An old post of mine and still find it very funny. What happen when people get too tired of constant cold? They start making jokes about it. Of course these are all stereotypes - so no one should really get offended! Enjoy!
COLD is a relative concept:
It's + 20°C: Greeks start putting on sweaters.
It's + 15°C: Jamaicans turn on the central heating.
It's + 10°C: Americans start shivering. Russians crop cucumbers at their dachas.
It's + 5°C: One can see one's breath. Italian cars stop obeying their drivers. Norwegians go swimming in lakes.
It's 0°C: In the US water freezes. In Russia water becomes thicker.
It's -5°C: French cars stop obeying their drivers.
It's - 15°C: Your cat insists on sleeping in bed with you. Norwegians start putting on sweaters.
It's - 17.9°C: House owners in Oslo turn on the central heating. Russians go to dacha for the last time this season.
It's - 20°C: American cars won't start.
It's - 25°C: German cars won't start. Jamaicans are extinct.
It's - 30°C: The authorities raise a debate about the homeless. Your cat is sleeping in your pyjamas.
It's - 35°C: Too cold to think. Japanese cars won't start.
It's - 40°C: You are planning to stay in a hot bath for 2 weeks. Swedish cars stop obeying their drivers.
It's - 42°C: Public transport in Europe comes to a complete halt. Russians are eating ice-cream outside.
It's - 45°C: Greeks are extinct. The authorities actually start doing something about the homeless.
It's - 50°C: Your eye-lids freeze while you blink. In Alaska people start closing vent doors while taking shower.
It's - 60°C: Polar bears migrate to the South.
It's - 70°C: Hell freezes.
It's - 73°C: Finnish special services evacuate Santa Clause from Lapland. Russians put on their fur caps with ear flaps.
It's - 80°C: Russians are not taking off their mittens even while pouring vodka.
It's - 114°C: Ethyl alcohol freezes. Russians are furious.
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