Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:32:41 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:

In comp.os.linux.misc D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

My experience of both NYC and Chicago was day trips or overnight stays
so I don't know them as well as the Boston area.
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I was first in SF in the '80s before it had deteriorated, but again
not for a long stay. I lived in coastal New Hampshire and was used to
the weather patterns of the north Atlantic, cold morning fog that
burned off around noon. What impressed me was SF managed to spin that
as 'delightful sweater weather'.

 
That con is frequently used in sweden. Sometimes I can get very close
to killing people in sweden when I hear the tired old saying "det finns
inga dåliga väder, bara dåliga kläder".
 
My translation is, the person in question cannot afford to travel to
the sun, so must firm up their psyche with nonsense. ;)

 
The 'google' translation is:
 
"there are none bad weather, only bad clothes"
 
I do not know any Sweedish, so I can't say which is the closer to the
actual meaning.

https://www.treehugger.com/theres-no-such-thing-bad-weather-scandinavian-
moms-guide-raising-kids-book-review-4857921

Everybody has a version:

Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, nur schlechte Kleidung.

My coat tree reflects the saying; stick head out the door and select the
uniform of the day. It is topped with a ushanka fort hose shoveling snow
on sub-zero F days.