The foreigners who say Ireland is freezing...

Latchy

I remember one week back in the summer of 2010 we were basking in fine sunny weather in the north west of England yet in Dublin /Ireland it was windy and raining all the time , yet it's less than a hundred miles across the sea .Then a Sky weather report said the gulf stream was pushing more northerly this time of year and was to blame for Ireland not getting the warm weather which one assumes can also only add to the damper and colder winters .

woodoo

BX 19 wrote: »

It's a special type of cold we have here. A damp dank cold. Not a dry cold you get on the continent.

Can you imagine how miserable this country would have been during the famine, starving in a damp unheated old cottage. A cold irish damp winter. Unbearable.

bluecode

I once asked some Africans whether they found it too cold here. No, was the answer. Africa was too hot. They found it just fine here. Same with a white African friend.

Funnily enough, a Polish friend complains that it's cold, also a Lithuanian.

I guess it's the dry cold thing compared to our dampness. But to be fair just how often does it get really cold here? Most of the time it's kind of damp feeling of not quite cold, not quite warm.

My two kids barely notice the cold, refuse to wear gloves or even coats and even insisted on having a picnic in the garden recently. I guess it's what you're used to.

Me? I like heat. I loved it out in tropics when I was there. My poor wife couldn't cope though. I think we could go halfway though. South of France I fancy.

vibrantblue

I think you get the foreigners around you wrong OP. As a foreigner myself, I think the winters here are quite mild. What feels different for me is that there is no real difference between seasons (there's no summer really, except those 2 sunny weeks in April or May) and the lack of sunshine. But those don't equal to sh*t. It's alright.

Lawrence1895

Another foreigner here. I can only compare to the winter seasons, I know from Germany. Cold is, when your nose is full of ice cubes

Latchy

Somebody should ask the Jamaican Bob Sleigh team to compare , they know all about the cold

Greentopia

Madam_X wrote: »

I know what the OP means. I, unlike most Irish women it seems, am not a "constantly cold" person, but damp cold in the winter here, even though the temperature isn't particularly low, gets right under your skin. Dry cold doesn't have the same effect. Extreme dry cold is obviously not pleasant either, but it's still different.

Count me in as one of the "most Irish women". I really feel the cold here in winter. Have the heating on right now in my apartment and I'm sitting here with three layers including a jumper, plus a North Face gilet and wooley tights on

Insulation is non-existent though in my apartment-and this is one built in the last 10 years and is advertised as being "exclusive" and built to a high standard :rolleyes: but that's a whole 'nother topic...

Extreme cold can be awful though yes. I had to be out in -22 for a few days one winter in Sweden and it was rough. It makes the lungs work harder I found and bites the skin like it's burning if you stay out too long.

Greentopia

Lars1916 wrote: »

Cold is, when your nose is full of ice cubes

that's my memory when it dropped to below zero in winter in Sweden. My nose would run a bit because of the cold and then the moisture would freeze so you had that prickly sensation of it turning to ice in your nose.
That's proper cold weather!

I kinda miss it actually

Latchy

Greentopia wrote: »

Insulation is non-existent though in my apartment-and this is one built in the last 10 years and is advertised as being "exclusive" and built to a high standard :rolleyes: but that's a whole 'nother topic...

I'm thinking a lot of people who bought luxury , exclusive apartments didn't take into account the cold factor / winter insulation when deciding to buy ,such as a friend of mine who's exclusive apartment is cold and that's even with the heating on.

Extreme cold can be awful though yes. I had to be out in -22 for a few days one winter in Sweden and it was rough. It makes the lungs work harder I found and bites the skin like it's burning if you stay out too long.

Don't forget those winter sunglasses to keep that glare away to...

Lawrence1895

Yet another memory from my childhood. Was watching a documentary on the telly about the natives in the Antarctic. They threw their newborns into ice cold water, and they don't knew such things as colds and the flu :pac:

Well...if you grow up in cold weather (the real cold, I mean), your body gets used to it and you don't feel the 'winter' in Ireland

clairefontaine

It's because the houses are cold. You never warm up. Heating is too expensive and the homes are drafty, even the new ones.

Latchy

The council /corporation houses that were built in the 1940s/50s are probably the best example of homes that were built with thicker walls , with insulation in mind and of course most people who lived in and owned them later added double glazed windows . What came after in the 70s /80s was newer , less quality , badly designed housing when it was cheaper and quicker to build houses with paper thin walls .

maringo

No draughts here :D:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LXDeAZLzRY

feargale

Emmigrant wrote: »

I live in Nakhon Ratchasima central Thailand, if its below 18-20 my gf cannot function, shut down disaster mode. I'm here nearly 2 years now and to be honest it does feel colder than an 18 c beach day in ireland

Excuse my ignorance. What's gf? Grandfather?

Mr. Loverman

feargale wrote: »

Excuse my ignorance. What's gf? Grandfather?

Ginius Follicle. It's the tube which connects his balls to his body. It's mostly used to transport urine.

Fox_In_Socks

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

Ginius Follicle. It's the tube which connects his balls to his body. It's mostly used to transport urine.

Why would your body transport urine to the testicles? Or vice versa?

Duckworth_Luas

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Why would your body transport urine to the testicles? Or vice versa?

You never heard of "sex wees"?

Mr. Loverman

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

Why would your body transport urine to the testicles? Or vice versa?

I'm guessing you didn't study biology for the leaving certificate.

To answer your question, the testes clean the urine.

Fox_In_Socks

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

You never heard of "sex wees"?

What will Nintendo think of next?

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I'm guessing you didn't study biology for the leaving certificate.

To answer your question, the testes clean the urine.

Interesting... I use a Brita Filter.

strandroad

Greentopia wrote: »

This is true.
Lived in Sweden for years and it felt far more comfortable at -5/10 there than it did at +5 here when I'd come home to visit in the winter. There as long as you have enough layers on it's grand because it's a dry cold.
It really is the dampness and driving winds you get here that make it feel so much colder.

Prefer a calm snowy winter's day at -10 over that.

I remember this snowy winter here, 3 or so years ago. We went out to walk our dog and the day seemed so warm even though there was snow on the ground. I even unwrapped myself from some of the layers, we were so warm. When we checked at home the temperature was actually -8... only the frost eliminated the dampness from the air.
Very funny feeling, like being transported to a different climate altogether! Reminded me of Sweden all right.

feargale

You mean his wee wee freezes? I guess an icicle could make it difficult to zip up!

Where To

I like the weather in Ireland. I'd hate to live somewhere where every day was the same, boring as hell.

Shankly88

today i had 4 layers of clothes on in the house with the heating on and i was still freezing!! some people are just more suited/able for the cold weather i suppose, my family must originate from some basque area of spain thats my logic as stupid as it is

keithclancy

Same here in the Netherlands... Damp cold ... freeze the nuts off ya
was in Prague a few years ago -27 .. You could get away with wearing a jumper

VEN

wolfpawnat wrote: »

I have a Polish neighbour is giving out about the temperatures here, how cold it is and everything. She is now on holiday Germany to visit family there and is posting pictures of her daughter in the snow and saying how wonderful it is. A bit annoying really since it was about 5 degrees here today and Germany was 0. It baffles me, especially since Poland has colder winters than us too. I mean we ca all comment on the weather, but the fact is, some people exaggerate too much just for the sake of complaining.

ah they're always complaining of what we have and don't have here. my parents neighbours do the same, "ah this f&^king country" and yes they're polish. its like a worn out record now at this stage. if its not the weather its the food.

keithclancy

VEN wrote: »

ah they're always complaining of what we have and don't have here. my parents neighbours do the same, "ah this f&^king country" and yes they're polish. its like a worn out record now at this stage. if its not the weather its the food.

Sounds like an Irish person abroad talking about telly not in English, rashers and butter

Greentopia

Latchy wrote: »

I'm thinking a lot of people who bought luxury , exclusive apartments didn't take into account the cold factor / winter insulation when deciding to buy ,such as a friend of mine who's exclusive apartment is cold and that's even with the heating on.

Luckily I'm only renting the place. I'd be mega pissed off if I'd bought it! like a friend and neighbour of mine who bought her duplex for ~€350,000 during the lunacy and saw a similar one sold recently in the same complex for €169.000.

-No or very little insulation, draughty badly fitted aluminium windows that were bought in a job lot it seems-numerous complaints about them, buyers having to replace them out of their own pocket, get them re-fitted...

I had mine refitted by the LL's agents and I still had to put insulating tape all around them, and the condensation is awful-like a bucket of water has been poured down the windows every morning when I put the blinds up.
Fcuking greedy arsehole developers and builders. "Exclusive" indeed :rolleyes:

Sorry-going OT.

Greentopia

VEN wrote: »

ah they're always complaining of what we have and don't have here. my parents neighbours do the same, "ah this f&^king country" and yes they're polish. its like a worn out record now at this stage. if its not the weather its the food.

But they can buy their own food in their 'Polski sklep' shops which are in most cities and towns, and even Tesco sell Polish food so I don't know what they have to complain about there

VEN

keithclancy wrote: »

Sounds like an Irish person abroad talking about telly not in English, rashers and butter

talking is ok, but complaining nah, it goes on a bit too much here

Duck Soup

It's not the cold exactly, but the cold plus the rain. It's depressing.

And yes, there are plenty of places colder, but at least with a bit of snow you have something to look at, to talk about, to tell the grandkids as they bask in our future global-warmed tropical climes. At least with snow, there's an element of braving the elements, stout-heartedness and something to fight against.

Cold and rain is just meh. It's shíte. We're not brave or noble for getting through it, we're just wet and miserable.

LoonyLovegood

It's bitter cold. I was in Boston one winter, it was just after a massive snowstorm. There was one day out of the week I was there that I needed a jacket for, it was lovely and warm. Came back here and it was a massive coat zipped up to my neck.

I'm sitting in my icebox of an apartment now, the heater's on but I still can't get warm.

was.deevey

I like the weather in Ireland. I'd hate to live somewhere where every day was the same, boring as hell.

As opposed to "Mild" for 95% of the year ?

Are you mad?

As far as I'm concerned Ireland doesn't even have winters.

No Bloody Summers either :P