Why do things like temperature in the place we live or illness always end up in a competition? Who cares that someone else lives in a colder place. If I freeze my ass off then IT IS COLD! Does not get warmer when it's colder somewhere else. Also if someone else is sicker does not mean I get suddenly cured. Like.. don't

make it a fucking competition every time. (Not you guys)

I hate that

I keep posting my temps from weather underground because I just can't believe it's that low here, like posting it makes it more tangible to me.

When it is a human temp again I can reflect back on my post about that time it was 20 below.

Temperature competition is a very Canadian thing. It's weirdly part of our cultural norms. "Oh, you think that's cold?! Wait until you see this!"..."you got some snow?! Boo, that's a skiff".

We do that here, too. I think it’s a “I can withstand worse conditions than you can” kind of thing. Also, in the winter, there’s not much to talk about but the weather, unless you’re a sports nut or a skier/snowmobiler.

great question

All of life is a competition unfortunately.