But I don't think its a matter of being tough...we're all just a product of our enviroment. Being from Canada would make me much more used to colder weather, the downsied is I can't take heat well...anything over 20C is too hot for me, so you can guess how well i'm doing in Qatar LOL.
Everyone eventually acclimatizes, but it usually takes a LONG time, and I didn't think people would have been here THAT long. So since most Europeans and North Americans come from MUCH cooler climes I just deduced (erroneously apparently) that none would get cold in Qatar. Shows you how much I know ha!
But you bring up a very good point about the contrast making it seem worse. I did notice however that the temperature changes are VERY gradual in Qatar (especially compared to Canada)...like how the temperature rises by a degree every few days in summer, and then gradually comes back down. I remember in Canada when we got a sudden warm spell in winter and the temp would jump from -30C to +10C in under 12 hours (anyone remember the "storm of the century" ice storm in Montreal a few years back)?
Man, all this got me thinking about how much I miss snow!! Now I WANT to de-ice my car and shovel the walkways LOL...and Gypsy's comment on another thread about the indoor ski slope in the Mall of the Emirates just had me cracking up!
Be safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?
But I don't think its a matter of being tough...we're all just a product of our enviroment. Being from Canada would make me much more used to colder weather, the downsied is I can't take heat well...anything over 20C is too hot for me, so you can guess how well i'm doing in Qatar LOL.
Everyone eventually acclimatizes, but it usually takes a LONG time, and I didn't think people would have been here THAT long. So since most Europeans and North Americans come from MUCH cooler climes I just deduced (erroneously apparently) that none would get cold in Qatar. Shows you how much I know ha!
But you bring up a very good point about the contrast making it seem worse. I did notice however that the temperature changes are VERY gradual in Qatar (especially compared to Canada)...like how the temperature rises by a degree every few days in summer, and then gradually comes back down. I remember in Canada when we got a sudden warm spell in winter and the temp would jump from -30C to +10C in under 12 hours (anyone remember the "storm of the century" ice storm in Montreal a few years back)?
Man, all this got me thinking about how much I miss snow!! Now I WANT to de-ice my car and shovel the walkways LOL...and Gypsy's comment on another thread about the indoor ski slope in the Mall of the Emirates just had me cracking up!
Be safe all.
Perfection does not exist. The question therefore, is: what level of imperfection are we willing to settle for?