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[–] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I fucking love the heat. I'm not comfortable unless it's above 25 C so this time of year with the high 30s shade temps and blistering sun is basically the only time I enjoy being outside. I wish I could move somewhere warmer without basically never seeing my family again and losing the ability to get back into this city because house prices go brr.

Sometimes I close blinds in the arvo so the house is cooler overnight. Mostly just sweat a lot, shower a lot, and drink a lot of water.

To give you an idea of how heat adapted I am, I use a pierzyna year round haha. Even when the nights are in the 40s.

Astronomy is more comfortable this time of year, but it's also been very cloudy. Had a look at c/2024 g3. Weird to think it's the second time humans have ever seen it, and if humans ever see it again (100k years) they will probably by unrecognisably different. Space makes you think deep thoughts sometimes.

[–] hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I am also heat adapted. I like it when it is over 40c here too the main issue is the sun when it shines directly on you but I use a reflective umbrella and it is fine. All the time people tell me they could never live in the desert because how hot it is but honestly I can't go back to a place with a cold winter lol. Today is probably the coldest day of the year and it was 1 over night and is now 17 and I'm freezing.

[–] NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, people have a hard time in the sun but also they don't dress right (in their defense, there are cultural pressures to dress like Europeans and not our neighbours in SEA). You need a hat or parasol, flowy light clothes, and shitloads of sunscreen. It also helps to let yourself develop some calluses on your feet so you don't burn them if you pop out of the house without shoes.

When I went to Thailand in the dry season it was like 25 out with a breeze so I put a jumper on. Went outside and saw everyone else was wearing one too. I felt vindicated that day haha.

It doesn't get thaaaat cold here, but the houses aren't properly insulated so in winter it tends to be around 10-15 degrees inside which is extremely uncomfortable. People say "just rug up" but like I don't want to wear thermal underwear and a parker bumming around reading a book :/

[–] hamid@vegantheoryclub.org 1 points 5 days ago

Oh I would never go outside without shoes, I don't think calluses would help you here when the pavement is over 80 degrees, and then on the turf there are all the cactus needles, scorpions and snakes lol. I do not wear t-shirts and shorts though which seems obvious to Americans and in particular people from California, I wear white long sleeve linen clothing and pants with a shemagh wrap then also carry a reflecting/UV proof parasol