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The sun sucks, being forced to shower like every 4 hours just to not feeling sweaty, the fucking mosquitoes, the fact you can't wear anything that you want anymore due the heat, the people outside... The fucking beach. I try to avoid it... The fucking sand, not a fan of it. Is scratchy, harsh, annoying and it infiltrates in every nook and cranny. Is not worth the annoyance just to shower yourself with salt water.

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It's coarse and rough and gets everywhere?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The women, and the children, too

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Have children, can confirm they get everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

OP tried so hard to rephrase it...

[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 months ago (2 children)

It depends om where you live. Sumner is not like what you write everywere. πŸ™‚

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Bingo. In Colorado it’s generally incredible. Low insect level, clear skies, great temps, and dry. We love it thank you very much.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Allergies by day, mosquitoes by night, heat during work, rain during leisure, it can get pretty bad. Autumn is awesome, it's nicer out with no forces of nature used against anyone and the festivities and aesthetics are amazing, but Spring and Summer make the wait challenging.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Autumn is awesome, it’s nicer out with no forces of nature used against anyone

Hurricane season would like a word with you...

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago

was this was ghost written by anakin skywalker

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

Situational on region.

I'd rather have any other season personally. You can bundle up in autumn and winter, spring is fine generally. Summer if it gets too hot you can only take off so many clothes before you either run out, or the police get called.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

hard disagree. as a brit, i truly love the few genuine summer days we get

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I love summer. I love wearing shorts and t-shirts, swimming in the sea, being outside, and opening the doors like the garden is just another room in my house.

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[–] Ziggurat 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Best season, weather is nice enough so Ican enjoy outdoor activities.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

There's no such thing as bad weather only inappropriate gear.

The problem is, in the summer, "appropriate gear" means an air conditioned house.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Yes you can play tennis in bubble jackets rifling through snow but it's not exactly pleasant, you can put skis on your skateboard but it ain't the same.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

In Texas we have summer heat that even an air conditioned house can't keep up with at times. It can get hot enough that a some home AC systems will run and run and not maintain a comfortable temp.

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[–] catsarebadpeople 18 points 5 months ago

Nice try but I see that Sith dog whistle

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (3 children)

being forced to shower like every 3 hours just to not feeling sweaty

Bro do you live in the desert? Or are you obese? Both? This feels like a very local/personal experience lol. Far from everyone has these issues with summer.

Maybe it's all a joke and I'm whooshing hard but... Anyway.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Just sounds like Florida to me.

100% humidity all the time. Temperatures in the 100's (F) (>38C). Feels like the air is thick and heavy constantly. It'll rain just long enough every so often to keep these attributes true almost all the time. Doesn't matter how fit you are, just walking to your car is enough to make you feel like you just crawled out of the swamp. Worst of all, Florida doesn't get Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter; We get Summer, Simmer, Summer, Fall.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah that sounds about right. I've lived two summers in south Florida and it was brutal. Summers here in northern Sweden are quite a lot milder, obviously. Very comfortable. But can also get very hot, as well.

So a very local thing indeed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing you've never been to a tropical place during summer. They're not exaggerating, any physical work you do within a couple of minutes you start sweating, it's hell.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

A lot more of the USA is obese now than ever, and obesity and heat do not mix.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Absolutely.
I can put on more clothes, but I can't strip my skin. I mean, with enough dedication I probably could...

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I love heat, sun makes me more alive and energetic. Winter is the worst, i always has depression because of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I love cold, the bracing air makes me feel alive and energetic. Summer is the worst, I feel exhausted all the time from the humidity.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Absolutely. Fall/Winter reign supreme, Spring is nice too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like summer. I can wear shorts. They're cool and comfy.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Am summer fae. Hard disagree. The worst part of summer is indoors where they abuse air conditioning to create a dry frigid wasteland.

And wildfire smoke which didn't use to be a thing where I live.

[–] platypode 10 points 5 months ago

Not a huge beach guy, but I live for the summer. 80F is the ideal temperature; anything up to 100 is great too, as long as I don't need to perform prolonged manual labor outside. Long sunny days make my lizard soul happy, and all of my best clothes are summer clothes.

[–] eletes 10 points 5 months ago

Summer is my favorite part of the year in the US. Longer days, cool nights, lush greenery with beautiful skies, more activities to do outside, mangoes are in season, going to the pool, barbecues, basking in the sun and feeling the seasonal depression melt away.

I was born in the summer, maybe that has something to do with it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I'll take if over winter or the cold/rainy phases of the other two every day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Couldn't agree more with all your points. I don't mind sunny days, but summer has been miserable these past few years, the heat makes me exhausted and letargic, thank God for AC. Winter on the other hand is bliss (at least where I live), mild temperatures, no bugs... I wish it would last forever.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Totally agree. During the winter the parks are empty, no little, no bugs, no noise, no sun screen. The only downside is the early darkness

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Love summer. Love all the seasons, but would be nice if summer was one, two months longer and winter shorter.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Here it used to be very nice every summer, but these days it is always unbearably hot and there's a 1/3 chance that there's smoke from forest fires and always heavy water and fire restrictions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Getting worse every year too

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Summer is orders of magnitude less painful all around than winter. Fall, now, that is the absolute best time of year. Not too hot not too cold, nor too wet. Just purfick

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Vivaldi would agree with you there. Just listen to his Summer piece.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

And that's why Winter is the best.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Idk summers are pretty sweet! Only time of the year it's warm enough to wear anything nice. No need to worry about heating, and the beach is a nice place to just chill, the sand is nice and soft and the sun warms the skin in ways nothing else does, ice cold beers, nights warm enough to not wear a jacket, flowers blooming and bees buzzing around gardens filling them with life, loud music and partying around the clock!

For sweat I'd suggest deodorant and at least a shower every few days along with fresh clothing.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

It definitely is for me, with pretty much the same reasons as the ones you've listed. I spent most of the last two summers indoors, because the heat was just unbearable. My friends and I hung out in the evenings, when we could take short walks without discharging a small lake's worth of sweat. I can't wait for autumn to arrive.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Are you by any chance related to Anakin Skywalker ?

Seriously, summer here in Comoros corresponds to the rainy season and it's indeed a bit uncomfortable to traverse. 95% humidity, upwards of 35 degrees, frequent pouring rain. I change clothes at least twice a day, and I work from home ! At least we have water and nature is happy for it : forests are lush, dense, fruity. It's winter now, muuuch more bearable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Summer is when you don't feel depressed, so it seems like it's a good time of year.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I love the spring and summer. I have fibromyalgia and the pain and fatigue is much better during the warmer months. I like the sunny weather as it cheers me up. The people outside make me feel like I'm on a holiday even when I'm not. It's the time of the year I feel the most motivated to do anything and I actually have the energy to do it.

Aside from that, the summer heat doesn't bother me that much. It's much better than the freezing cold for me. Unless it's almost 40Β°C, but I don't think anyone likes these high temperatures.

I agree with you about the mosquitoes, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Depends on where you are.

I’m in the Midwestern United States now, where summer is often pretty frustrating due to the high humidity. But I’m originally from Phoenix, where I really enjoyed summer (in the shade), because I love the feeling of warmth soaking into my bones, and I never got sweaty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No Anakin, the worst is spring because of allergies

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