I have never understood that.

I live near a university that attracts quite a few international students/lecturers and I’ve often witnessed the exact opposite of this. You’re outside in the middle of summer, trying not to die of a heat stroke, when a obviously non-native person walks by wearing a winter coat and a hat.

This is how I met my wife 10 years ago. It was -20 Celsius outside and I was in shorts waiting for a bus. She came over to ask why I was wearing shorts, which sparked conversations and now we've been married for over 5 years.

I am this mans, and to be honest if there is no wind, I wouldnt be wearing the hoodie. Just run super hot. If I could afford it I would keep the house at like 62 and still have the ceiling fans on.

And for us on the otherside, we see people bundled up like their going on an Artic expedition when its 50F out and they are walking 10 feet from their heated car to a heated store.

Being sweaty all the time sucks. Thats really what it is

You'll be hot as fuck in your home, and then a woman will just turn the AC off and complain about how cold she is

Nation's Big Guys in Shorts Announce They Run Hot

Yeah but we also get really hot so we're sucking during August. Meanwhile someone is walking around in a 3 piece suit without so much as a drop of sweat.

This is absolutely a testosterone thing according to my transmasc friends.

Probably a Midwesterner.

Funny story.

I lost 50lbs and gained 50 lbs within a year.

I can say, without a doubt, being fat definitely makes the air feel warmer. I don't even think it makes sense, since your skin senses it. But hot damn if my house goes above 72F I have to keep towels around when I'm heavy

Midwest obesity benefits.

As a non-white man from a tropical country now living in a colder state in the USA, this is somehow me too.

It’s called brown adipose tissue aka brown fat. Old people are always cold because they often lack brown fat.

There's a lot of bullshit in this thread. People can wear shorts in cold weather either a) if it's not that cold, or b) if it's not for a long period of time. I've been in -50 and -60 degrees fahrenheit weather in Alaska and Montana and Wyoming and when it gets that cold any exposed skin is a huge liability and will become frostbitten and/or severely painful in a very short amount of time. Left untreated it will turn necrotic which is not good. You also, pretty much no matter what you're wearing, can't stop moving at those temps unless you are in some kind of shelter.

When I worked on The Slope in Alaska back in the 90s we used to do 20 minutes outside and then 20 minutes inside for full 16-hour shifts.

That said, it can be kind of invigorating and of course you do get used to it and learn to not let it bother you.

Edit: Also, if anyone cares, I'm not proud of having worked for Big Oil on The Slope back in the day. At the time I was young, it was a big adventure and it paid big money that allowed me to do a lot of other things that I otherwise would never have been able to do. Also, it was all union work through IUPAT DC5 which I am still an active member/activist of today.

I feel seen.

Use your legs for a bit and they won't get as cold.

In response to everyone's sandals comments, you're really missing out if you don't go barefoot in the snow every now and then, so long as there's only a light layer. Every step is cushioned and refreshing. It's good endorphins all around, like taking a breath of fresh air after leaving a stuffy room. When the snow gets high enough that it kicks up onto the tops of your toes, that's cold.

I've been spotted!

Hey don't forget my flip flops!

When I lived in Stockholm my roommate was from Florida. He never left the house with anything but shorts on, even in -20°C, when I (Icelander) was bundled up in three layers, a beanie and mittens.
I don't know how he could withstand it.

John Fetterman has entered the chat.

The importance of properly winterizing for February starts with suffering through October and November.

In my hometown, we had "Mr. Noshirt". He'd walk everywhere in any weather either without a shirt on, or with a flimsy dress shirt unbuttoned the whole way. In Canada, so it got cold. Rumors were "couldn't feel cold" or the more likely "mental health problems."

I am that white man. I’m just not cold, sorry about your luck I guess.

And then there's those of us on the other side of the hemisphere, where december is summer and 30°C is normal everyday temperature.

I literally start shivering at anything below 20°C.

He's hacking a dart too

This is me. Am white dad on vacation this week. It’s not that cold, like 70F, but there has been chilling rain all week. I’m the guy not only soaked in my shorts and t-shirt among a sea of ponchos, but still sticking my head into the fountains and stuff.

They are asserting dominance. When in doubt, it's always that.

I mean you kinda get used to the cold after a while lol

Arctic creature here. I wear a kilt and t-shirt all year round. Sandals too, unless snow is recent enough that it won't have been cleared from wherever I'll be walking.