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Edinburgh isn't particularly wet - there is a lot of variation in rainfall levels in the UK and as Edinburgh is on the east coast its not that bad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Europe_by_pr...
Yeah guys here like to joke about how we're having "Scottish" weather when it's raining, so it's funny to see Edinburgh (704mm/year) isn't really that much wetter than Prague (587mm/year)
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I am Canadian, I lived in Joburg for 2yrs. You are bang on: huge gaps in doors, windows that can't fully close and uninsulated homes. It was bloody cold in the winter, with my indoor temp being around 10C in the morning! And of course, all sorts of creepy crawlies appearing in my living room (scorpions, prawns) at random times. Loved the cloudless skies, however.
I'm guessing "prawn" is local slang for some insect, because I'd only ever heard it refer to the seafood (like shrimp) or those aliens in District 9
> The Parktown prawn or African king cricket
The term used in District 9 also comes from this
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Yeah, not surprising to see Dublin surface in a good weather list built off temperatures alone, and yet the weather is piss poor for 49/52 weeks a year.
I currently live in Dublin, I think you are exaggerating quite a bit. There are many reasons not to live in Dublin (poor housing quality / price, high cost of living, poor public transport, crime, etc) but the weather is absolutely not on that list. Dublin has about 130 rainfall days each year, and most of those are in the winter. Most days are mild and dry. The weather is warm and pleasant enough to enjoy water spor…
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Yeah, not surprising to see Dublin surface in a good weather list built off temperatures alone, and yet the weather is piss poor for 49/52 weeks a year.
I currently live in Dublin, I think you are exaggerating quite a bit. There are many reasons not to live in Dublin (poor housing quality / price, high cost of living, poor public transport, crime, etc) but the weather is absolutely not on that list. Dublin has about 130 rainfall days each year, and most of those are in the winter. Most days are mild and dry. The weather is warm and pleasant enough to enjoy water spor…
the weather, even when it's not rainy, it's ofter miserable, with very low overcast that gives us southerner an unredeemable sense of oppression.
> hurricane force winds
my worst landing ever were all clustered around the dublin airport. gusts up to 100/130 aren't as uncommon as you make it to be.
and all the people I knew that indulged in water sport did so with thick wetsuites
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>Denver doesn't rank incredibly well in the data but the winters are mild and the summers surprisingly hot because its always sunny and closer to the sun. Difference in distance to the sun is completely negligible. Maybe you’re thinking of UV index?
I keep seeing that same reason listed in tons of places(mainly forums and blogs), but can't make sense of it. Earth is like 94 million miles from the sun, I'm not sure how people reason a few thousand feet somehow puts you too close to the sun.
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Currently in San Diego with the windows and doors open, enjoying the slightly cool air coming in. Great place to live and seems like more tech companies are moving down. Sadly the housing and rent are becoming increasingly inaccessible.
Water too.
The Mediterannean seaside. The french riviera, Italy, Croatia. I spent lots of time in Spain (Valencia): way too warm in the summer IMO (too much south) and the spanish kinda build fugly buildings along the entire coast, ruining it (compared to France, the difference is staggering). Here on the french riviera / Cote d'Azur I get to type this while watching the sea and I get my kid to the village's school while drivin…
How expense is real estate along the French Riviera? I loved going there as a kid though, so can totally see it being an ideal climate if you're able to afford it.
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Well the thing about Dublin at least, you're unlikely to get six foot snow banks, or Chicago style freezing winds. But it's got the most bland weather both summer and winter. Never been to Iceland, but I guess the clue is in the name there!
Oddly, Iceland rarely if ever gets really cold and even snow is mostly transient. Temps mostly hover between 0 and 10 C (30-50 F), and it rains quite a bit. It has often been suggested that the names of Greenland and Iceland should be reversed, and/or that "Greenland" was thus misnamed for marketing purposes to entice Viking settlers.
Cusco and La Paz, etc, are highland cities. If you are not accustomized to living at 2km+ altitude you would be miserable and may get health problems and/or depression. This just shows how bad oligoparametrical models are.