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When I go to Taiwan in the winter, everyone's wearing thick coats, and its only about 50-70F, that's perfect weather in California, and there I was just in shorts and a t-shirt. I stopped and conformed to wearing at least a jacket after I kept getting odd looks everywhere I went, also my grandma kept yelling at me to wear more than just shorts. But I'd probably die in minnesota.

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I remember once as a kid trying to setup a sprinkler to ice a hill at ~(-15c/5f). I spent around 45 minutes puttering around out there in what was soon a wet shirt and long pants. I would then warm up for a while inside and then try again.

PS: Next day, I wanted to try again, but the hose ended up freasing that night. I remember my Mom being less than pleased with the idea I did not want to ware a jacket because it was just going to get wet.

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