When it is Cold,will you wear more clothes and switch on heaters to keep Warm?

Hello easy, welcome back to the mundane world. Congratulations on coming out of your meditation retreat and braving once again the insane myLot storm. In Singapore, how cold is cold? I think you know that we do not have the four seasons here. So it is hot and humid all year round. When it is cold, it is likely due to the rain or more likely, when you are in an air-conditioned place. For guys, unless you have reached a certain age, we don't generally put on something extra. So it would be just on piece of clothing on top for us. But yes, some guys do break the convention and wear an extra jacket. It is not usually done since it conveys an impression that you are too frail to withstand the cold. So we usually stick it out. We do not have heaters in Singapore. It is like selling heaters in the Sahara Desert so it does not make much economic sense. I know in countries with four seasons, some houses have both heaters and air conditioners. However, here in Singapore, we only have aircons installed. So if it is our aircon that is causing "problem", then we will just increase the aircon temperature. If it is our room, we just use a blanket, or wear socks (for some). If it is outside aircon, well, slurp it up. You can't control them. So all in all, since it is generally not cold and the cold circumstances are quite likely within our control, we don't need to turn to hot water baths, heaters or any special food.

The winters here are great to me. I walk so much better and I don't feel as bad. It gets about in the 60's here in Florida. Ok maybe lower the lowest is 50's or 40's. Then I will turn on the heat.

Though I've lived in sunny California for the last several years, it does tend to get rather could where I live (once in the blue we get snow), but have lived in the colder climates. Generally I try to keep the heating off since it costs so much out here, but have a hard time keeping it on anyway, since it just dries me out. When I do turn it on, it's usually only in short spurts; otherwise, I keep myself warm with some coffee or tea, a heating blanket, lots of socks and tons of blankets. I usually prefer the cold over heat though lol, seems like it's an easier fix. So I guess I stay in more during the summer, with it getting up to 115+F here, unless I know I'm going where the a/c is. I feel for you, though, on having to over-dress when going out. Nothing more annoying than that, short of clearing snow off your car. Hope you warm up soon!

We really wish that we could experience cold like yours in sydney easy but here in the philippines its really ultimately hot here!.I mean especially at 8am in the morning till 3pm in the mid afternoon.So i cant really relate to wearing more clothes because we never have it here.

Hi easy888, I didn't know it gets that cold in Australia! The last time I was in anything below freezing was when I went to the East coast for the holidays ten years ago. We went to see the Macy's Parade in New York, when the wind chill brought the temp down to 16F (Do you measure in Celsius, or Farenheit?). I distinctly remember it was the year that the Garfield float knocked down a lamppost. :o Here where I'm at, it rarely gets very much below freezing. So needless to say, it doesn't take quite as much to "weather the weather." We usually turn on the heater in the wintertime, just high enough so we can't see our own breath. :P I have a Levi Strauss wool coat to wear outside (It's really cozy; even wet wool is better than dry cotton in the cold!), and thinner ones I might put on occasionally if I'm a bit chilly inside the house. Right now, we're not using the heater. We're using the air conditioner; it's getting pretty close to 100F outside these days! :S

In my country, there isn't cold winter actually. Temperature is always higher than 26 degree. But I love cold 'cos I have never had an cold winter. In my imagination, I'll play snow, watch snow cover everything,... That's fantastic.

I think all we do the same when it is cold. We wear warmer clothes and heat the buildings. I have never met anybody who enjoyed being outside when it was cold.

Wow.. you think 5C is cold? I think that's more like our spring weather. Winter can be far colder, with minus degrees. I like the cold weather myself, but I heat my home in the winter, with storage heaters and open, log fires. I love the snow, although we don't get too much of that, and I love frosty mornings. I don't wear extra clothes, because extra clothing just transfers the heat. I wear my normal, short-sleeved shirt with perhaps a cardigan to keep my arms warm, and when I go out in the cold, I put on my fleece jacket and occasionally a scarf around my neck. Brightest Blessings.

In my region, the garden city of India the lowest temparture os 18 degrees. To beat it, just a sweater and a blanket is more than sufficient. Room heaters are not necessary. As a nature freek I travel to coldest regions of India during winter! When I am thre I use bonfire and the sleeping bag. To generate heat in my body I hold my stomach tightly in the cold regions.

I don't like cold at all while the weather here in Cairo is not like yours at all here no snow nor rain except few times all the winter inspite of this I wear very heavy clothes and I go out for work only then return home watching T.V. or sitting on my computer nothing more but in summer I go out all the day.

I love the cold weather easy. I never turn the heat on, i just put more cloth on, and drink hot drinks like you. I also put a warm pair of socks, because it is known that if your feet is warm, all of your body will be warm. In australia the weather is opposite from israel. You have 5 degrees now, and we have atleast 40 degrees. The weather is so hot, you do not see many people out of the house. It is now 09:30 a.m. here, and it so hot, the the air condition in my room is working from 06:00 a.m. My dream this days is that the weather would cool down. :)

i keep my heat where it is-but i pile on the clothes and drink some hot tea or coffee.oil is too expensive to keep jacking it up. i do tend to stay home more in winter-if it's really cold and windy out,or worse yet snow,i'd rather stay in.

Yeh, I do all of these. Heat is necessary for the survival. Anything which protects us and makes us comfortable is welcome. We may not need more clothes if our places are centrally heated. When inside our houses, we do not need to put more clothes. We need to wear them when we go out. Where houses are not centrally heated, we will need heaters. At that time, it may also be necessary to put on more clothes.

When it gets a little colder may be after a rain or something, the first thing I do is to wear some warm clothing. I usually don't put on the heater till it really gets very cold or if it is in winter or something like that. I like to conserve a bit of energy and save on cost as well. I really don't mind the cold weather that much as I just try to avoid being outdoors as much as possible.

Hello Easy, When it is cold i wear socks during the day and put on pullover and naturally windows and doors shut to keep room warm. And sleep with woolen blankets to keep myself warm. Though i don't sleep with socks and don't use heater. I try eating food with hot spices in it that contains ginger, garlic.. I also like summers more as one doesn't have to wear too many clothes and can chill out with ceiling fan or cooler to keep one self cool. I drink lot of fluids in summer to keep myself cool. I enjoy spring season the best as it is neither too hot or too cold.

i wish i could be in sydney. we are just roasting in the sun and the summer has not been so fierce ever!! its hot, sultry, sticky and annoying. poor daily wagers who have to go out and do the labor!! ours is very moderate winter. i hardly wear pure woollens, i just love to though. i can't wear my fur stuffs..lol.. and heaters, no way, we don't get that much chill here. may be, in the himalayan belt in kashmir and north east, they require heating stuff.

Hi easy888, I hate the cold and I feel for you not having heating, We just moved and did not have heating for about a week, it was awful we were waking up like ice blocks. We have air conditioners now, in our last house we had a combustion fireplace. I ususally tend to hibernate in the winter in my warm house.

We here in Kerala, south India have a sort of balanced whether. The temperature never gets to any extreme. At the apex summer it will be somewhere near 38C and in severe winter it may get low as much 17C. So we don't even have any warm clothing or room heating faility. I think our land is blessed with a moderate weather. Thank you.

Hi, easy888, I know what you mean about it being so cold at night. We do use the heater, but only for short periods of time, and the big problem is that the computer room is actually shut off from where the heater is, so it is always so cold in here. I am always so rugged up, but I can't where gloves while typing, so my hands and fingers freeze! I also suffer from a condition called chilblain lupus, which affects my fingers and toes, and is partly due to poor circulation, so the cold can make things worse. But I can't bring myself to stop mylotting, so I have to endure the pain, lol! I also sleep with socks on, but there are two quilts on our bed, so at least I get to defrost once I've gone to bed! After all that, I say bring on summer, lol!

I go outside a lot more in the winter because it's so much easier to dress warm if it's cold outside. I definitely prefer the cooler weather to the summer heat.