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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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 Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: When is the REAL summer weather coming? |
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Not that I'm complaining--these last several nights have been terrific for sleeping. No air con after sundown. Hurray. Pleasant breeze through the apt in the mornings.
It's just that I've been dreading those days when it is so humid that you can barely see the mountains for the haze...nights so hot that half the city migrates to the river to sleep on blankets.
We're already at the end of the first week in August. Normally, decent weather doesn't happen until September. Kudos to Pres. LMB, if he's the one in charge of the weather. |
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alpope23
Joined: 15 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Damn that global warming!!! |
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sheba
Joined: 16 May 2005
Location: Here there and everywhere!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Oooh~!!! Dont say that!! Im back in 3 weeks and was hoping the worst of it would be over by then....
Or maybe it has?? I hope so... |
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spirit2110
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
Location: I am with Dan Druff. Nice guy, you should meet him.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: When is the REAL summer weather coming? |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
Not that I'm complaining--these last several nights have been terrific for sleeping. No air con after sundown. Hurray. Pleasant breeze through the apt in the mornings.
It's just that I've been dreading those days when it is so humid that you can barely see the mountains for the haze...nights so hot that half the city migrates to the river to sleep on blankets.
We're already at the end of the first week in August. Normally, decent weather doesn't happen until September. Kudos to Pres. LMB, if he's the one in charge of the weather. |
I was wondering the same thing! All year all I heard was, "Korea has the worst summers. So hot. You can't even breathe. Blah, blah, blah." Now, we are in August and this summer hasn't been anything particularly special. It's hot, yes. But, nothing unbearable imo. I've spent summers in New York City - New York City - that, from what I remember, were of equal if not greater heat than here.
Turn on a fan and grab a beer. People just like to have something to complain about. |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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It's the obsessive use of aircon, it must be cooling the country down  |
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maddog
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| PeteJB wrote: |
| It's the obsessive use of aircon, it must be cooling the country down |
It had precisely the opposite effect. Air-con duct generate a tremendous ammount of heat. In addition, air-con uses a lot of electricity, whose production generates heat and pollution. |
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nolegirl
Joined: 17 Apr 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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I love my aircon, although i think its the reason why i am sick. Do I want to be sick or hot. I chose to be sick in a nice cold apt!!
I need to change the vent or something since the thing had not been run in over 6 months.
OP, props for not running the air con, you have been in Korea a long time haven't you??  |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe it's the Canadian contingent that elevates Korea's heat to mythical status. Actually, when I think of it, it's the Koreans themselves. Koreans are perpetually shocked, shocked I say, by how hot it gets in the place that they've lived all their lives. Those fours seaons are a continual marvel to them. |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly, the aircons are cooling more than the heat they output due to doors/windows being left open.  |
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maeil
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Location: Haebangchon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Just curious - did you guys who use the aircon frequently grow up with it? I think I've used it all of 12 hours so far this summer, set between 26 and 28 degrees. I'm from New England where the summers aren't really all that bad and only my richest friends had A/C systems. It was muggy, sure, but not like some other parts of the world.
I don't know if it's the feel or the cost (this place must have NO insulation) or the noise of the A/C, but I just can't really bring myself to use it in my apartment except on the hottest, muggiest days. |
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maddog
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| I am constantly amazed at how Koreans can't tolerate their own climate. It seems as if they suffer the heat worse than I do in summer. As for winter, I'm really shocked at their low tolerance for cold weather. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| It's in the 90's today, I think that qualifies as summer weather. |
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RyanInKorea
Joined: 17 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| Maybe it's the Canadian contingent that elevates Korea's heat to mythical status. Actually, when I think of it, it's the Koreans themselves. Koreans are perpetually shocked, shocked I say, by how hot it gets in the place that they've lived all their lives. Those fours seaons are a continual marvel to them. |
Why even have the initial sentence here when, after you decided to think instead of simply respond with dribble, you go a completely different route? You just want to agitate people.
You're a people agitator is what you are,
Ryan
P.S. Canadian summers, depending on the area of course, are as hot and humid as any other western country. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:47 am Post subject: |
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It's hot in Korea from May to early September.
If you think it's "pleasant and cool" today, you sat inside with the AC blasting. |
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wylies99
Joined: 13 May 2006
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| maddog wrote: |
| I am constantly amazed at how Koreans can't tolerate their own climate. It seems as if they suffer the heat worse than I do in summer. As for winter, I'm really shocked at their low tolerance for cold weather. |
Koreans seem to be able to handle the hot weather.
The cold weather must not be so bad for them since so many young ladies still wear micro-mini skirts even in the dead of winter.  |
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