Originally Posted by GUWonder
It wasn't that rare that I saw American friends and relatives wearing shorts in -20C weather when going to school in the US.
This made the rounds a few years ago. It's a propos:
+15 °C Spanish wear caps, gloves and winter coats, Finns are sunbathing.
+10 °C French desperately try to get their central heating on. Finns plant flowers.
+5 °C Italian cars won't start. Finns drive with convertibles.
0 °C Pure water freezes. Water in river Vantaa thickens a bit.
−5 °C First people are found frozen in California. Finnish midsummer festival ends.
−10 °C Scottish turn the heat on in their houses. Finns start to use long-sleeve shirts.
−20 °C Swedes stay indoors. Finns are having last barbeque before winter.
−30 °C Half of the Greek people have frozen to death. Finns start to dry their laundry indoors.
−50 °C Polar bears evacuate North Pole. Finnish army starts its winter training.
−70 °C Siberian people are moving to Moscow. Finns are furious since the Koskenkorva can't be stored outdoors anymore.
−273 °C Absolute zero. Finns admit that it is quite cold outside.
−300 °C Hell freezes over. Finland wins the football World Cup.