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I lived in Ochils in Scotland up by Stirling way, and we had 2 larders. One full of tins for when we were snowed in, and one for normal use. We used the snowed-in one most years.

It's hard to say it wasn't bloody cold when the snow is 8' up the walls and you can't get out the door.

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I won't argue with your experience at that location, but even in Scotland, for most of the population there is no month when the average low temperature is below freezing. Edinburgh, e.g., is barely colder in January than Memphis Tennessee, in the US.

To the point about air conditioning, however, Summer is a whole different matter. Memphis in July is easily 15C, and maybe more, warmer than Edinburgh.

I wouldn't say Scotland's climate is representative. European countries can have vastly different local weather conditions and just because there's so much rain in the north western part (Great Britain, Netherlands, ...) it's mostly because of their more oceanic climate, which isn't comparable to e.g. central europe (Germany, Austria, ...).

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