumn is fine though
100% agree.
I can wear a t-shirt and shorts pretty much every day without having to look at the weather to know if I need the light jacket, the jacket or the coat, ugh I picked the wrong one, now I'm freezing, or burning to death. Oh crap, I shoulda brought gloves. Where's THE BEANIE... ughhh.... THESE SOCKS ARE TOO DAMN THIN.

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