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Different people like different weather. For me e.g. Edinburgh has the perfect weather (I'm planning to move there). Where I am currently (Poland), I'm miserable in the summer, when humidity drops as low as 40% and temperatures get above 25°C (up to 33°C, or even 42°C in some godforesaken parts of the country). For me to feel comfortable, 22°C is the max (-5°C is the soft min, but will also take -20°C over 30°C), humidity should be at around 70% optimally (don't mind if it's higher than that) and definitely not lower than 50% (breathing gets less pleasant). I also prefer it when the sky is cloudy. Clear blue sky makes me feel as if I was living in a Windows XP wallpaper (kitchy) honestly, and it usually means in the middle of the day there is too much non-diffused light around (looks mildly worse aesthetically in my eyes, a lot worse on photos, and subconsciously I feel attacked by the rough changes in strength of light in different places, with it being really intense in some places, but practically non-existent in others).

I lived in Edinburgh for 3.5 years and rn I have moved back to Poland. The summers in Edi are great for working, most of the time it is very slightly below t-shirt weather. However, the weather oveerall is really bland for my taste. I enjoy the variety of winter snow and summer heat.

Also, once in a while it is very windy which is not too pleasant. The air feels fresh as well because it is somewhat windy all the time. I remember stepping out of the plane from Edinburgh once and feeling a weird sensation of quietness in my ears - turned out my ears just got used to constant wind.

I remember a colleague who I worked alongside in Edinburgh commenting that his first impression coming from Spain was how quickly the clouds move here.

I didn't mention it, but wind is also a plus for me. Warsaw has too little wind for my taste. :)

Definitely, I live in South Africa which is probably a bit warmer than you'd like. When it hits low 22°C's in the evening then its about time for me to go and find a jersey.

> Different people like different weather

Not really, rather people get used to where they have to live and then rationalize the fact that they "like it" because they don't really have a choice.

That doesn't square with the fact that people who can afford it choose wildly-different places based on weather. Loads of people move from places like Edinburgh precisely due to weather, and move somewhere which is hotter, drier and sunnier, while I and some other people do the opposite.

Other things factor into moves besides weather, even when weather is a factor. Certainly there is variability but it seems pretty clear that warmer, sunnier, areas are most desirable based on the costs of housing.

When you really start looking at people with true choices, i.e. the very rich, they want moderate weather with hot enough summers for water sports to be a viable activity, but nice enough that other outdoor activities aren't prohibitively hot and extreme weather isn't a concern.

A good example of this is Lake Oconee Georgia. It's basically bumfuck nowhere yet there's a plethora of multi-million dollar homes because the weather and geography are what falls in the ideal range for most people. So of course it's generally inaccessible to the average person but the super wealthy are gating it off and enjoying it.

If you do a lot of outdoor sports, it's nice to have different season. I do skiing in the winter and I look forward to snow storm for example.

Totally, boat life for me in the summer and ski life for me in the winter.

people live places with various seasons and often have a favorite season. Their favorite is not always the longest season as well, which kind of throws out your rationalization theory.

In fact, this post wouldn't exist if what you said is true.

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