01-11-2019, 03:43 PM | #81 | |
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I'm not going to lie, even without malaria I'm not sure how I survived. Especially as started the day with a short drive and then spent some eight hours walking Arlington out in the sun, which was... ill advised. Summer seems to be a time to avoid the US altogether.
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01-13-2019, 11:02 PM | #82 | |
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01-14-2019, 04:26 PM | #83 |
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Re: Houston as it Appears to West Coast Folks?
I'm not in the "extreme" southern US, but I'm further south than any part of Europe. I'm actually further south than Tunis.
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01-15-2019, 07:36 PM | #84 |
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Re: Houston as it Appears to West Coast Folks?
There was one time I told a(black) salesman "don't bake" as an innocuous weather comment. Unfortunately he heard it as don't BANG, which sounds like a racist remark that all black people are street thugs and I have to go out of my way to warn him not to be because he was, you know, black. I panicked a little and told him it was just about the hot weather (which was really hot). At which point he said, "This is nothing, I grew up in Texas."
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01-15-2019, 07:55 PM | #85 |
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Re: Houston as it Appears to West Coast Folks?
As a southern Californian, I find 22°C quite comfortable; we heat our apartment to 21-22°C in winter (though we tolerate down to 20°C) and cool it to that temperature in summer. Today it's been down around 12°C, and while I can go outside in shirtsleeves in that weather, I wouldn't want to stay outside for long without a jacket. When the temperature gets over 30°C I try not to go outside much; we've had days that were over 40°C.
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01-23-2019, 01:51 PM | #86 |
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Re: Houston as it Appears to West Coast Folks?
Meh. It depends on where you visit. Colorado has summers that approach perfection, if for no other reason than that you can pick your own altitude for a suitable temperature range, and "high relative humidity," here, is 40 percent.
Seriously, the altitude and latitude and proximity of water (or not) makes a huge difference and we wind up with a much wider range of climates than you'll find in most places, in Europe. You'd probably find the Pacific Northwest cool, cloudy and mild enough to suit you, and the shores of the Great Lakes are awfully nice, in the summer. The Upper Midwest, near the lakes, would have any number of Scandinavian surnames you'd immediately recognize, and those families moved there for a reason. The mosquitoes up there approach stirge-class hazard categories, though, so take lots of Deet. If you ever get a chance to visit Colorado in the summer, take it. Most people find it delightful. Warm days, but not too hot, low humidity, and cool nights. The winters on the Front Range are also much milder than most of the East Coast. Storms seldom last more than a day or two and, while the snow piles high in the mountains, it melts quickly, down here. As for winters in the South, they're about as miserable as the summers, for most people. It's cold and humid, which chills to the bone. The snow is heavy and wet, which makes it hard to get dry and stay dry. It's awful. In the spring, it rains (and rains and rains...). The autumn, however, is beautiful.
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On the other hand, to travel to the Pacific Northwest, I'd have to cross most of the US. What would I find over there on the other side worth skipping every historic town, battlefield, restaurant and truckstops with interesting accents in between? That's sort of a dilemma with distant travel. Sure, it would no doubt be interesting to see Twin Peaks country, but would it be more interesting than every potential destination that is closer or easier to get to? I mean, there are still cities in the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire I haven't seen. Roman ruins from the UK to the southernmost tip of Croatia. Battlefields from dozens of wars. Vinyards and local restaurants in Spain, Italy and any number of other delightful spots. American cities can have good restaurants, but in general, for equivalent quality European 'ethnic' cuisine as you get in a welcoming country village in the actual European country, you pay a lot more.* Next time I visit the US, barring necessity to attend a family event in New York, I'd want to visit those Southern states I haven't seen. There is just something about everyone's accent that makes it more fun. Also, lots of Civil War battlefields, museums and interesting historical stuff to look at. And BBQ to eat. *The US does excel when it comes to casual and mid-range options featuring decent beef, as good meat is comparatively cheap there. As a result, I try to eat steaks and other grilled meat as much as I can in the US. As a confirmed carnivore, this is no hardship for me. Quote:
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If I didn't have to work and had infinite money, I would visit every spot in the world (except I probably wouldn't bother to visit Denmark yet again and I might avoid areas in Scandinavia infested with midge and mosquitos). As it is, I'm still way behind on places I really, really want to visit, for one reason or another. In practice, climate seems far less important than any number of other factors. Courts break for the summer here in Iceland, so that's when I usually take a vacation, even if both Europe and North America are far too hot for an arctic creature like me in the summer. And somehow I've never braved the long, long travel times to visit other continents, even if I might find the weather in July more congenial there. Quote:
Well, actually, I have a certain fondness for heavy snow, too. We don't get that a lot, which surprises many people.
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01-23-2019, 04:34 PM | #89 | |
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1. The weather, it's rare for temperatures to drop below 40F or rise above 75F and there are some people that think 75 is too hot and pretty much no one has AC in their homes. Temperatures can rise into the 90s at times. Our rainy season is late-September/October to May and often with little to no rain in between. Fog is very common and natives will often carry a jacket even on nice days because the fog will roll in around sunset. 2. Terrain, San Francisco has lots of hills and if Houston is flatter then that might be a big thing. Also many San Franciscans will walk to nearby places. Some people often measure travel times in how long it will take to get there and not by distance. 3. The ocean, the waters in and around San Francisco Bay are cold 50 or so degrees and the warmer waters of the Gulf Coast could be a welcome change. 4. The racial and ethnic mix is different it's not a big deal but it's something someone would notice.
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01-23-2019, 10:12 PM | #90 |
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5. It's much easier to buy many types of firearms and obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm in Texas than in California, this could leave someone thinking Texans are weird or kindle an interest in firearms.
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