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Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by yakubin »

s17k wrote: post #200
yakubin wrote: post #194

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Different people like different weather. For me e.g. Edinburgh has the perfect weather (I'm planning to move there). Where I am currently (Poland), I'm miserable in the summer, when humidity drops as low as 40% and temperatures get above 25°C (up to 33°C, or even 42°C in some godforesaken parts of the country). For me to feel comfortable, 22°C is the max (-5°C is the soft min, but will also take -20°C over 30°C), hum…

I lived in Edinburgh for 3.5 years and rn I have moved back to Poland. The summers in Edi are great for working, most of the time it is very slightly below t-shirt weather. However, the weather oveerall is really bland for my taste. I enjoy the variety of winter snow and summer heat. Also, once in a while it is very windy which is not too pleasant. The air feels fresh as well because it is somewhat windy all the time…

I didn't mention it, but wind is also a plus for me. Warsaw has too little wind for my taste. :)

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Post by lelanthran »

mskullcap wrote: post #204
gspr wrote: post #173

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As a Norwegian, I'm rather used to cold and wind. I was once in Johannesburg in late-winter-early-spring. It's one of the coldest experiences of my life! Indeed, the outdoor temperature wasn't too bad, but the wind was constant and what the fuck why are there like centimeter-wide gaps around doors where the wind just comes howling in so that you have to wear a jacket indoors?!

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 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 live in JHB, have been for most of my life. Still not used to how cold it is in the winter.

But the creepy crawlies? C'mon - you're in Africa, what did you expect? In my experience, the benefit of moving to JHB from the east coast was the lack of creepy crawlies!

I grew up on the coast, and there's no end to the wildlife (including creepy crawlies ... maybe the occasional leopard).

The east coast of South Africa is a pain to live in; monkeys frequently raid the garden, large, flying cockroaches get into any food, people will frequently find frogs and/or crabs getting into their pools, snakes frequently getting into the house ...

I'd rather have the cold.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by Hamuko »

ProZsolt wrote: post #184
Hamuko wrote: post #133

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What? Snow is way worse. There's basically no comparison. If it rains, you can still drive, walk and cycle. If it snows, your car will get stuck in the snow, your bike will get stuck in the snow, and you will completely soak your boots and pants as you slog through the snow. Things get somewhat improved when they plough the roads, but the big problem with ploughing is that it polishes the road surface. So if you're w…

There is no problem cycling in snow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU If you have proper snow you won't get wet as the snow won't melt.

I don't know how many times I have been linked this video, but it is several, and I imagine almost all of them have never actually cycled in Finland during the winter. But I have, for many years, and I can tell you that it does in fact suck!

If the cycle paths are not plowed, you basically have no forward momentum, and even if you manage to cycle in it, your bike will refuse to go straight, especially when the snow is wet. And if they're plowed, they're still slippery to a point that wet asphalt could never be. Ever had to hard stop a bicycle on the snow because a car pulled in front of you? Not fun.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by lelanthran »

SideburnsOfDoom wrote: post #157
the_origami_fox wrote: post #129

Johannesburg, South Africa. A city with many problems but everyone agrees the weather is great. Average temperature per month ranges from 10C to 20C. Extremes are normally between 0C and 30C. (It can feel very cold when it goes below 0C because the housing is not built for that.) Low humidity. It rains less than 90 days a year and most of that is in short, concentrated afternoon thunderstorms in the summer. I'd have…

> Johannesburg, South Africa. A city with many problems but everyone agrees the weather is great. Johannesburg's rival, Cape Town, would also lay claim to "great weather".

> Johannesburg's rival, Cape Town, would also lay claim to "great weather".

I lived in Cape Town. Would not live there again.

Winter is very very cold, it rains every single day and the wind is insane, making you need warmer clothing than you would think.

Summer is very dry, it never rains and the mountain keeps catching fire which gets spread by the constant high-speed winds.

There are advantages though: six months ago I had an opportunity to relocate to CT, and realised that with the amount of constant strong wind it gets, I might be able to live completely off-grid using 4 - 6 wind turbines on the roof of the house.

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Post by telesilla »

Nullabillity wrote: post #139
thematrixturtle wrote: post #135

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This problem is trivially fixed with blackout curtains. Dealing with lack of sun is harder.

Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights. Blackout curtains don't form a good seal and always let light bleed through around the edges.

I'm curious to try a solution such as electrochromic glass, but to get a better blackout the glass seems to need to be tinted. But on the Dreamliner plane, they seem to have solved this. Not sure if it's just uneconomical at a house scale.

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Post by alexcp_ »

ekianjo wrote: post #209
yakubin wrote: post #194

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Different people like different weather. For me e.g. Edinburgh has the perfect weather (I'm planning to move there). Where I am currently (Poland), I'm miserable in the summer, when humidity drops as low as 40% and temperatures get above 25°C (up to 33°C, or even 42°C in some godforesaken parts of the country). For me to feel comfortable, 22°C is the max (-5°C is the soft min, but will also take -20°C over 30°C), hum…

> Different people like different weather Not really, rather people get used to where they have to live and then rationalize the fact that they "like it" because they don't really have a choice.

If you do a lot of outdoor sports, it's nice to have different season. I do skiing in the winter and I look forward to snow storm for example.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by DoingIsLearning »

MrDresden wrote: post #174

A Reykjavík local here. Apart from not taking into account for wind and precipitation (as has been mentioned in other comments) the analysis should also look into the average amount of sunshine (or the average amount of cloud cover) as well as look into seasonal exposer to the sun based on latitude. Reykjavík can go weeks without a break in the cloud cover, with howling winds shacking the concrete bunker you live in.…

> you'll feel your body complaining about your life choices pretty quickly.

Beautiful landscape and super nice people but I was there in Spring and I struggled with modern clothing.

All my time there I kept thinking how on earth did someone 1200 years thought that was a good spot for a settlement.

Re: Cities with Nice Weather

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Post by andruby »

TacticalCoder wrote: post #193

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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Post by Nullabillity »

throw-ru-938 wrote: post #188
Nullabillity wrote: post #139

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Lack of sun is trivially fixed with lights. Blackout curtains don't form a good seal and always let light bleed through around the edges.

One of my best investments ever was a good sleeping mask. These do not let any light in (even around the edges if it's a good fit), and unlike blackout curtains they're portable.

That sounds really uncomfortable, I doubt I'd be able to sleep well with that kind of pressure on my face.
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