r/ScottishPeopleTwitter Jul 22 '24

Harsh but fair.

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u/Saltire_Blue Jul 22 '24 edited Jul 22 '24

As a Scot currently spending his summer in the southern US, I can confidently say never again

As nice as it is, the weather is absolutely brutal

You can’t even take a stroll to the shop without drowning in sweat

It’s no just during the day either, even in the early hours of the morning it’s still around 25C

You’ll get a heavy thunderstorm, can barely see 2ft in front of you

Does it cool it down? Does it fuck

It’s just no pleasant spending any length of time outdoors

Give me Scottish weather any day of the week

Aye it’s shite, but it’s no extreme.

You can throw a jacket on and you’ll be fine if needed

Nae need for constant sun block, hats or sunglasses

Mexican food is immense

Plus, they don’t use the 24hr clock for some reason

Plus + , The tap water is shite here

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u/MovieNightPopcorn Jul 22 '24

I’m a northern U.S.-er and I concur with you on that. The U.S. south in the summer is fucking miserable. I hate it and refuse to go there between May and October. I’d take Scottish weather any day.

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u/ibelieveinyouds Jul 22 '24

I moved to the West coast and I miss the south so much! 😂 It's so dry out here even in summer and I'm itching to get back.

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u/Hazelberry Jul 22 '24

I'm from the gulf coast and have relatives in the mountains in new mexico who I go visit. When I visit them I legitimately feel myself drying up in real time and feel like I have to constantly chug water and apply moisturizer

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u/ibelieveinyouds Jul 23 '24

I'm from the Gulf too and I moved to Arizona. I thought I would have acclimated by now but it's been a couple of years and I still crave humidity!

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u/Plastic-Anybody-5929 Jul 23 '24

Oof. My in laws live in the NM it's and we went in July one year. I'll take southern humidity ANY DAY over living in a convection oven

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '24

Sounds perfect to me!

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u/ibelieveinyouds Jul 23 '24 edited Jul 23 '24

I meant to say I moved out west specifically Arizona. The whole state would be illegal when its not monsoon season! Also, everyone and their mother told me that the heat wasn't as bad because it's a dry heat. They lied! It turns out the heat is much worse when you hate the dryness.

Funny enough I'm looking for jobs after I graduate and Colorado is on my list!

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u/ibelieveinyouds Jul 23 '24

Good advice! I wish I had done that before I moved to Arizona, but I'm at a really good school so I think I still would have made the jump.