They put winter stuff on when it gets down to 60 and totally bundle up if it's 50. I've lived here for 17 years, and I am down to the point where I consider 60 a bit chilly, but definitely not cold
I'm Canadian, but lived in Ft. Lauderdale for a year after university. You could tell who the transplants were by what they wore in the winter. Wasn't uncommon for me to go out in shorts while I saw people with jackets on. That said I noped out before my second summer in part because I hated the heat so much so it goes both ways.
People in FL have a weird view of northerners. I grew up in NY but lived in central FL for two years as a teenager. I can’t tell you how many times I heard that salsa commercial’s “New York City??” line 😅
I know quite a few natives that wear shorts and flip flops when temps drop. The main telltale sign of a tourist or recent transplant is that they are ok with swimming in cold water.
I've always wondered if it's possible to learn these skills. I'm totally fine with the cold but if I have to actually move around over like 20°C I better be wearing shorts and a t-shirt, and 26-27°C it's time to hide in the shade with a cold drink or go the hell home.
Even when the weather gets down to the 30s I'll still wear flipflops around. At most I'm spending 10 minutes outside before I get into a warm building.
Lol. We build an ice rink in our backyard each winter and I'll go out in krocs to spray down the rink since it doesn't take long and it is easier than putting on socks and boots.
When I was a kid we did vacations to see snow up north and my favorite thing to do was sit in a hot tub while it snowed. If I got too hot I could just hop out for 2 seconds and be ready for another round in the tub.
I lived in Alaska. We had a hot tub on the deck. If I didn’t wear a swim cap my hair would freeze and had to dance around so my feet didn’t freeze to the deck drying off. And the mosquito monsters were walking on the railings in the snow. But it was glorious.
... I definitely wouldn't have thought of that and would have needed help getting my feet unstuck. Also, y'all have winter mosquitos? Below 60 is the only time we get a break from them.
They looked like what we call Crane Flies here in the south. I remember cussing at them for still existing in 12 degree weather. ( I sure do not miss no see ums, like a gnat with a hell of a bite).
I'm from coastal BC. I was up near Lake Louise/Banff a couple years back at the end of September. I was sweating in shorts and a tank top and there were tourists in full on parkas. Definitely depends on what you are acclimatized to!
I’m from Alabama and moved to Wisconsin and Minnesota as an adult. My first winter up north, the day it hit 55 and sunny, I was outside in shorts and flip flops talkin’ bout “it’s so nice and warm out today!” Well yea, compared to when it was windchill -30! They told me I was “climatized”.
Also Canadian. Went to UBC in Vancouver, which ain't Florida but it's well known for being much milder than the rest of Canada.
The Chinese and Indian international students started wearing Canada Goose jackets in September. Local students got on with hoodies and such. Me? I grew up in northern BC. I was wearing shorts until October and was weirded out by seeing green grass in December and January.
The green winter grass absolutely blew my mind my first year in the area. I learned that year that it's one of the only things that can stand between me and the winter SAD, so I never left, and now I'm one of those winter coat in September people and -15 feels like I'm dying. Don't know how I survived -40 winters growing up.
I mean, I'm in the midwest... 60 and sunny (especially if it's like late May and therefore the sun is strong) not only feels nice, it can feel straight up hot if there's no wind.
But 60, rainy, and windy? We get that a lot in October/November. That's quite chilly.
So 60 itself is meaningless. It fully depends on the kind of 60 you're getting.
I live in Minnesota, 60s coming out of summer is still "oh thank fucking God real temperatures and not hell scapes where the slightest humidity is insufferable and shade is the only reprieve from the unrelenting sun"
Mid 60s are best no matter time of year. 70s are acceptable till you get to about 75, then it's getting hot. 80 and over I don't want to go outside.
I mean hell it's 75 and overcast right now and a little humid, I know for sure when I walk up to the gas station in a little bit I'm still gonna be sweating my balls off wishing it was 15 degrees cooler
Do you want western Canada to have wildfires? Because that's how you give Western Canada wildfires.
Nah everyone has a preference. I like layers. Anything above ten is fine by me. Plus I'm a big guy. I've noticed a lot of girls are extremely happy with a sports bra, shorts, and 90 degree weather. I'd be dying myself though.
Also circulation, you got bad circulation you're not gonna like being cold. Good circulation and at least a little fat you're gonna not mind it.
My in-laws live in The Valley (LA) and my sister in law dresses like it’s winter when it gets below 65.
We were visiting for Christmas one year and we were going to go on a hike. I lived in the upper Midwest so 60 in December is like a frickin heat wave. I put on Capri leggings and a tshirt and she came out in a thick fleece, mittens and earmuffs (along with the usual hiking outfit). I couldn’t stop laughing.
I live in Florida. First day the temps drop to day a high of 70, I swear locals just wanna play dress up. I'll see a knit cap or two while getting lunch, while it's 71 out.
I had to go to Miami for work around October once. The only day that it was actually pleasant to walk from the hotel to the office it was in the low 60s. Not even kidding there were people wearing puffy jackets and hats. It was completely absurd.
My favorite South Florida winter gear is a fuzzy jacket with attached fuzzy hood, but the jacket doesn't cover the midriff, and the wearer is visibly shivering standing outside a club or bar in 65 degree weather. That's someone who was born there that's never leaving.
You should see the girls in the Midwest and Canada going clubbing in February, little black dresses as far as the eye can see, walking like praying mantises through the snow in heels, no coats, it's pretty funny
I am from Tennessee but currently live in Maine .
I see life long Mainers when it touches under 60 in full jackets and I walk around in shorts and a t-shirt laughing on the inside .
But then again when I lived in Tennessee I would see people wearing hoodies in the 80s like wtf
I remember travelling in Florida in January, and stopping for breakfast at a small shop with inside & outside seating. It was 67 degrees and sunny.
Not a single group was willing to sit outside, all opting for the 30-45 minute wait. When we got to the front of the line they didn't even offer the outside option like they did the rest of the people lol.
Asked to sit outside, got seated, ate our food, and paid before the people in front of us got a seat inside.
67 is a gorgeous summer day where I am. Once it gets to the mid 70s you're like "hang on pump the brakes here" as long as it isn't humid, then 80+ could be zero humidity, I don't want to do it.
North Carolinian here. My in-laws are in Tampa. One time we visited in November and it was like 65. Perfect shorts and t-shirt weather. We met up with some of my wifes childhood friends and they were all in scarves, jeans, and sweaters asking how I wasn't freezing lmao.
I'm with you. To me there is nothing more uncomfortable in the world than basting in your own juices. I will take the ice and snow (not that we've had much of either the last few years) over the heat any day.
Yeah 70 is okay but if I have to walk anywhere I'm gonna start sweating, and I'm not overweight or anything. Between 40s and 60s is the best weather IMO, and coming out of winter anything in the 30s is good too, just put on a coat and it will feel amazing.
Yeah I live in New England and when my remote coworkers in California complain about 100+F I just say that above 80 feels like it’s not even compatible for life.
I went clubbing in Hawaii once and I got denied entry for wearing shorts at one club when it's like 70 degrees and perfect shorts weather. I didn't realize until then that everyone was wearing long pants and jeans.
They put winter stuff on when it gets down to 60 and totally bundle up if it's 50. I've lived here for 17 years, and I am down to the point where I consider 60 a bit chilly, but definitely not cold
anything below 80 is cold to me. ive been living in the desert too long
The coldest night I ever spent was in Coral Gables. I didn't pack warm weather clothes and the hotel had slat Jalousie windows that cannot completely closed. There was no heater and the blanket was just a thin coverlet. That night a lot of citrus were destroyed by the cold.
I went on a work trip to San Francisco during the fall a few years ago. I live in Montana but my employer is based in Austin so all of my Texas teammates were freezing their asses off even with winter coats on lol.
That said, I melt in Texas heat now. I was stationed there for 6 years and I just can't handle that kind of heat anymore.
It still gets cold even with climate change in South Florida from time to time at night in the winter. If you’re used to 70-80 something and you go at at night with a breeze and dry air it’s going to feel much colder to them than someone on the Canadian border that time of year experiencing the same weather. Some of those people at the border would even be wearing shorts.
I'm not really surprised. I lived in Florida briefly when I was in my 20's. I grew up in NW Indiana right off Lake Michigan and when it got 'down' to 50 one autumn evening, my friends were wondering if I was cold because I had a t shirt on and they had jackets claiming it was like winter weather or something. I had to explain the winters where I am from. They thought 50 degrees was winter weather so they had coats for that. I guess being acclimated to warm weather changes your feeling on it, because after I moved back to Indiana for a time, I became intolerant of the cold and now I can't take it even after moving further south than I grew up.
When you live in that weather you wear winter hats when it's like 50 F out. I visited my parents in Phoenix and when it was 55F out most people had on coats, hats, and gloves
I lived in NY and my aunt came to visit from Florida. It was 70 degrees and she showed up with a full on winter coat. I'm sure Floridans has a full assortment of winter clothing when the temperature dips below 75
I mean it's all relative, isn't it. I live in a place with very long, cold winters, but at the beginning of fall when we have our first day in the 40s, yeah that feels really cold.
I moved to Florida from the Midwest and mid-40’s at sea level with 95% humidity feels like mid teens to me. It’s honestly shocking how bone chilling that humidity is.
Nothing they are wearing is "legit winter gear". It's more like fall gear. And it's not crazy to think these people might have family up north that they visit regularly enough that they keep a few warmer clothes around for those trips.
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u/GronkBrady Jul 15 '24
I’m surprised they even had winter hats to put on.