Love how south-centric this statement is. In Northern countries, that's true for a month typically, otherwise "oh god please I hope the sun will shine on me".

In December, I see 4 hours of sun, where the light gets above tree tops. And that's in Southern Canada!

Not a hatred of trees, but a dislike of shade trees.

edit: until I visited Texas, I never understood why people wore hats. The sun is never hot enough here for it. It never gets as high in the sky. Yet it's a brutal beast in Texas. I can only imagine further south..