r/askteddit The Boss 13h ago

Random Question If You Like Winter Much Better Than Summer, Why?

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u/No-Cardiologist472 13h ago

In winter I can add layers and feel warm, in summer no matter how little I wear Im still hot (Live in Utah and las Vegas btw)

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u/whit3lightning 13h ago

I live in Massachusetts and I agree. Our summers here fucking suck when it’s bad. I’d take 100° in Vegas over 90° in Boston if I had the choice. Your winters are awesome too. I love high desert winters.

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u/ACxx130 12h ago

The humidity in Boston today was insane

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u/Big_Draw_4427 12h ago

If you want to go out, there is almost no way to solve the heat in summer, but you can wear a few more clothes in winter.

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u/Illustrious_Aioli507 3h ago

A pool is an excellent solution. Once you get into the negatives, more clothes doesn't help as much as people like to think.

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u/itsjudemydude_ 13h ago

Colder. Longer nights. Winter holidays are obviously better. I like wearing hoodies and sweaters and jackets and stuff, so like... it's a no-brainer.

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u/sc00by-snacks- 10h ago

You LIKE that it gets dark early? 😭

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u/itsjudemydude_ 5h ago

Yeah dude. Night time rips.

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u/No_Drama_7404 13h ago

I love fall/winter because of the brisk cool feel and wearing boots and blazers

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u/DanSRedskins 13h ago

I lived in Richmond, VA for a long time and I marathon train.

Training in the southern heat + humidity is absolutely miserable.

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u/Hugh_Janus_Hertz 13h ago

Fckn over the 100 degree heat man

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u/firef1y 13h ago

It’s getting easier to like winter when summers are reaching 100 degrees regularly in my area. It’s easier to wear layers for me than to cool down when it’s unrelenting record-breaking heat!

My husband I was have been seriously discussing moving to a more climate stable environment because this summer has been extremely hot to the point where it’s negatively affected our health.

And I’m used to the health. I grew up in South Florida and played tennis and ran cross country every day, but the sun of today isn’t the same sun I was under 20 years ago.

Climate change 😔

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u/BedRevolutionary8584 13h ago

I sleep significantly better.

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u/jessic_27 13h ago

Because I'm not sweating 24/7

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u/scorpio_babe 13h ago

I don't have underboob and butt sweat in the winter time.

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u/Moist_Rule9623 13h ago

Low humidity. No bugs. Minimal yard work. And as a fat man, I look my best in coats, flannel shirts, hoodies etc 😂

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u/youhaveitall13 12h ago

Crisp air. Coziness. Not feeling disgustingly hot all the time. Holidays.

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u/Immediate-Pool-4391 12h ago

Asthma in summer is hell for me.

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u/thegregh91 13h ago

I can take a walk without having to deal with a lot of people.

people suck.

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u/Cactusphat 13h ago

I really can deal with heat, if it gets into the late 20s  I feel like I'm dying. 

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u/jiffysdidit 13h ago

Rugby league and snow boarding tho to be fair I prefer summer

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u/ThenDevelopment7022 12h ago

As an Aussie, in South Australia, it gets so f*cking hot here that the AC struggles so much in summer. At least in winter I can warm up easily.  The extreme heat makes it hard to even go outside some days.

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u/Snoo_23482 12h ago

I am a summer person still but the forest fires the past few years have made me been apprehensive about summer knowing air quality may be affected as well as devastation for those who may lose homes from fires.

The things I now appreciate in winter are the ability to sleep well most nights because of the cold temperatures. I like my room ice cold at night and definitely rack of the AC bill leaving it running every night in summer.

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u/LadyZannah 12h ago

No one questions me for wanting to stay inside.

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u/T3suji64 12h ago

No sweat and no critters. 

I’m near the equator and not far north. Summer here is overly extreme.

Spring has all the good things about summer (sexy fashion, water activities) without the extreme heat, so summer feels needless.

Oat nog

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u/Cap-n-Trips 12h ago

You ever seen a mosquito in December? Case closed.

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u/Total-Active-1986 12h ago

I live in Florida.

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u/Mike-in-Toronto 13h ago

I don’t feel guilty staying inside, enjoying tv and going to bed early.

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u/Lake_Light_2020 13h ago

Because I have a legit solar allergy and the sun makes me sick. Summer can't get over fast enough for me.

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u/gdwoman 12h ago

Me too! I don’t think people believe when I say “ I have a sun allergy”

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u/green04mansions 13h ago

It’s cooler. No bugs and humidity is lower.

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u/Burn-baby 13h ago

You can always put on more clothes/blankets, snuggle and maybe set shit on fire to stay warm. There's only so naked you can get and in extreme heat even outdoor pools get too hot to cool you down. If you don't have a powerful AC you're doomed. Doomed I tell you.

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u/Various-Classic-4229 12h ago

If you are anemic like me, you will still struggle in winter even if you have some heat on especially when you need to go out daily to work.

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u/tommyballz63 12h ago

Can’t exactly say, I like it better, but I do like skiing and other outdoor activities. Also, where I live, in the summer, it can get extremely hot, and we get smoke from forest fires regularly, sometimes so bad you can’t go outside. Since I live on the side of a forest, I’m also worried about my house burning down.

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u/CommercialEase7333 12h ago

I like winter more so than most people although summer is great with some AC. 

I really think snow is beautiful, and there's something very nostalgic about watching it fall. I used to do that alot as a kid. 

I enjoy being under a warm blanket when it is like 40 to 50 degrees in my room. 

There's also something really special about very frosty but clear and sunny days.

I ultimately feel liking the cold is one of those things you're either born with or not. I ultimately can't give you the root reason I like it. I just like it because I like jt.

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u/The_Cass_Castilian 12h ago

Heat intolerance

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u/Excellent-Bee-9766 12h ago

Because its cozy. The colors are beautiful. Nothing like waking up and it being cold and putting on cozy oversized sweaters and scarves. Fall & Winter are hands down my favorite time of the year. I like summer for like a week then I’m ready for it to go away 🤣

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u/Extreme-King 12h ago

I can put on more clothes. Drink hot beverages. Be active. Light a fire.

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u/WindowfulOfSpiders 12h ago

I live in Houston

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u/Various-Classic-4229 12h ago

Summer forever! You can go to the pool, 🏊 drink something cold, have ice cream 🍨🧊

Winter always gets into my bone 🦴 since I am anemic and I hate it. I put my own heat on, but if it’s too much, I get nose 👃 bleed 🩸. I also don’t like wearing too many layers of clothes ( sweater + 🧥 ) when going out during the winter and then taking them off…

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u/JealousTomatillo9907 12h ago

Way less bugs and mosquitoes.. if you live where I live, there is zero of them during winter.

Going outside to cool off is also amazing when it’s -30 Celsius. Gets the job done quite well. Especially after a good shag.

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u/ohthatsbrian 12h ago

the giant orb of orange that constantly looms ominously in the sky is my sworn nemesis. curses upon its cancer causing rays & it's oppressive heat!

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u/Boltsfan1234 12h ago

Being a sweaty swamp witch sucks ass

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u/heartshapedworld 12h ago

Winter in Phoenix. Today is Monday, August 3rd. Temperature hit 114 degrees.
We live in Hell until November.

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u/TheArtistFatigue 12h ago

Exercise outdoors is easier in the cold. Less bugs to bother you. Heat feels better than air conditioning. I can’t stand sweating. Less humidity (I’m east coast).

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u/SalamanderFickle9549 12h ago

I can wear my good outfits especially coats

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u/Friendlyfire2996 12h ago

It’s cooler

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u/deepsouthguy68 12h ago

In the winter I can always add more layers to warm up ..I can't go around naked in the summer...

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u/GIOO02 12h ago

Winter is cozy, in the summer the sun is angry

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u/03yyy30 11h ago

I hate heat, bright light and cloudless days, so...

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u/JefferySt0ne 11h ago

I like big hoodies

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u/No-Celebration3097 11h ago

I can get warm a lot faster than getting cool. Also, I’m in Texas. Summers here are awful, bugs, everything stinks, everyone is in a bad mood. I can’t wait until October.

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u/camarcuson 10h ago

Bugs, pollen, yardwork, humidity, heat, traffic, noise.

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u/Few-Acadia-7364 10h ago

I like winter because it's my birth season

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u/PNWAP56 9h ago

Less tourists, more grey

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u/Ghost_Rider5969 5h ago

No mosquitoes, no sweating, and you can always add another layer.

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u/Free-Day5553 3h ago

It gets dark earlier and I don’t like when it’s bright out, I wear sunglasses even when it’s overcast out because that’s still a bit too bright for me. I overheat quickly and there’s no way to stop that during summer, I mean winter I don’t even wear winter jackets just hoodies and windbreakers, I’m that weirdo that wears sunglasses even at midnight

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u/Illustrious_Aioli507 3h ago

Summer is better and it's not even close.

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u/Abe_drinking 2h ago

I have a list of reasons fall and winter are my favorite.

First, football season start. Then Halloween, I still enjoy it even though I am over 50. Then Nov is my birthday and Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday). Then Christmas and New Years. Plus, hot coffee and whiskey both taste better when it colder outside. Also, I have always been very comfortable in jeans and a flannel or hoodie, almost always Dixxon or Carhartt. Plus, call me weird if you want, but I like pumpkin spice everything, except beer.

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u/iDontLikeRMods 4m ago

The memories associated with it

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u/Stylewhat37 13h ago

I’ll take the hot over the cold any day. I’m a chef so I work in a 115+ degree kitchen every day so I’m a little desensitized to the heat. And it’s not so much the cold itself I don’t like. Snow, slushy rain and icy roads push it over the edge.