Cold at 20 degrees celcius
A phenomenon has been taking place recently here in Brazil--it's getting cold! No, we're not scraping frost off the windshield or watching for snowflakes. We're starting to feel cold at 20 degrees celius (70 F). It's very strange. The problem is that there is no heating inside any of the buildings and most of them are nowhere near air-tight. So when it's 15 degrees in the morning, the buildings cool down to below 20. And since most homes have trees for shade around them, it takes a long time for the rooms to warm up. We see lots of people wearing winter jackets when it's 17 or 18 degrees outside. Most people wear sweaters to school now, even though the daytime high is usually 22 or 23. With the extreme humidity here it always feels hotter or colder than it really is (like the wind-chill effect) so even us warm-blooded Canadians are feeling pretty cold at times. We bought thick comforters for our beds and we haven't regretted buying them at all.Cary Sawatsky posted this message at 2:21 p.m..
