Oh, boy-- that provincial "local-context only" viewpoint seems like something that's part of Midwestern culture in general. But maybe it has more to due with smaller towns in areas where not a lot of new people come or go?
I lived in Peoria for 3 years, and the culture change was a shock and the cold was a bigger one. So cold the tears would freeze on the outer surfaces of your contact lenses! The moisture inside your nose would freeze when you walked outside!
And yet, we never had to plug our cars in overnight in order to be able to start them up again the next day. THAT was something I heard about from my mother, when she and my dad were doing temp work in... North Dakota. :O
You really made me feel for you. I would never want to live in a snow climate, let alone North Dakota. I loved the "directions." This was a lot of fun.
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What do you mean it's only 95 degrees? This is nothing like the "Mexican" food I'm used to. Heh.
I wish you warm wool hats and comfy slippers.
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pssst -- when they tell you, "but it's a DRY heat!" you can point out "so is my oven, but you don't want to sit in there"
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I lived in Peoria for 3 years, and the culture change was a shock and the cold was a bigger one. So cold the tears would freeze on the outer surfaces of your contact lenses! The moisture inside your nose would freeze when you walked outside!
And yet, we never had to plug our cars in overnight in order to be able to start them up again the next day. THAT was something I heard about from my mother, when she and my dad were doing temp work in... North Dakota. :O
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