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Xeno

On 18/02/2016 12:17 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 18/02/2016 11:11 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> says...
>>>>
>>>> On 18/02/2016 2:19 AM, Janet wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> says...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> There are some Syrians placed in a small Scottish island. The demands have
>>>>>> started already:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "A local woman in her 20s was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and claims a
>>>>>> Syrian woman stopped her in Rothesay town centre and 'shouted' at her to
>>>>>> cover up her shoulders."
>>>>>
>>>>> Spot the obvious lie. You LIVE in Scotland, surely you can't seriously
>>>>> believe any local went out in midwinter with bare arms in a sleeveless T
>>>>> shirt?
>>>>
>>>> I can believe it! You might want to talk to my brother about it. Summer
>>>> and winter he is clad in nothing more than shorts and T shirts and a
>>>> cap. He works outdoors and simply doesn't feel the cold.
>>>
>>> Whereabouts in Scotland is your brother working?
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> He's not in Scotland, he's in a colder place. ;-)
>
> Maybe a drier less windy place with a lower risk of developing
> hypothermia than West Scotland.
>
> In winter, Bute (like Arran) is wet with high winds (windspeeds of 60
> to 80 mph are common); blowing in from 3000 miles of Atlantic. Windy wet
> and chilly means high windchill factor on bare arms/legs or through
> thin wet clothes. Outdoor workers in winter here, invariably wear full-
> cover protective clothing, waterproof and insulated.
>
> Janet UK
>
Same thing, Southern Ocean, Roaring 40's, high windchill factor and the
like. You can have snow on the surrounding mountains almost to mid
summer which affect windchill. It's just what you're accimated to.

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Xeno