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OrphanWilde comments on Is The Blood Thicker Near The Tropics? Trade-Offs Of Living In The Cold - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: OrphanWilde 28 March 2013 06:28:26PM *  2 points [-]

My experience living in Texas (very warm) versus Michigan (seasonally warm):

People in Michigan enjoy warm weather a hell of a lot more than people in Texas do. I think the scarcity of good weather days make people take better advantage of them.

[ETA: Contrarily, I enjoy the winter here a lot more than most other people do. I -like- cold weather. I'm the crazy guy wearing shorts in the snow.]

Comment author: maia 28 March 2013 06:53:08PM 3 points [-]

That might be true.

Julia Galef's argument that people who grew up in colder climates and then move to warmer ones will actually be made significantly happier is also compelling; maybe I will be happier if I move to California! (I sure as hell spend a lot of my time during the winter thinking "I hate this place, I'm moving to California.")

Comment author: shminux 28 March 2013 08:03:28PM *  4 points [-]

people who grew up in colder climates and then move to warmer ones will actually be made significantly happier

s/warmer/milder/. Running from one air-conditioned place to another is no fun, either.