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Even in Winter, when it's supposed to be cold and snowy if you live North of, say, South Carolina to California, most people want warm Spring-like weather and when it occurs, they are so happy.  Perhaps a better question should be: "Why do most people hate Winter?"

Now, I'm exactly the opposite as I prefer cold weather and people will likely ask: "Why do you prefer cold weather?"  Let me tell you why.

I suffer with chronic problems, most notably allergies and asthma.  While these problems occur all year-round, they are noticeably much worse when the weather is warm than when it's cold.  It's a long story and, unless people come here to my house to see it firsthand, they really won't understand.  To them, it's like: "Just take something for your problems and enjoy the warm weather."  First of all, no matter what I take, nothing seems to work (most of the time), especially in warm weather.  And secondly, when they do work, it takes too long and the effects don't last long enough.

People don't understand how bad these problems really are for me.  I've had all-nighters and I average about 3 to 5 hours of sleep, leaving me exhausted during the day.  I can't even take a shower because the last time I tried to, I had an asthma attack...a really bad one, I might add.  At best, all I can do is wash myself (not very well, I might add) with paper towels, soap, and water from time to time.

My hatred of warm weather came during the Summer of 2010.  In early July, a very unusual heat wave struck as far North as Maine where daytime temps soared into the 90s with high humidity and nighttime temps barely dropped into the 70s.  Maine felt more like Florida.  What's worse is the cottage I stayed at had NO air conditioning because such heat waves are not common and the people who own the cottage can't afford to have them installed.  My asthma did not go well during my vacation up there and it's a miracle I even survived at all.

Then, at the end of August and into early September, the same unusual heat wave struck again.  This time, I took a vacation to Upstate New York.  Thankfully, there was air conditioning this time, but I didn't enjoy myself there either.  I pretty much stayed in the hotel room and had no fun at all.  Needless to say, I haven't been to either place since 2010 and, since then, I've hated warm and hot weather, which is why I prefer cold weather.  There's your answer to why I prefer cold weather.  Okay, I'm done with my rant for now.

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Well, for most people, 'the livin' is easy' in warm weather, but in your case, I can understand why the opposite is true.


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I prefer warm weather because we don´t get it so much here in North Europe.

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I like cold climate more.

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i live on the west coast of Canada. where its always rainy and cool in the fall and winter months.. its not fun having bad depression with this type of weather. i always look forward to the spring and summer months. 


and having bad arthritis due to autoimmune issues, the colder, rainy days give me painful flare ups all the time..

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Here in Southern California, it's always warm; there is no "cold weather" here, really. It gets cool sometimes, but it never gets cold and it doesn't snow.

There's less sun in the winter, which means more depression and darkness, cold weather is when most diseases thrive, and the landscape looks dead and barren. There are a lot of reasons to prefer warm weather.

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I live in Phoenix where the weather is warm but extremely warm in the Summer with triple digit temps but I prefer to live where it is warm as opposed to those areas with snow and ice.

The hot weather I can tolerate since I have a strong central air-conditioning system.


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I am so sorry to hear that; many people have similar allergies, and not everybody can get an adapted treatment.

You might know well about how to deal with your problems, but it might be useful to look into more objective information and to take a "second or even a third", medical, advice. These are only a few links:

https://www.pollen.com/allergy/asthma

http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/allergic-asthma

http://acaai.org/allergies/types/pollen-allergy

http://www.aafa.org/page/aafa-affiliated-asthma-allergy-support-groups.aspx

http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-air-pollution.php

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611105311.htm

https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/peg_caa/concern.html

Now to your question about why most people prefer warm weather:

I think that long nights, cold, reduced or slowed down mobility, increased risks with activities and transport outdoors, cumbersome clothing, too much monotony with all grey, white and brownish landscapes, added to grey routine, etc. does affect most the moods.

http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/seasonal-affective-disorder


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I like the warm weather because I love to ride my bike. I grew up in northern Michigan and Minnesota so the cold doesn't bother me that much--I just don't get to do the things I like in the snow.

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