The foreigners who say Ireland is freezing...

Mr. Loverman · 15-01-2013 06:40PM #1

They're right!

I had always thought they were mental, as our weather is rarely below zero during the daytime, but as a returning expat (just for a wedding) I can see they are spot on.

I live in Beijing where the winters are often -10, -20, etc., but Ireland feels way colder.

I think it's the dampness. The cold really gets into your clothes and bones here, where in Beijing it's a dry sort of cold so as long as you put on a few layers you feel fine.

So what am I trying to say... yeah, the weather in Ireland really is ****.

Chucken · 15-01-2013 06:42PM

Whats to discuss? We know the weather is sh*t...but godammit its our weather :mad:

Cungi · 15-01-2013 06:44PM

Tell ya what OP, I'll tell the weather to stop bein damp. How's that for ya?

Mr. Loverman · 15-01-2013 06:44PM

Chucken wrote: »

Whats to discuss? We know the weather is sh*t...but godammit its our weather :mad:

No doubt they'll discover you can generate power from ****ty weather, but part of our bailout deal we'll give the rights to France...

UCDVet · 15-01-2013 06:45PM

Are you mad?

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

Eathrin · 15-01-2013 06:45PM

Does anybody else think it's been far warmer than normal this year?

mark renton · 15-01-2013 06:45PM

Dampness lol

What about the days when its not damp and its still cold, eh?

Mr. Loverman · 15-01-2013 06:45PM

Cungi wrote: »

Tell ya what OP, I'll tell the weather to stop bein damp. How's that for ya?

Throw in a massage and we have a deal.

Zebra3 · 15-01-2013 06:47PM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I live in Beijing

How's the smog? :pac:

Amirani · 15-01-2013 06:48PM

Our winters are incredibly mild compared to some in the Northern US/Canada and the rest of Northern Europe.

Emmigrant · 15-01-2013 06:48PM

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

CreepingDeath · 15-01-2013 06:49PM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

I live in Beijing where the winters are often -10, -20, etc., but Ireland feels way colder.

That's because there's so many people in China that they huddle together like penguins in the cold.

fasttalkerchat · 15-01-2013 06:50PM

Its true. It feels colder here because you get that icy chill in the air at +5. Anywhere else you get that only below zero.

El Inho · 15-01-2013 06:52PM

Mr. Loverman wrote: »

They're right!

I had always thought they were mental, as our weather is rarely below zero during the daytime, but as a returning expat (just for a wedding) I can see they are spot on.

I live in Beijing where the winters are often -10, -20, etc., but Ireland feels way colder.

I think it's the dampness. The cold really gets into your clothes and bones here, where in Beijing it's a dry sort of cold so as long as you put on a few layers you feel fine.

So what am I trying to say... yeah, the weather in Ireland really is ****.

so you're not even here and your giving out about the weather...quare Irish lad!

Mr. Loverman · 15-01-2013 06:55PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

How's the smog? :pac:

Ha! You get used to it actually (just like you get used to the crowds) but you'd want to be mad to live there long term. I can imagine getting lung cancer and the doctor saying what did I think was going to happen.

who_me · 15-01-2013 06:56PM

They come over here, taking our cold..........

I used to have a Russian colleague who hated the weather here. It was far colder there, but it's the dampness here combined with wind-chill that makes it seem worse. Then again, look on the bright side; at least it's not Scotland. That place is cooooooold.

Tom_Cruise · 15-01-2013 06:59PM

I like the cold weather, it allows me to wear my Ugg boots

miamee · 15-01-2013 07:00PM

who_me wrote: »

They come over here, taking our cold..........

I used to have a Russian colleague who hated the weather here. It was far colder there, but it's the dampness here combined with wind-chill that makes it seem worse. Then again, look on the bright side; at least it's not Scotland. That place is cooooooold.

I think it is probably the wind chill factor alright, the wind would cut you in half some days but its still >5 degrees

Mrs Garth Brooks · 15-01-2013 07:08PM

Im Irish, live in Ireland, never been out of the country so I never saw proper weather and I find it cold.

Even in the summer. One of our hottest days last year was 25 and that was grand. But most days I find it cold. You think i'd be used to it.

Zebra3 · 15-01-2013 07:10PM

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Im Irish, live in Ireland, never been out of the country so I never saw proper weather and I find it cold.

Eh?

mike65 · 15-01-2013 07:13PM

Irish air is incredibly damp, makes the cool feel cold and the hot feel humid. Solution - move Ireland south and east.

Mrs Garth Brooks · 15-01-2013 07:14PM

Zebra3 wrote: »

Eh?

The sun. Never see it long enough in this country. A day or two of sunshine here and its three weeks rain after that.

I need a warmer climate

Oranage2 · 15-01-2013 07:16PM

I find Ireland grand, the himalayas on the other hand i found freezing couldn't get the heat into me at all, wasn't made better that i spent nearly 2 months before in south India in 40 degree heat.

wolfpawnat · 15-01-2013 07:28PM

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.

jester77 · 15-01-2013 07:33PM

You got to also take in to account the wind. It's -6 here at the moment, no wind and it's ok for walking around in. I was in Copenhagen at the weekend where it was slightly warmer at -4, but it would cut right through you because of the wind, was bitterly cold.

Mr. Loverman · 15-01-2013 07:40PM

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.

But it really does feel colder in Ireland.

As I say, in Beijing I am used to -10, etc., but it feels a lot more comfortable than Ireland, even though it is +5 here or whatever.

I really think it's the dampness and wind. Beijing is dry.

Dostoevsky · 15-01-2013 08:18PM

In global terms, I quite like the Irish weather. When one thinks of the alternatives - having shutters on your home in Spain to protect you from the heat, for instance - Ireland's weather is quite good. Apologies for saying something good about Ireland.

I would, of course, like it to be sunnier so I could see fewer coats on Irish women, but alas.

Fox_In_Socks · 15-01-2013 08:22PM

Dostoevsky wrote: »

In global terms, I quite like the Irish weather. When one thinks of the alternatives - having shutters on your home in Spain to protect you from the heat, for instance - Ireland's weather is quite good. Apologies for saying something good about Ireland.

I would, of course, like it to be sunnier so I could see fewer coats on some Irish women, but alas.

hmmmm...:pac:

Oh and I shall edit that to include "and men" so that I don't be taken as one of the Irish women boards.ie haters.:pac:

Yakult · 15-01-2013 08:27PM

Y'know, Irish women are actually pretty hot when they aren't wearing big jackets. Too bad they do so 95% of the time.

Dostoevsky · 15-01-2013 08:28PM

Fox_In_Socks wrote: »

hmmmm...:pac:

Oh and I shall edit that to include "and men" so that I don't be taken as one of the Irish women boards.ie haters.:pac:

Ah here. How could anybody be seen as anti-women for wanting to see more of some of them?

Duckworth_Luas · 15-01-2013 08:29PM

My first job after leaving college in the UK was with the British Antartic Survey. Spent 6 months at the Halley Research Station on the Brunt ice-shelf.

I was there during Summer/Autumn when the temperature would vary between -5 and -25. However, it was a dry cold, you know what I mean, a dry cold. A dry cold! DRY!

For training we had to spend a week camping on O'Connell Bridge in Dublin. Now that was real cold with savage weather conditions. Once, we spent 25 minutes cut off from civilisation when a rain shower caught us by surprise. Now that was real cold, wet cold!

Three brave men died trying to get to Londis on Westmoreland Street for supplies.

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