Do you enjoy the heat?

I think a bit of good weather brings out the best in people.

Personally I don't like being too hot. I cannot understand how people get enjoyment from frying themselves, or feeling like hot slippery eels in every piece of exposed skin and orifice.

I love being warm, but not too warm.

I kind of think the heat abroad is different to here. The temps may be much higher abroad, but it is a drier heat, whereas here it can be very humid and uncomfortable.

But each to their own.

Carry wrote: »

There was another thread about the miserable Irish weather and how nice it would be to have sunshine and warmth all the time or at least most of the time (the thread "Why Ireland sucks" or such like).

Maybe I like the misery.

When we get the heat here like we did today its really enjoyable because its pretty rare enough, just like snow, I love when you get these extremities of unexpected weather. Two/three days of it though and it will be :mad: or

I live next to a park, and it brings out the "Bag of Cans" Brigade, so while I don't mind it, I do mind when the cnuts start trying to rob me recycling bin at 1am to set on fire to keep themselves warm, Hurley across the snot sorts that out quickly though

Murrisk wrote: »

It might not be the same people complaining about the two different things? To Irish people, a day like today is hot. Doesn't matter that other countries are acclimatised to higher temperatures.

Probably not the same people on boards, I didn't check.

But the people I know in real life are the same: either it's too miserable or too hot. But it's never right. It's my statistical experience, at least.

If it's any consolation, people in Iceland speak of a heatwave when its 17°C in summer, so I've heard.
It's all about what you are accustomed to.

I like the weather here and I especially like the surprise "extremes"

Today? Laundry is drying fine, the grass was easy to cut, the lazy cat finally buggered off the sofa to go hunting or whatever and the dog is sleepy enough from the "heat" not to be bothered to find out what the cat is up to.

What's not to like?

Summer sun / heat is not for me at all. If I'm away on holiday I even prefer to do that out of season. I can't bear feeling uncomfortably hot, and strong sun gives me headache's. It's a given that I'll be in hiding somewhere on hot sunny or humid days.

Last week in Dubai we had 48C which felt like 52C, so I can happily say, NO, I don't like the heat especially as during the month of Ramadan its hard to find a cold pint during the day.

When it hits the high 20's I'm not a fan. Can't even shower without the sweat rolling off you and trying to get ready to go anywhere is a nightmare. Right now I'm sitting in a towel on my bed with all the windows open, too hot to get dressed yet.
I like it around 22* with a light breeze now and again. Can't be dealing with sweaty upper lip.

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

I'm not one for hot humid weather - I just find it's very uncomfortable and wears you down

Its the humidity that gets you.

Ireland and the UK are humid even when its cool weather.