Cold cold UK

[oohmercyme]

Funny how these Brits think they are going to die when the temperature gets around 0 C isn't it? Everyone in my office is talking about the snow that is forecast and people are hoarding at the grocery store.

To help my co-workers understand what cold is really about, I sent them this email:

The Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50º Fahrenheit (10 C)

Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians
plant gardens.


35º Fahrenheit (1.6 C)

Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive
with the windows down.


32º Fahrenheit (0 C)
American water freezes.
Canadian water gets thicker.


0º Fahrenheit (-17.9 C)
New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have
the last cookout of the season.


- 60º Fahrenheit (-51 C)

Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl
Guides sell cookies door-to-door.


- 100º Fahrenheit (-73 C)

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Canadians pull down their ear flaps.


- 173º Fahrenheit (-114 C)

Ethyl alcohol Freezes. Canadians get
frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.


- 460º Fahrenheit (-273 C)

Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
Canadians start saying "cold eh?"



- 500º Fahrenheit (-295 C)

Hell freezes over. The Toronto Maple
Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
(of course they had no idea what this means)

[BermudaBum]

An instant classic, love it!
Thanks for the chuckles Mercy.

[mari-mac]

Ha!

Is anyone else really tired of hearing the following:

Me: "Brrr, it's so cold today"
Them: "But you're from Canada, you're used to this"

Look - freezing means freezing. At least Canada has insulated houses and none of this night storage heating. Oh yeah, and my big down coat is there.

[CanuckAbroad]

Lol!

Yeah I used to get that all the time when I was living in Europe. But I live on the west coast of BC now so when it does get to 0 C I genuinely am a little chilly.

Thankfully I haven't been completely wussed-out from living in Victoria but I didn't wear a jacket for the first few years I lived in BC. Now when it hits 5 C I'm wearing it

People in Europe didn't believe me when I told them it was rare to get snow for the west cost

[republican]

Man I hear all of this-I get annoyed being in Britain during the winter its like 1 inch of snow and they all freak out. Over the years I have learned to laugh-privately of course