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plato's republic
Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Ancient Greece
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:08 am Post subject: Hot weather |
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| Does anyone get the feeling this summer is going to be a hot one? This weekend felt unusally warm for this time of year which has got me wondering what kind of summer we're in for. What happened to spring? Where did it go? Koreans love to harp on about how they have four seasons here, but all I've experienced in the past two years is a long, dark, frost-bitten winter followed by a long, hot, sweaty summer. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| True, it's never comfy here. You either burn up or freeze to death, and then you have a wet month or two during the monsoon season, and all that rain makes it cold. Yuck! |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Hot weather |
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| plato's republic wrote: |
| Does anyone get the feeling this summer is going to be a hot one? This weekend felt unusally warm for this time of year which has got me wondering what kind of summer we're in for. |
I foolishly left the protective smog of Seoul this weekend and came back sunburned to the point of looking like a lobster.
Since that was May 5th, I figure the summer may just be hellish this year.
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| What happened to spring? Where did it go? Koreans love to harp on about how they have four seasons here, but all I've experienced in the past two years is a long, dark, frost-bitten winter followed by a long, hot, sweaty summer. |
As the wise man once said, "Don't believe the hype." Both spring and fall here are about two weeks long. Maybe a month on a good year. |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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| and to think I am dreading going back to Oklahoma in August.. Korea is a walk in the park.. |
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mnhnhyouh
Joined: 21 Nov 2006
Location: The Middle Kingdom
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:25 am Post subject: |
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There is no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes - Billy Connolly.
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| I think the last two winters have been ending progressively earlier each year, and last summer was more unbearable than usual. |
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princess
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: soul of Asia
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| I think the last two winters have been ending progressively earlier each year, and last summer was more unbearable than usual. |
I was not here last summer, but one of my Korean friends messaged me saying how last summer's monsoon sucked, and how everything was so uncomfy, wet and cold. I hope we bypass that this summer. |
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SuperFly
Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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I stopped wearing suits as of today till the end of September. I will however, wear a blazer till the end of June, but only in the early mornings and evenings. I only wear short sleeve button down shirts to the office during the summer.
I was just reminded of an Al Pachino movie. Dog day afternoon.
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In the summer time when the weather is high
You can strech right up and touch the sky,
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind.
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find.
If her Daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
If her Daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
Scoot along the lake, do a town an' then return her twenty five.
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine.
With a fat beat, when her Daddy with a me,
We'll have everybody, but we do as we please.
When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea,
We're always happy,
Long's we're living in this sound philosophy.
Sing along with us, dee dee dee dee dee
Da da da da da, yeah we're hap-pap-py.
Da da da dee da doo dee da dee da dee da da,
Da da da da da, dee da da dee da da.
When the wind is here, yeah it's party time,
Bring your bottle waggin' back, 'cuz it will soon be summer time.
And we'll signal a cab, we'll go driving or maybe we'll settle down,
If she's rich, if she's nice, bring your friends and we'll all go into town.
In the summer time when the weather is high
You can chase right up and touch the sky,
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind.
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find.
If her Daddy's rich, take her out for a meal,
If her Daddy's poor, just do what you feel.
Speed down the lane, eventhough the speeding limit's twenty-five.
When the sun goes down
You can make it, make it good and really fine.
With a fat beat, when her Daddy with a me,
We'll have everybody, but we do as we please.
When the weather's fine, we go fishing or go swimming in the sea,
We're always happy,
Long's we're living in this sound philosophy.
Sing along with us, dee dee dee dee dee
Da da da da da, yeah we're hap-pap-py.
Da da da dee da doo dee da dee da dee da da,
Da da da da da, dee da da dee da da. |
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Kyrei
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| "Korea has four seasons"... my achin' ass. It has two seasons and two brief transitional periods that are a poor excuse for either spring or fall. Break out the shorts and sandals kids... sweat-season is here. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Back in Virginia, I'm used to 36-38C summers, with heat indexes hitting around 40C. The humidity there is so thick its hard to breathe.
How's the Korean summer gonna compare? |
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Kyrei
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
| Back in Virginia, I'm used to 36-38C summers, with heat indexes hitting around 40C. The humidity there is so thick its hard to breathe. |
Wow, that sounds like August. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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| pkang0202 wrote: |
Back in Virginia, I'm used to 36-38C summers, with heat indexes hitting around 40C. The humidity there is so thick its hard to breathe.
How's the Korean summer gonna compare? |
It'll be a breeze for you. It's humid here but usually cooler than that. Also, it's cooler (a bit) during the rainy season which could last 3 weeks or 6 weeks. |
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Colorado
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Location: Public School with too much time on my hands.
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Gee. What part of Korea are you in?
We've had lovely Spring weather here near Busan for the past month, cool mornings, warm sunny days.
This morning's walk to work was particularly nice. |
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goodgood
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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The weather in Korea is fantastic, especially in Busan! Summer lasts til Christmas, it hardly ever rains, except in the rainy season, and winter is not cold AT ALL. Not AT ALL. The summer is hot, sure, but it's not Thailand hot. It's normal summer hot.
Try living in Chicago, or anywhere in the US Midwest. Then you'll appreciate the weather here a lot more. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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| It was 27 C and humid here near the southern coast yesterday, requiring the air conditioner at work. |
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