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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Summers here are awful. But it seems more rainy and muggy in more recent years. Think 2012's summer was more pleasant in comparison, though still bad. Back in the 2000's, didn't seem to rain as much. (Just my observation.) |
u mentioned the NEW millenium. anyway, i got here in '97, and it rained like god's h3llp1ssf1re for 3 wks straight before i entered the walls of sweat in daegu. sweltering awful AWFUL everywhere it seemed as i'm from the east coast of canada. i think i've finally adjusted after being here for more than 15 yrs. i've either adjusted to my wife not letting me turn the a/c on, or it's helped by walking more slowly (like a "dirty chinese" or "lazy filipino" according to many koreans), or i've actually REALLY gotten used to it. anyway, 15+ yrs is a long haul...korean summers DO suck. |
Yeah, you got 9 years on me bro. I'm from the Maritimes too. Got here during summer season. What a slap in the face that was. Guess I'm slowly building up a tolerance to it. But it still annoys me. (Especially many workout gyms that won't turn it on. Maybe two in my town that use it in an effective way.)
I understand what K chick girlfriends can say. Man this girl I dated when I first got here was always bitching about my air con. She'd drag me out for a walk along the river in the evening. It was like a Jim Jil Bang. I litterally felt like keeling over from heat exhaustion. She didn't seem to get it until I complained about it. Think we broke it off not too long after this. Not sure if it was climate differences or not though. ha ha. |
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tob55
Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Stay cool and do what you have to to tolerate the heat and humidity. I came from a quite humid place back in the USA on the southern coastal area of Texas, and really the heat and humidity are quite similar. However, living in the northern climate for a number of years before coming to Korea, I forgot how to work with both heat and humidity. It took some time, but after working towards acclimation, I find that these days I sweat more and just have to find different ways to keep cool. Afternoon showers are a treat when I can get them, and shade it a great way to ward off the typical heat related symptoms for me and my family. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Well, someone's got to say it--it doesn't really get that hot in Korea. It gets humid and with the lack of AC that can make it sticky and uncomfortable.
But as posted above, weather is weather, and in the summer, it's going to be hot.
For those who like to get out and exercise on the mountain trails and bike paths, the summer is great because most Koreans avoid getting out and about while the sun is shining.
Improvise, adjust, and adapt--it's the summer, baby! |
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cabeza
Joined: 29 Sep 2012
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| Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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This is my first summer here and I hate it already.
I lived in Tokyo for two years and that was pretty hellish July/August, so I'm guessing it's going to be about the same here.
I stayed in Italy and it got pretty hot, up near 40 degrees, but there wasn't the humidity so I never had a problem with it. |
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