I have never seen snow. What is it like?
By Scindhia H
@Scindhia (1906)
India
February 4, 2016 6:04am CST
I live in the tropical side of the world. Summers are extremely hot and there are no proper winters at all except the temperature cools down a bit. The climate is mostly hot throughout the year in Chennai. So whenever I see snow in any of the movies or pictures, it seems unreal to me.
I used to cut out snow pictures from Archie comics when I was really small thinking that it was a rare phenomenon. In India, it snows at the extreme north and it is too far away for me to actually go there. But someday I will.
Until then, I wanted to know what does snow feel like? How would you explain that phenomenon to someone who has never even seen it? Do you like winters?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
4 Feb 16
@Scindhia I too am from India.I used to want snow.But when I hear people being snowed in and difficulties in driving through snow filled highways,I am glad there is no snow here.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
5 Feb 16
@Scindhia You are right.In our heart of hearts,we do want snow here.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
4 Feb 16
You can experience snow in your own kitchen if you have ice from a freezer. Make sure you take a cold ice cube that isn't melting, and take a knife and start shaving the ice cube in thin layers. The white shavings that come off might as well be snow. Now imagine a lot of that and the things you can do with it. :) I used to make dragons out of good packing snow. 14 feet long and shapely.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
5 Feb 16
@Scindhia Here's an example of a snow storm: I woke up and it was sunny so I opened all my curtains to let the light in. There was no snow on the ground initially because the last few days have been warm. Suddenly the sky turned gray, and snow started to fall gently, which looks kind of magical as it drifts about, with the flakes tumbling over blades of grass and swirling around the windows. Then it got heavier and the hills disappeared behind the snowfall. The snow started to accumulate more and more. Now the sky is lightening above, but there is half an inch of snow on the ground. Everything that was bare is now covered. It went from a sneaker-wearing day, to a boot-wearing day in 30 minutes!
As for dragon, here's one of their heads:
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@Shavkat (139937)
• Philippines
4 Feb 16
I had experience snow in Central Asia. At first, I was so happy to see the snow pouring out from the sky. Since I am living in the tropical island, I did all things dreamed before such as building a snowman, throwing snow balls to my colleagues and the like. After a few days, I am starting to hate it because of the coldness.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
4 Feb 16
My wife comes from Mombasa in Kenya and until living in Canada she had never really seen snow (as where we lived in Southern England snow would only occasionally fall).
It is tough to describe what it is like, I was thinking of the analogy of the ice particles you get in a freezer (particularly the large commercial ones in the stores). Snow will not normally settle on the ground until the temperature is zero Celsius (or below). It falls as flakes, which if they land on you instantly melt, but the problem with snow is how it builds up - a couple of millimeters causes havoc on the roads.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
5 Feb 16
@Scindhia In my observation, snow and winter looks so great on a picture postcard or perhaps a Christmas card, but there is a rule I was told when I first came to Canada: the more picturesque the landscape is the more dangerous it is. Snow covers everything and you don't know what is underneath, solid ground or a hole into which your foot will get stuck.
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@Pose123 (21635)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
I live in Canada and we have snow for about five months of the year. When I was young I enjoyed playing in the snow but now I'd rather not see it at all. People play many winter sports here and I think most young people like snow. It would be difficult to describe snow to someone who has never seen it but it is very cold of course and if you want to make a snowman or have a snowball fight, you have to dress warm. Blessings.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
19 Feb 16
Oh, it is such an amazing creation. Very white and very cool. It is wonderful to see it fall and great for a snowball fight or a snowman. 
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
19 Feb 16
@Scindhia Sometimes we get too much and it buries everything and people are crazy and accidents happen. Life!
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
4 Feb 16
You would be sick of it here lolz
It is soft to the touch if not too frozen, the fluffy kind the best.
It is soft to the touch if not too frozen, the fluffy kind the best.2 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
5 Feb 16
@Scindhia I would gladly send you some Scindhia.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Feb 16
The snow flakes are tiny fat bits of freezing cold rain drops. Have you ever had one of those cold icy fruity slushies made with shave ice? That is a great way to describe it.
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
29 Feb 16
Yes I have had those. Now I have an idea of snow after this discussion
@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
4 Feb 16
Haven't seen the snow either....... Kindly take me with you when you go..... 
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
5 Feb 16
@Scindhia NCR precisely Haryana..... Never lived in Punjab and only went there twice in my lifetime yet.
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@alchemistrx (2547)
• Philippines
5 Feb 16
Snow to me is like the ice shavings i used to eat in halo-halo.
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
20 Mar 16
I'm not crazy about winter. Snow means that the temperature is cold. It can be heavy or fluffy depending on the weather. It may look pretty on the trees, but exhaust from cars may make it look very ugly.
@allknowing (136532)
• India
21 Mar 16
i have several Indians who I know have settled down in the US and they have never described anything as ghastly as our friend here. 
My friend sent me this picture a couple of years ago of her house
My friend sent me this picture a couple of years ago of her house
@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
20 Mar 16
The picture shows a light snow fall. With a heavy amount of snow everything is white therefore it is difficult to see where the road ends or begins. People walking in a heavy snow fall will also be covered with snow. It doesn't matter if they have black hair or blonde hair or what they have on. They turn white. Snowed like a white icing on a cake.
