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TrogL

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7. Similar to living in Northern Canada

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:35 AM

Dec 2012

-17C is considered shirtsleeve weather by some. I've seen people in shorts. Some of the snowbunnies go skiing in bikinis.

Things don't get serious until -30 windchill but life carries on. -40 starts getting interesting.

You cannot be a "I did this on my own" kind of conservative in this climate. You are going to get stuck and need pushing out so you may as well help your neighbour when you can, 'cause you're going to be next.

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Winter Temperatures and Norwegians: [View all] Diclotican Dec 2012 OP

Good one! hedgehog Dec 2012 #1

hedgehog Diclotican Dec 2012 #2

I live in a snowbelt - we typically get 185 " (73 cm) of snow, but have been hedgehog Dec 2012 #3

I don't usually do this, but A Simple Game Dec 2012 #5

Um. Chan790 Dec 2012 #15

Oopsie! hedgehog Dec 2012 #17

I've seen a similar joke, only with Estonians LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #4

I've seen one re Finns ... Flaxbee Dec 2012 #6

Similar to living in Northern Canada TrogL Dec 2012 #7

LOL yep. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #32

Sounds like Minnesota. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #8

It has been darn right summery here in Minnesota nadine_mn Dec 2012 #29

Uffda. Scuba Dec 2012 #9

Scuba Diclotican Dec 2012 #10

Ha! That sounds like Minnesota too! I'm a Minnesotan of Norwegian (and Irish) descent. myrna minx Dec 2012 #11

myrna minx Diclotican Dec 2012 #12

The little Norweign I know is quite arcane - they're phrases from the late myrna minx Dec 2012 #14

myrna minx Diclotican Dec 2012 #21

My mother always called her grandfather "Bestefar." The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #30

Velveteen Ocelot Diclotican Dec 2012 #31

"Every Norwegian knows at least four languages, and three of them are Norwegian." KamaAina Dec 2012 #24

KamaAina Diclotican Dec 2012 #25

Meanwhile.... HarveyDarkey Dec 2012 #13

HarveyDarkey Diclotican Dec 2012 #18

And that is why so many Norwegians move to Minnesota. MineralMan Dec 2012 #16

MineralMan Diclotican Dec 2012 #19

Exactly. My wife's ancestors came MineralMan Dec 2012 #20

Garrison Keilor points out... TrogL Dec 2012 #22

TrogL Diclotican Dec 2012 #26

"Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest" KamaAina Dec 2012 #23

KamaAina Diclotican Dec 2012 #27

Sounds like Fargo! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #28