What Germans COMPLAIN ABOUT IN WINTER

[@peternakitch4167]

Let's generalise it: humans everywhere love to complain no matter what season, complain there, complain here, complain everywhere, about everything. Love ittttttt.

[@renangoncalvesflores]

I don't like your commentary.

[@wesmel06]

I dont complain in the summertime. Ever. My favorite time of year!

[@leonazar]

We Brazilians complain even about the things we like!

[@MuttFitness]

If you talk about how great things are you sound like an airhead

[@allanrichardson1468]

Americans in Florida, like me, complain about 50F (10 C) as if it were a blizzard, and on mild or warm winter days we complain about the insides of businesses being too cold! We’re really wimpy about cold weather (even our rockets have fallen victim to the cold, such as when several days of below freezing at the Kennedy Space Center, plus the engineering vs politics conflict, brought down Challenger). Florida is a winter paradise, except when it isn’t.

[@tsalVlog]

It's funny because my girlfriend was juat complaining in German about how it's cold and not snowing.

[@mr.d6987]

When it's -40 and I'm working outside I like to complain about using a frozen porta potty.

[@puntinounterwegs]

Kaum fällt mal eine Schneeflocke, kann keiner mehr Autofahren! My favourite... (but so true...)

[@Nautikuus]

@Gaby Chaudry Ohja! Und dann die Kommentare à la "Ich mag ja Schnee, aber nicht auf der Strasse!" (I love snow but not on the roads.)

[@GFMBalu]

Gaby Chaudry bei regen auch nicht viel besser 😄

[@micheltbooltink]

This is absolutely not just typical German. I'm Dutch, and the Dutch complain about exactly the same things. Me included. Keep on the great videos 👍👍👍👍👍

[@mrwizzardknight]

Hoi! Hoe gaat het met u?! 😃😃😃 Leuk om u te ontmoeten! 😃😃😃🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 Ik ben een Engelsman uit Sunderland en ik leer u taal al twee jaar maar helaas heb ik deze taal nog steeds niet onder knie omdat ik nog veel meer leren moet! XD

[@mrwizzardknight]

Chris Ruiz Oh that’s easy to explain! That’s their Black Pete Tradition it happens much earlier in December, I think it’s the 5th of December. And no! It is NOT racist! 😤😤😤😤

[@micheltbooltink]

@@mrwizzardknight Geweldig goed hoe u uw zinnen in het Nederlands maakt. Mijns inziens bent u al zeer goed in het Nederlands. Keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍

[@mrwizzardknight]

michel booltink Dank u meneer/mevrouw! 😃😃😃 En gelukkig nieuwjaar! 😃😃😃🇳🇱🇳🇱🇳🇱 Ik ben de bewijs van heel Nederland dat deze taal de nummer één gemakkelijkste taal om voor Engelssprekende om te leren wel is! ;) 😃😃😃😃

[@micheltbooltink]

@@mrwizzardknight U ook een gelukkig en voorspoedig 2020 gewenst.

[@eyl1537]

I really like this two fold approach in your recent videos: you speak German and you add subtitles during your enunciation, keep going, as entertaining as always

[@marcel151]

At first I thought you are a foreigner living in Germany and was shocked from your perfect german pronunciation, then after I realized that you actually are german I was surprised by your nearly accent free english. Good job!

[@MuttFitness]

Minnesota. It's -30 Fahrenheit. You always say "Is it cold enough for ya?"

[@Warlock_UK]

Woo! You're back! Us English also complain about the weather too in much the same way - but we get all the weather at once. Like rain in the morning, snow in the afternoon, sun too bright - and then super dark early. Once folk come here they realise why we talk about it so much. It affects the clothes we have to bring to work - you leave home with super warm clothes and then it's too warm... or in summer it's too hot and then it's cold at some point... It's fairly annoying to basically have to dress for 2-3 seasons on some days. I think we're due snow here soon, it's already snowing in the North. It's usually less cold where it's snowing because if it's too cold it doesn't snow. Or something. *re-edit* ah, you have the same clothing problem. Yup. Germans are just like the English in this way. The train equivalent for our rail is trains cancelled or delayed because of leaves on the line. Because who imagined there'd be leaves in autumn. Or snow in winter. WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?

[@DontTrustTheRabbit]

W00t w00t!

[@krazytroutcatcher]

I agree, sweater on sweater off (don’t know why I said sweater, I’ve always called them jumpers) I rarely wear coats, or get wrapped up in winter, because I’m usually five degrees warmer than everyone else, summer can be exhausting, so yes, I will moan if it’s too warm. Apparently the railways back in the steam age didn’t suffer with leaves on the line. The sparks out of the chimney would set fire to the dry vegetation, razing it back. I’m not sure if that was a good thing, or bad...

[@smallmj2886]

I'm also part of team summer. And we Canadians complain about winter too, but only among ourselves.

[@Micha-fu5wq]

Super Video wieder 😊😊. Ich Feier deinen Humor!! Komm gut durch die nasskalten Wintertage , und hey, bald ist Weihnachten 🎅🎄

[@jwelchon2416]

Here in Missouri the most common winter exclamation is "I'm moving to Florida!!!".

[@David_Casas]

A great video! Always it's a pleasure to listen you talking about the interesting german culture :-)

[@frankgaletzka8477]

Hallo Trixi Ich mag Deine Videos Du bringst das Thema Deutsche Klischees auf den Punkt. Mach bitte weiter Frohe Weihnachten und ein gesundes Neues Jahr Grüsse Frank

[@raider2191]

Well, I've lived in Germany many years ago. Found it to be a beautiful country and met many very nice people. The Summer was too short from what I was use to and the Winter was nice, just what I liked. I'm a cold nurtured person. Spring and Fall just didn't happen as far as I could tell. I've found in all my travels that people are about the same everywhere. They love to complain, period. Especially if you are a good listener. As for our weather here in the Southeast USA, this is one of those places where you run the heat in the mornings and your AC in the afternoons.....really. This occurs in the Spring and Fall. In the Winter, it's not that cold, to me. Sometimes I will turn the heat on if it's getting below 40 degrees overnight. I normally wear a short sleeve shirt or one over another year round. If it goes below 50 degrees outside, I'll carry or wear a medium coat. If I'm going to be outside and it's below freezing, I'll wear some gloves and a toboggan or hat, maybe. We rarely get snow, but when we do, everyone goes nuts and thinks we are all going to die! Let the weather forecast mention the word snow and everyone starts asking when they are going to close the schools and government offices and everyone rushes out to the grocery store to buy milk and bread. I guess so they can have milk sandwiches??? The Southeast USA is also one of those places where in the summer, you don't perspire, you sweat......no questions about that. It gets so hot, you can expire, for sure and that has happened to some folks. By the way, when you perspire it is suppose to evaporate to help keep you cool. Here in the Summer when you sweat it only gets you wet because the humidity is so high it doesn't evaporate or cool you off, it just gets you wet.......Being hot and wet in the Summer is miserable and we ALL complain about that, unless we are in a swimming pool or cold shower...........

[@mitchellhodgemeyer7306]

I'm firmly in the "I prefer it colder" camp. As you said, one can always put on more clothes or find ways to offset the cold. But when it's very hot, even if you strip down to nothing it's sometimes not enough to relieve the heat. I suppose one could remove their skin as well, but that seems labor-intensive and overly inconvenient. ;) People in the US all the time complain about holiday products in stores too early - myself included. Where I live it never snows, so I haven't heard the "White Christmas" complaint though.

[@leDespicable]

I find it interesting how different individuals can perceive something as simple as temperature in such different ways. I myself would gladly take summer rather than having to endure the cold...for me, being cold is much more uncomfortable than being hot, to the point that it's almost unbearable staying outside for an extended amount of time when temperatures are below 5 °C

[@kenninast]

In Belgium, we complain about the very same things!

[@kenninast]

About the last one: here in Belgium they even complain about x-mas deco before St. Nicolasday (5 dec.). When I explain to them that the x-mas period starts with the first Advent, being a week'ish before St Nicolas', they stare at me as if I'm from another planet. And then slowly they start realising: oh, wait a minute. Advent. Yes... There was something with that name.

[@derwolf7810]

Mich stört am Winter eigentlich nur, dass es schon wieder dunkel wird, kurz bevor die Sonne aufgeht.

[@pentlandite9023]

@ 3:29 "snow mud" = slush (and it leaves salt rings on your leather boots when they've dried out)...

[@ZER0ZER0SE7EN]

Here in Los Angeles in the the winter we complain how people forget how to drive in the rain after half a year without rain.

[@DonaldRilea]

Same thing in Las Vegas, where I live, and I do that, too.

[@trevorvanbremen4718]

I lived in Detroit for a few years and, for a couple of weeks after the first snow fell, it was always safer to stop at a green light. There was always someone 'sliding' through the red light running perpendicular. Oh... I almost forgot, there seemed to be a mandatory 3 cars in the ditch every time the interstate rounded a corner... Never 1, 2, 4, 5 or more... ALWAYS 3.

[@therorysnake]

trixi u are a joy to pop up in the feed, merry christmas, and thanks for teaching me essential german things like how to complain :D

[@siarnne]

I'm from Florida. We've had two days below 10°C so far, compared to 100 days over 30°C. I'll take the cold-and yes, the Christmas decorations went on sale in October at Wal Mart.

[@jecejka]

In the eastern part of North Carolina (USA) we have a saying: “ If you don’t like the weather, then wait for a few minutes...it will change soon enough.”🤪

[@penname5050]

I heard this saying before

[@jame4696]

Hi Trixi, It has lonely snowed there 1 time in the past 40 years at Christmas. But we all around here complain about the same things in South Carolina.

[@creepyboy6593]

You're so fun Trixi!! Hi from Alabama!

[@RealWolfHraban]

I always say "Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, nur schlechte Kleidung." or "There is no bad weather, only bad clothing."

[@peterkoller3761]

es gibt auch keine hässlichen Frauen - nur zu wenig Alkohol... (tja, äh... ich bin dann mal weg...)

[@religiohominilupus5259]

@@peterkoller3761 😂😂😂 Haha, wer über deinen Kommentar nicht lachen kann, hat wirklich keinen Humor!

[@AnnikaK87]

We have that saying in Swedish too! Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder.

[@xiomykoketa7810]

Ist Alles stumm und leer. Nichts macht mir Freude mehr; Düfte sie düften nicht, Lüfte sie lüften nicht, Mein Herz so schwer!

[@rayoeler3055]

Hey Trixe think positive ! in other words HAVE A GOOD DAY and MAKE IT A BETTER TOMORROW !

[@lonetreejim]

🇨🇦 Winter is dark and gloomy in Canada too but a new DontTrustTheRabbit video makes it a little brighter. Thanks Trixi.

[@VincentDuxD]

My country, my part of the country has a saying of winter wind cutting into your skin like knives, pins and needles pricking you through the 7th inner layer of your garments, we don’t complain that much, -24 is perfect for Wintersports xD

[@1HeartCell]

Too cold, too warm, too much snow, no snow,...

[@imperialguardsman5929]

Title: * *What Germans COMPLAIN ABOUT IN WINTER* * WW2 German vet watching this: *OPERATION BARBAROSSA FLASHBACKS*

[@s1mplem4gic58]

I'm surprised there aren't many ww2 soviet jokes

[@TheAyla2004]

very little snow in the UK due to the maratine influnce but same compliants

[@w0rldtrav3l3r]

That was awesome! Love your humor!

[@JonnyGnu]

Same complaints here in the US north east, sans Deutsche Sprache.

[@religiohominilupus5259]

New England? Same complaints in La.! 😀

[@biomanwin]

Same complaints in Canada as well. I think its a universal experience for people who live in colder climates.

[@hannahbaker2795]

I hear most of these complaints in the US too! People get so grumpy when it’s cold...

[@njsmecho]

"or in short ... Mimimi Mimimi Mimimi" ...That made it for me :D thanks Trixi, for all the funny movies you upload. Merry XMas!

[@johnjdumas]

In Camelot the weather is never too hot or too cold and the rain may never fall till after sundown.

[@UnfilteredMedic]

Southern USA. It's pretty much the same here. I know not very exciting. We get all four seasons here though in many recent years, snow is not a thing. I know we had it back in the winters of 2007-2010. I like winters for the most part but the cold and wet is horrible for almost everyone. A Home Depot near me had Christmas decorations up BEFORE Halloween. Almost every store that sells goods puts out their Christmas stuff the day after Halloween and FORGET Thanksgiving. I don't see anything related to that day other than food and things used for cooking. So far, this year we've had frost regularly and it's gotten to 22F. A few instances of sleet but nothing major....yet.

[@Ozzy_2014]

Canadian weather in Winnipeg is -24°C or -11°F. We have snow now. White Christmas guaranteed. Trust me your going to need more than a sweater and a jacket. Think thermal layers top and bottom. Heavy socks over regular socks. Parkas toques ( warm thick wool hats) [ Canadian word, yes a separate branch of English ] ] mitts boots and possibly a balaclava (( face mask)). Winnipeg is as far north as Siberia. Summer both months is mosquito season. Plenty to complain about.

[@religiohominilupus5259]

@@Ozzy_2014 Dang, y'all started peeing ice cubes yet?! 😀

[@religiohominilupus5259]

DocBravo, where in the South? La. here (kinda, anyway, since I'm currently in Germany).

[@UnfilteredMedic]

@@religiohominilupus5259 TN.

[@religiohominilupus5259]

@@UnfilteredMedic 👍

[@Segalmed]

Well, a public announcement concerning a train delay I once witnessed amounted to "the rails got wet". What they actually meant was that wet leaves stuck to the rails and made them so slippery that the brakes did not work properly, so the train had to slow down significantly for safety reasons resulting in the delay. But the way the announcement was worded was, let's say unfortunate and gave the 'wet rails' impression (I only got the details quoted above by asking the conductor on the train). Btw, right wing politicians still quote cold in winter as proof that there is no climate change (ignoring the record breaking heat in summer of course).

[@leDespicable]

Well, seeing it from that perspective actually makes it seem good in a very twisted way that Winter has been shockingly warm so far...

[@Anni-bt8zt]

I`m a grumpy german aswell :D Well done Trixi :)

[@dhelor]

I hear pretty much all these complaints here in the Us too, though here there's more complaints about Christmas music and decorations as opposed to candy being put out in stores early.

[@leDespicable]

Part of team summer as well. I can't stand freezing temperatures. No matter how thick my clothing is, I'm still shivering like crazy when going outside...

[@edweiser63]

At least you have seasons. Here it's going to be 18-21c and sunny for the next few months. Then it will rise to 23c and sunny. I assure you, sunny all the time gets VERY dull and boring. I'm always extremely excited when we get rain.

[@ed_richards47]

And there's me thinking we in the UK were the only ones to complain about the weather, Christmas being too early, and all the rest of your German complaints. You're not alone! By the way, dark, damp, miserable weather in winter is often described as, "dank" bei uns! Great video!

[@RedStefan]

Can you leave the text on the screen longer, I am learning German and I like to check the translation as well.

[@bur1t0]

Here in Australia we don't really complain about Christmas sweets, but you can guarantee we'll be complaining about the shops selling Hot Cross Buns on Boxing day. Doesn't mean we won't be buying them en mass.

[@Nojaru]

Canadians in Ottawa like to complain about how everyone seems to forget how to drive a car as soon as it snows

[@jeromemckenna7102]

In US we complain about the early start of Christmas selling. The way you know this is when you hear Christmas music playing in stores. As far as the weather goes, I think we have a lot more to complain about at least in the Northern part of the US. Right now it is -6 Celsius and the warmest is has been in December is 3 Celsius. We've had 34.7 cm of snow this month. I'm not dreaming of a white Christmas.

[@davidstone2319]

German winter can be worth complaining about...but we are not so much different here in North Carolina....and your wit can brighten the greyest day! Thanks for what you do!

[@alexprado1666]

Brazilians and Germans are very similar on complaining LOL. In São Paulo, virtually everyone complains about rainfall in the summer. If it does not rain in the summer however, there will likely be water and electricity shortage (as in 2014).

[@ronru]

In Florida people complain that it's freezing outside when the temperature is 70 degrees F (21 C)

[@johnfields7989]

I don't like cold, but summer in Texas is just as bad. Our day time highs are 32-40 degrees Celsius. When we flew back from Munich the first week in June, the pilot announced it was 39 degrees Celsius. I wanted to cry.

[@zeninsyt]

Here in Southern Ontario Canada, we are always happy when the Americans to the south of us in Buffalo New York get way more snow than we do :) and we love to talk to each other about that ;)

[@limaboehnchen]

Loved that video :D amazing acting haha!!

[@shawnparkspost]

I am grumpy about most weather. I hate snow and ice because it makes driving more dangerous. I don't like when it is sunny because it is too bright and I feel overly warm. I hate being too hot more than being too cold. I am also irritated when there is a lot of rain. Basically I only like when it is cool and overcast, but not raining.

[@suprememaster7339]

The video is great. I like it very much! Keep it going......

[@lamegoldfish6736]

I can relate. It seems December usually is the toughest month.

[@mountainhobo]

All central and northern Europeans complain incessantly, although no one can approach the French.

[@frederickwoof5785]

Basically the same things. In winter its too cold and wet, in summer its too hot and not enough rain. It gets worse as you get older, so my family tell me. One thing I remember well is visiting Cologne (Kiln) for Christmas markets. On way back to hotel in coach it snowed heavily and everything came to a stand still on the roads. It dismissed the German efficiency stories. It was very picturesque, a great visit that has never been superseded.

[@frederickwoof5785]

Koln

[@SevasTra1900]

Every single thing you said is also said in the Midwest in the USA. Especially in Chicago, Illinois and the surrounding areas. The summers are very hot and very humid and the winters are very cold and icy/snowing/yuck. Although, due to climate change our winters start late so we almost never have snow on Christmas. Also, we all complain about the exact same things every season.

[@tempest411]

I fortunately don't live in a part of my country(U.S.) where it snows. As someone that has the hobby of working on older cars all snow means to me is rust, from the salt they put on roads in the winter where it does snow. In fact, they call the region of the country where it snows the 'Rust Belt'. Snow may be pretty to look at, but I don't imagine dealing with it is worth it.

[@cooki1365]

Mid-Atlantic US, we have all the exact same complaints ... but we can't get Spekulatius until October!

[@frankmenesch]

>I'm team summer Come to Australia at the moment

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

Been there. Spent a week in Graz. Beautiful place and highly recommended.

[@dj1rst]

It´s too fu%king hot in summer.

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

@Pustekuchen oops. Was reading this on my (not so) smart phone. Missread it as Austria. Sorry folke.

[@koi9826]

Here in australia we dont measure the temperature by how much snow there is. We measure by how yellow the grass is.

[@xenblake]

YYYYEEEEEEAAAHHH, a new video!!😋

[@optimist_KMA]

hi Trixi! I'm from Ukraine and I also like the snowy winter. and I suffered last year when we didn't have any snow at all... so ich bin ein bisschen Deutscher, ich denke)

[@metaforest]

Come to WA for temps that never get below 10C

[@aeroman1964]

It sounds like I'd be right at home in Germany. You described West Virginia exactly.

[@ShyBoy6ty9]

I very much like the cold better than the heat. Well, I guess a better way to put it is that I like the dry months better than the humid months. When it gets hot in the US's midwest, it gets damp and muggy - an oppressive, wet, sticky heat. When it gets cold, there's naturally dry air. I don't know how to explain it, but it feels like a weight gets lifted off of you, allowing you to move more freely.

[@Mario-hx8rt]

Starkes Video! Hat mir echt gefallen 😂

[@Christian-ev1zu]

February is the worst winter month: less days where you can complain.

[@sorenmpeterson]

In the USA, we love to complain about the weather as well. And don’t get us started about all the Christmas stuff in stores the day after Halloween, completely skipping over Thanksgiving.

[@marcokrueger3399]

This video makes me feel so guilty... I like complaining about that :(

[@gertraba4484]

called mom in law AWACS.always whining and constantly shouting

[@Bacopa68]

If you want to hear a Christmas song from Southeast Texas where there is no chance of a white Christmas, I would recommend "Merry Christmas from the Family" by Robert Earle Keene. No snow, and fact warm enough that when the RV hookup blows out the power, getting drunk in the front yard is just fine.

[@lostgrunt7833]

Cold or dark or warm & bright, your videos make me smile & laugh till my cheeks hurt

[@robruk3806]

"Easily distracted" not "distractable". Being of German descent i too am a complainer. I've gotten better at it as I have aged.

[@DarkFunk1337]

Trixie can you make a video recommending German novels or shows for intermediate learners?

[@dasy2k1]

Almost all the same complaints here in the UK, apart from its fairy lights and tinsel being sold in October rather than sweets! And we normally complain about the council being incapable of gritting all the right roads

[@michaelmorris2243]

HOWDY from PLANT CITY, FLORIDA. No complaints down here. 49° in the morning and the high temperature will approx. 72° ( farenheit) Wall to wall sunshine. Trixie is a hottie just like the weather down here. PERFECT. 🙋‍♂️🐈✌😻

[@johannesbockler8762]

Guten Morgen

[@thomasbayer2832]

The 4 Seasons in German: Scheiß Pollen! Scheiß Hitze! Scheiß Laub! Scheiß Kälte!

[@tuttman1234]

I'm fairly certain I have heard all of these here in the US as well. Nice to know we are not the only ones who like to complain

[@margienaude6346]

In South Africa we complain mainly about: No rain, potholes, minibus taxi's and land claims.

[@cuttlefishlongbottomtonche3974]

Exactly the same complaints here in the US. But some of us have been trying to inject random skyrim quotes as responses. Makes for good times. And sometimes a new friend is made

[@user-David-Alan]

Great video but could you leave your word blocks on the screen longer please. Thank you.

[@jimforehand7571]

Honestly your complaints sond pretty close to the ones we have in central Illinois, I myself am complaining because we got about 2 1/2 inches of snow last night and the car I have turns into an ice skate but on the plus side at least my dogs get their business done in record time when its snowy out

[@Vulcanwoman]

In Singapore, we complain about the humidity.

[@hihu7200]

I like hot weather more. I can deal with up to about 100 to 110 degrees F days. Just dress light and drink lots of cold water. But cold is just bad. It cuts you to the core. I am not the only one who feels this way. I have read in declassified military manuals on cold weather operations that in cold, moving slowly and steadily is the best thing to do. I read a book written by an old time American trapper ( late 1800s, early 1900s) book where he wrote that cold complicates everything. That says it best.

[@MelRawReal]

Oh yes!! Definitely I found myself in some complains :D but winter indeed sucks! I am living in Cyprus now and here it's like 80 % of the year sunny

[@bunnyb.428]

Not only the Germans but we Canadians also complain about the weather a lot!

[@ditrixgenesis781]

Yeah, as a German heritage Wisconsinite, this makes a lot of sense

[@MichaelMoore97]

My family has used everyone of these complaints (in English) every year...I can definitely see the German in the family now.

[@thenanomon6908]

My family made up this rule that we don't buy christmas food until mid november because they are in the supermarkets so ridiculously early and we don't have a christmas feeling until december anyway and that it would ruin EVERYTHING. True germans

[@honestgoat]

I love those biscuits. They're so yum. EDIT: Speculaas. I couldn't remember what they were called before. It just came to me when you were talking about trains. Heh heh. So mentioned them in the end anyway. And apparently in Germany you call them Spekulatius. Good to know. Cos they're delicious and I eat them all year round.

[@matekiddleton5497]

Jarryd Watts ich auch! I found them randomly at work in a basket last week, and this week we found apples. Really love this biscuits I put 3 in my pocket cuz love the cinnamon tinge

[@rudigerpinkenburg7050]

Erwischt! 😁😁😁 Alle Punkte die du angesprochen hast, treffen auf mich zu. Ergo, ich muss " Typisch Deutsche" sein. Obwohl, vieles davon stört mich nicht mehr. Ausgenommen nasskaltes Wetter, das geht überhaupt nicht 😣😣 Danke schön für dieses schöne Video. Hab noch einen schönen 3. Advent.

[@erictaylor5462]

4:00 Imagine how Australians feel. They have Christmas in the summer. Though I think a Christmas barbecue might be pretty cool.

[@gohansolo1980]

4:03 Ah yes, the seldom-remembered 5th specter to haunt Ebenezer Scrooge that fateful Christmas Eve: The Ghost of Christmas Apathy.

[@FrancescoSassetti]

Even tough Italy (where I come from) it's supposed to be a very sunny place, we share many complaints in common with Germans, especially that outrageous hate against damp weather : )

[@billyc9151]

As a American Midwesterner I would take late/delayed trains any bad winters day over a 25 mile drive to the next sizable community...

[@speedracer1177]

I complain about the same thing right here in The Midwest. Why is it so cold? Why is it so cloudy? Why is it dark before 5 o'clock? I despise winter.