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.
For some areas of the country, Spring and Fall is where the real treasure of climate rests.
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.
I strongly agree. I like the variety of the four seasons where I live, including winter, but summer has become my favorite. It’s when I get to work with growing things outside, there’s lots of festivals, people are more willing to go out and do things. But I wouldn’t feel the same way if I lived in Phoenix, Arizona for instance.
I’ve lived in half a dozen cities on multiple continents and have never lived somewhere where summer was the worst season. Even living in a place where winter temps meant overnight lows of 5 and highs of 15, summer was still much better. I’ve even spent time in tropical locations where the seasons are “rainy” and “not rainy”, so it was basically summer all the time, and I liked that a lot better than even a mild winter.
I’ve had the exact opposite experience. Summer has been the worst experience no matter where I have visited or lived. Heat is fucking miserable to exist in, humid or dry. Give me snow and overcast days over the summer sun.
Do you not like going outside? Do you not enjoy swimming?
I love going outside, when the outside isn’t trying to bake me alive. I enjoy swimming, I do it plenty during the fall.
Hmm, for me, swimming is fun when the sun is trying to bake me alive. It offers immediate relief that’s very pleasant.
Yea, I prefer not to be in need of relief so I can actually relax and enjoy the activity itself instead of simply recovering from heat exhaustion.
and where exactly are these different places cause now Im curious?
A summer in Calgary is gonna be magnitudes different than a summer down in New Orleans.
ya summer in new orleans is some of the most humid in north america Ive heard because of its high water plane there and , well, all the water around new orleans too lol. Thats probably why they have so many hurricanes.
NBut I actually dont care how humid or unhumid it is. I just like it being hot. I dont care if I move to the Amazon or Congoloses rainforests or Sahara Desert when I get older but Ill be glad that Im done with winters here forever lol.
Except opposite here. Hate the heat. I want to move somewhere that summers only last a month at most and the majority of the year is a winter wonderland
Can I just get somewhere where it’s always spring or fall?
uhhhh you may be looking for Antartica lol
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.
You’re going to love the future.
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.
Yeah it’s swings and roundabouts for sure.
The fuck’s a “season”?
As someone who is constantly cold unless I’m at 75°F or above, this looks amazing. Thanks, dysautonomia!
It’s p nice being able to wear a jacket, there’s areas like this all over the Highlands. The regions north of Hanoi is like this too, Sa Pa (gives ski resort town vibes, was just some poor ethnic minority villages 20 years ago, now it has a ton of investment and Vietnamese moved in from all over the country), Ha Giang (was the poorest area, now a lot of tourists go there, the cops there suck), Cao Bang (nearly as poor, didn’t get as many tourists, but the people are way more chill, better hiking IMO), but Da Lat is a bit more charming.
Many areas in Yunnan, China, incl Kunming, a city of 10m have similar climate, and great food if you like mushrooms. Medellin in Colombia is also pretty stable and an amazing place to live, but a little warmer.
Tbh when my body temp is under 75F, I’m also kinda cold
Oh, you meant air temp? Tbh I’d say lucky you because it’s easier to put on clothes when it’s cold than it is to be more naked when you’re hot
Vietnam does not use the metric system? Prolly then the only victory the US achieved in the Vietnam war lol
They do, but I’m from America so I use whatever.
Also we have kinda do seasons here, right now it’s “wet”, meaning in the highlands it tends to be drizzly and clouds more often, and you get 1-2 15 minute showers, and in the low lands, it’s sunny all day, and you get absolutely dumped on for 15-30 minutes in the late afternoon and sometimes in the morning.
Same thing happens in Nigeria Ive heard. I think that many countries near the equator also have seasons that look like this too.
Yes, equatorial areas only have wet and dry seasons, but they tend to be too hot, up here in the mountains, it’s always nice.
In the mountains at the equator…
I didnt actuallt think about the fact that its cooler in the mountains even at the equator so I was always curious as to why large numbers of people near the equator chose to live im such places. I thought they mainly did it cause up in the mountains the view is prettier.
But the heat of the equator gets mellowed out a bit by the heightened level into the atmosphere… so…
up in the mountains the view is prettier.
You’re not wrong.
Is there a place like this but like 40°F and moist?
Mostly islands in the antarctic ocean or north atlantic, off alaska, and a few in the Andes if you prefer mountains.
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.
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?
Nope, Canada.
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…
Personally, I love summer for cycling but hate it otherwise, detest winter, dislike autumn, and adore spring 😁
THANK YOU.
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?
preferably one with wide toes and wide sole too please!
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 wish it got dark at 5 PM, peak winter is 3 PM here :(
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.
The lowest temp I’ve experienced in my state is -52f. I like summer too. Fall is my favorite though. At least the two weeks of it we get.
Summer and spring are still the seasons I do fun stuff in. Winter and fall are always filled with misery and catastrophe
Yep! They’re go out and do stuff seasons. They’re also slutty seasons for those who celebrate. Do you know how hard it is to be slutty in January‽ I’ve managed it, but it ain’t easy. But it’s also shit like going for hikes, biking, long nights talking to strangers at bars, and all sorts of other fun stuff.
I do love fall too, but it’s a different kind of fun and it has the sadness that winter is coming soon.
Fuck January and February.
November being the worst offender.
Autumn colors are gone, it’s wet all the time and the days are getting shorter. It’s always cold, there is no fruits to go pick up.
Cosy season vs sweaty season. Easy choice really
Depression & suicidal thoughts & air pollution & catching colds and flu season vs. Sweaty & fun & go out with your friends and hang out till morning & clean air & long daytimes season
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
Hard disagree. In summer plants are doing a lot of cool things as are the insects and all that activity invites many interactions with larger animals also. Whereas in the winter almost everything closes shop and goes dormant which makes invasive ne’er-do-wells like Youngia japonica and Lamium amplexicaule more prominent.
In summer most plants I have are struggling due to lack of water. Far more interesting things going on in spring and autumn.
I live in a rather xeric sandhills environment with blazing sun and this year has had more drought than typical, so indeed a good number of my less well adapted or more poorly positioned plants have been crisping up. Even so, summer is a season of fruiting and growth for many. Ex. partridge pea barely germinates at the end of spring. It was July-early August for it to blossom gloriously, mid-August for the cloudless sulphur caterpillars to appear en masses to devour those blooms and leaves, and at present the caterpillars are undergoing metamorphosis while the partridge pea bereft of blooms now pushes out the eponymous pea pods. Beautyberries have only just now turned their delightful purple color, the black-eyed susans grew in the spring but did not flower until the summer. I can’t take a step anywhere without the grasshoppers fleeing and despite the dry conditions there are tree frogs taking shelter in the shadows of my house’s siding and toads singing, anoles basking in the force of the sun.
Interestingly one of the plants that looks happier is rhubarb. At least the one I planted a few months ago is. I think its size and deep roots help it store more water and get it from deeper soil. So it manages pretty well with watering once a week.
Tree kale also seems to be OK with the lack of water. But it has been eaten by wildlife instead. I had given up on it but after seeing some of them still alive despite not being watered in over a month and the leaves all being eaten way constantly, I decided to try and see if it can be helped. Got netting for it recently and it does look like it is starting to recover and grow some leaves. Probably give it a bit longer and if it does well I might make a more sturdy frame for the netting with a few canes.
Egyptian walking onions might be able to manage but I only got them recently so they haven’t really been tested in my area. Pretty sure they would be fine for a week though. Prefer to have things I don’t need to water in the week as well as on the weekend.
You know what else sucks? beaches. By most individual metrics they are a shitshow, but when you add all these ngatives together in peoples minds, they end up with a positive impression somehow. Do I want to go sit in sand in full sun, consume sandy food and lukewarm drinks, with limited access to normal amenities, listening to other peoples dipshit music, closely packed together with pasty bloated whale like humans without clothes? No I dont.
Go to better beaches then.
I live near one, never had a problem with being packed in or other peoples music because I just walk along the beach to find a clear area. Its also a gravel beach so no sand.
Insulated water bottles exist. Tbh I don’t often bring food with me. Wtf kind of amenities are you expecting. Do you complain about nature not having free WiFi too?
Dude, you need to go to a nice beach by a nice hotel. They have chairs set-up for you with umbrellas and someone will walk by and take your food and drink order and your food won’t have sand and the drinks will be cold and you can just walk into the hotel for any amenities and you’ll be with people who know better than to play music at the beach.
Hotel? Can’t think of a worse way of going to the beach, and so expensive.
I often cycle to the beach after work for a swim.
Maybe if global warming hadn’t reached this point it’d be enjoyable.
While that’s a contributing factor, I remember being young in the 90s and still hating summer. I’ve always preferred the fall and winter.
Completely disagree. Even if your working and don’t have “summers off” like you used too. Summer time weekends heading to the lake, going outdoors for a hike or a picnic. Just generally having the sunshine on you is still far far far better than a winter world that becomes black and white for a few months.
If summer wasn’t better than winter in pretty much every way, S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) would be most common in summer instead of winter.
Summer is the worst time for hiking and picnics. It’s blisteringly fucking hot out and makes the hike magnitudes more exhausting and miserable being drenched in sweat. Fall is the best time for that when it’s actually cool but not yet freezing.
And personally I prefer overcast days versus bright-as-fuck sunny days where I’m constantly squinting cause it’s so damn bright out, plus the heat it brings makes it that much worse.
Winter bears summer in almost every way for me. That black and white winter wonderland is the best.
Early Autumn/Late Spring is peak.
The height of any season is (usually) bad.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.
