time2lose@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 12 days agoHow Finns dress their children according to the weatherlemmy.worldimagemessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down16
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minus-squareslartibartfast141@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·11 days agoScarves only appear at -20? Finns are built different.
minus-squareMintyFresh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoI grew up in northern mn, where temps were easily -30c for weeks at a time. I knew families that didn’t believe in hats. Like they just didn’t have them. Although to be fair, I think they were part finnlander, so I guess that checks…
minus-squarewizzor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·11 days agoWe do usually put a thin balaclava for kids already at much lower temps. It covers the neck and also prevents snow from going down clothes a little.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 days agoRemember also that this is for kids. As an adult living just south of Finland, I don’t really do scarves, even at -30. I reckon many Finns probably don’t either. And shorts and tank tops are acceptable at 15C, just not for kids.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoYeah, Canadian here, scarves are really hit and miss. Almost more a fashion pick vs a cold weather need.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoalso wearing nothing but a tank top and shorts at 20°c, it takes at least 25° for me to reach that point.
Scarves only appear at -20? Finns are built different.
I grew up in northern mn, where temps were easily -30c for weeks at a time. I knew families that didn’t believe in hats. Like they just didn’t have them. Although to be fair, I think they were part finnlander, so I guess that checks…
We do usually put a thin balaclava for kids already at much lower temps. It covers the neck and also prevents snow from going down clothes a little.
Remember also that this is for kids.
As an adult living just south of Finland, I don’t really do scarves, even at -30. I reckon many Finns probably don’t either.
And shorts and tank tops are acceptable at 15C, just not for kids.
Yeah, Canadian here, scarves are really hit and miss. Almost more a fashion pick vs a cold weather need.
also wearing nothing but a tank top and shorts at 20°c, it takes at least 25° for me to reach that point.