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Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

Every winter here on the lovely ESL cafe there is a significantly large group of posters who claim that they haven't turned on their ondol yet; that the winters aren't that cold; and that people who complain about the cold weather are ridiculously weak and should man up. There's even a thread called "The great ondol sweepstakes" where people can boast about how late in the year (or early in the next year) they finally turn on their heating system.

Well this post is for the opposite crowd. This is for people who aren't pussies about the summer. This is for people who love the warm weather and don't get their panties in a bunch about it being above 30c with 100% or so of humidity.

Real men don't need aircon. Aircon is for weak little girls who're afraid of melting. I love the summer. It's deliciously warm and, for 2 months or so, I don't even have to wear a shirt at home. I love these torrid months of warmth, moisture and crying Canadians and Minnesotans.

This year I'm in an apartment without air conditioning. My girlfriend tried to persuade me to buy a unit today, but honestly, I don't need it. Sure, I finally turned the fan on for a bit of a breeze, but I don't need artificial cooling to keep me comfortable. I love the heat.

Is anyone else with me? I shall be the FIRST to turn on my ondol in the winter, but summer.. it's mine.

Are there any other summer tough guys out there? There are about 500 winter tough guys on this message board, but are there any men who can handle the opposing heat? Or am I a lone stud in a world of melting men who cry at a hint of warmth?

It is currently 32c in my apartment (5c more than outside..) and I am, as McDonalds says, Lovin' It.

Whirlwind · Joined: 03 Jun 2005

It ain't the heat that does me in...it's the humidity. I've lived in places that get hotter than Korea. No problem. But the humidity is the kicker. It is bad enough being drenched when I walk outside for 15 minutes and when I look like I've been in the sauna for 30 minutes by the time I get to school. But to have to put up with it in my apartment. No thanks. I'll stick with the aircon, thank you very much.

Cheonmunka · Joined: 04 Jun 2004

Our place is on the top of a sanga building under the roof. It's hotter inside than outside. It's like the average sauna in the jimjilbang. Wife won't let me spend the money on an aircon but.
I don't mind a bit of heat, but waking up every night in the middle of the night with slimy skin is no fun. I can't even be a man as touching my wife is like touching a hot air balloon.
I sweat while in my house even in front of the fan.
It's like Hell.

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

losing_touch · Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Location: Ulsan - I think!

Living in Bangkok, I never turn on the A/C. There is just no reason to do so. I have gotten used to the heat, and my wife gets cold if I try to turn it on. Hell, we don't even go to A/C restaurants most of the time. For the recored, Thailand is quite a bit warmer than Korea.

Hyeon Een · Joined: 24 Jun 2005

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

hugekebab · Joined: 05 Jan 2008

Binch Lover · Joined: 25 Jul 2005

I'm with you on this one. I have used the aircon twice this summer, once when I had guests and once to help speed up the drying of some clothes. It's also 32 in my place and I don't even have the fan on. My canadian friends blast it all day and night and then complain of sinus infections and shit. It's not like I come from a hot country either. Summers in my country are cooler than Canadian summers (other than eskimo territory probably) and I LOVE IT. Man up you Canuck vaginas.

Beeyee · Joined: 29 May 2007

I have my aircon on 24/7. In fact, it hasn't been turned off for about a week. Sure, I may kill a few polar bears, but it sure beats sweating my ass off every day. Cool

Cheonmunka · Joined: 04 Jun 2004

JMO · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu

I have it on a few hours a day, so as when I'm changing post shower I'm not sweating. Being cold makes me much more uncomfortable than being hot, which is why i like the korean summers. The last week or so has been very pleasant in daegu.

billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

Aircon is for total gays. I wish that when you turned an aircon on, a recorded message would remind you of your total puss-dom, and some sort of mechanical arm would slap a ballerina skirt on you. If you've used the aircon more than 2 days this year, you might as well change your address to 123 Vagina Street because you're an outright woman. The gay kind!

Horangi Munshin · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan

This summer hasn't been so bad for me. My nose an throat feel a lot better now. I haven't used the air-con at home much at all. I never turn it on anyway, someone else always does.

It was hotter at school with 32 kids last month, we got to use the air-con most of the day but I wondered how clean they were (air-con units not kids).

mnhnhyouh · Joined: 21 Nov 2006 Location: The Middle Kingdom

I have turned mine on a couple of times, but always use the 1 hour button. Most times. like now, I just open the windows and use the fan.

The most uncomfortable thing about summer are those sticky puddles of Canadians laying around in Itaewon. When you get them between your toes they just stay there.

I do use my ondol, but not that much. I like wearing my winter clothes.

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