Are people happier in hot countries?

TalkingPoint · Post by **TalkingPoint** » December 31st, 2005, 6:59 pm

Why do people who live in very cold countries seem more miserable than people who live in hot climates?

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miserable (adjective): very unhappy
climate (noun): the usual weather conditions in an area

Shazzam · Post by **Shazzam** » January 5th, 2006, 3:07 am

I think moderation is the only way. It is nice to have hot weather, but it is also nice to experience cold from time to time. If you just have one or the other all the time it would be very depressing. I lived in the tropics for a while a few years ago and initially I loved it being HOT!! all the time. However after about 2 years I found it so exhausting. I couldn't wait to get back to the east coast and experience, AUTUMN, WINTER AND SPRING!

The old saying is "variety is the spice of life."

ginny · Post by **ginny** » January 10th, 2006, 8:29 am

TP wrote:Why do people who live in very cold countries seem more miserable than people who live in hot climates?

That's completely incorrect! Being happy or not does not depend on where you live. It just depends on yourself!

Desislava · Post by **Desislava** » January 10th, 2006, 3:44 pm

I suppose there is a speck of truth that weather affects the mood of people. In my country, we have four seasons, thanks to its location. And...change is obvious. During summer people look more relaxed, cheerful, open to communications, and the mood is overall quite high :). While in winter people try to stay home, and go out not so often with certain regret that they have to leave their nice and warm rooms.
My opinion is that not really the temperature affects us, because you can put more clothes on, or off, according to your needs. But what really influences our behaviour is the changing colours of the environment. It's said that different colours arise different feeling in us, I suppose you have heard that. And in countries where it's hot, there are more bright colours..like yellow, orange, green, blue. These ones symbolise happiness and...joy..also serenity I think. While the cold climate's colours are mainly grey, brown, black...they are not really positive ones, and charge you with negative energy :) If I am not wrong, I think that Feng Shui deals a lot with this kind of reaction in people.

Rui · Post by **Rui** » January 11th, 2006, 11:46 am

well, i don't know if that is true or another stereotype, but if you take a look to another feature of the differences between the countries then we can see that where the weather it's better the quality of live it's worst, and from the other hand the richest societies are in the cold weathers countries... i'm just remember countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Japan, Denmark and other examples that doesn't matter to mention now... and if we take look to the nicest countries to spend holidays, like for example all the countries in south and central america or the asia paradises we can see that they are generally more poor, isn't that true, or is just a wrong thought

P.S.-i forgot to mention the beautiful countries in africa where this feature i've talked it's take it to the limit.

Yen · Post by **Yen** » January 12th, 2006, 7:40 am

No, I think they are same. Maybe you live in cold country and it become familiar with you so when you see the people who live in hot country, you feel jealous and think they are happy more than you . To me, I don’t like a hot weather because when I play game in outdoor, I sweat and bad smelling ^_^. Somewhere in the world, the people who live in hot country is jealous with you ( not me)^_^

serena · Post by **serena** » January 12th, 2006, 7:45 am

Well,I think weather has something to do with peaple's mood.As we know,peaple in different environment will response differently.Take myself as an example,I like winter very much.The cold weather will make me high and I will become depressing in hot weather by contrary.However,not all peaple like winter,some enjoy summer.So,I believe that weather can influnce peaple's mood to some degree,but it does not means cold climite will make people happier,comparied with those who live in hot country.

ahmedtaha · Post by **ahmedtaha** » January 14th, 2006, 6:53 am

says who????
you know, i live in acountry over 40 C in the sumer!! and you say happier ??
but i agree with you that the temperature affect our mood cuz when it's the cold season it's beween 15-20 it's really magnificent and every boody feels relax and happy. so i thing in cold countries they like the sumer as we in hot countries like the winter !!

shokin · Post by **shokin** » January 14th, 2006, 11:03 pm

Yes, Switzerland is a hot country because I am very happy.

Shokin

Shazzam · Post by **Shazzam** » January 16th, 2006, 9:43 am

shokin wrote:Yes, Switzerland is a hot country because I am very happy.

Shokin

That's because you live there Shokin.

shokin · Post by **shokin** » January 16th, 2006, 11:47 am

Be happy and the world will appear happier.

Help yourself and the sky will help you.

Let me laugh !

people with much money are not happy. It is an evidence !

Shokin

Shazzam · Post by **Shazzam** » January 16th, 2006, 12:02 pm

shokin wrote:Be happy and the world will appear happier.

Help yourself and the sky will help you.

Let me laugh ! people with much money are not happy. It is an evidence !

Shokin

True with money comes fear. Fear of losing it.

But some money is good it brings comfort. Once again it is about balance. Everything in life needs balance. 8)

shokin · Post by **shokin** » January 16th, 2006, 12:18 pm

Shazzam wrote:
shokin wrote:Be happy and the world will appear happier.

Help yourself and the sky will help you.

Let me laugh ! people with much money are not happy. It is an evidence !

Shokin
True with money comes fear. Fear of losing it.

But some money is good it brings comfort. Once again it is about balance. Everything in life needs balance. 8)

Even love and hate need balance.

I have no excuse.
It is unexplainable.
It is even inexorable.
It is not for extase.
But existence
Is inaccpetable.

I am excessive,
I love when desaxed,
When all exploses
When life get exhibed.
There are some exclamation,
But no explanations,
about this false complexe.

Life without excess
is inacceptable.

Shokin

WWilliam · Post by **WWilliam** » January 17th, 2006, 5:55 pm

I believe the saying of people living in hot countries will be happier in certain extent. Because sunlight will stimulate those people to release some stimulant from the internal organ and this stimulant will bring one's feeling to its highest point.

turkishselin · Post by **turkishselin** » January 17th, 2006, 6:02 pm

I think sunlight is influence people's behaviour,but if u r positive person u can be very happy even in north-pole

I m Turkish and in Turkey I can live all seasons in one day. I m very luck. for example this morning was very suny in here and later in the afternoon it was rainy and so cold

Khokha · Post by **Khokha** » February 17th, 2006, 1:47 am

Actually, taking bath and swimming affects people's mood and people who live in hot countries do that every day to keep their smell nice. So, they are happy and they have to be happy because they used to be happy. In my opinion, every one has to keep him/herself happy because on one can change the weather.
People say: "Cut your coat according to your cloth"

maddy · Post by **maddy** » March 26th, 2006, 5:17 am

TP wrote:Why do people who live in very cold countries seem more miserable than people who live in hot climates?

I'm from Vietnam, a tropical country, we're happy, of course, we can taste many kinds of fruits, vegetables around the year or we can bathe under the sunshine during summers. But actually sometimes we're really jealous with people in cold countries. We never have chances to play with snow, and we have to suffer a wet spring. I think in cold weather only few people go out to meet each other, that's the reason why we have a feeling that they're cold of miserable than hot climate living people :D

Laxuan · Post by **Laxuan** » March 26th, 2006, 11:34 am

I'm from vietnam, too.I have never been to a foreign country before but I love skiing and playing with snow, in my country we must suffer from very hot weather in the summer and humidity from october to april whereas in europe countries it rarely rains because of cold weather.
I hate rains so I really want to go to another countries where don't have rain, maybe it is an imaginary dream, and it only come true in an desert.

julka · Post by **julka** » March 27th, 2006, 10:12 am

hi everybody. I'm from Moscow, capital of Russia. I guess most of u heard about russian frosts, and must tell for me winter is the worst season. This winter the coldest temperature was -35

. that was smth incredible. I caught cold twise this winter. Pupils didn't study, cuz schools were closed, someone didn't work.
No doubt that sun affects pipl positively and not -30, when you have no desire to quit the house and freeze your feets, hands and nose outside. Now it is the end of March, and today morning it was -4, in the afternoon 0 +1. That's it. People in hot countries are happier cuz they do not have to buy all those winter garments, and put them all on. And they can enjoy sun all day long, every day. Lucky they are.
I prefer +35 rather than -35 :(

Laxuan · Post by **Laxuan** » March 31st, 2006, 6:34 am

I think the weather doesn't affect your behavior much so wherever you are if you are an active, energetic and flexible person you are always in good mood.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » April 7th, 2006, 9:09 pm

I’m happy that I live in cold country. I have 5 month snowboard season.

elsastar · Post by **elsastar** » June 6th, 2009, 9:16 am

Weather affects mood and memory. On a sunny day, everything looks hopefully. The bright sun lit up the meadow. The azure sky make you are in a good mood. Sunny day is the opposite of rain. Rainy day and overcast always make people feel upset easily. Generally speaking, most people of hot countries are optimistic. Although the weather was lazy, the people seem happy. So, I think the most people are happier in hot countries.

elsastar · Post by **elsastar** » June 17th, 2009, 1:39 pm

Do you like summer? In hot countries, every day is summer. The weather affects our mood and memory. First, everything looks hopeful on a sunny day. When the sun shine is bright and warm, we look at the azure sky and the bright sun lights up the meadow. It makes us in a good mood. On the other hand, rainy day and overcast always make people upset easily. Then, we can discover that the most people living in hot countries are optimistic. In brief, people are happy because they have a good mood. So, I believe that people live in hot countries are happier.

taisir · Post by **taisir** » September 28th, 2009, 8:39 pm

sure the temprature has a lot to do with people's mood, as for my small town people never go to see each other most of the summer when tempratures exceed 45C meaning they are less happy. where as others would not go out on winters depending on each country and it's weather. the least thing you hate about hot weather is sweating all day long which we experience half of the year

doxology · Post by **doxology** » October 25th, 2009, 7:51 pm

well, I dont think so

I am from a hot country, and there are lots of ppl who feel sad

Actually, it is a nature of human kind to feel a mixture of happiness and sadness

I wont like my life if it is always happy or always sad, it seems as there is nothing to stive to get,no goal, no motives.

Regarding cold climate, may be becoze they miss the sun

while in hot countries sun always shine, heh I notice ppl in England feel very happy when

summer comes

AustralianDream · Post by **AustralianDream** » December 3rd, 2009, 10:05 pm

Well, I think the happiness doesn't depend on the country or the climate, but depends on the surrounding environment.

nino · Post by **nino** » June 29th, 2010, 3:12 pm

yes i was living in turkey and i am happy.it sunny days starts in april finishes in october in turkey.now i am living in london and it always rains. i can be depressive in the mornings.

hulya · Post by **hulya** » August 19th, 2010, 11:50 am

yes sunny days make people energetic and lively.ı live in turkey and cold climate restricts people to do a lot of activites.of course happiness depends on people ownself.but my idea is like thatt!

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