Why do People Like Winter?

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[@sloth0jr]

I was surprised no one mentioned the silence that accompanies winter as a positive. Quietly falling snow is enchanting.

[@cathyhanley8658]

Taking a walk in the woods. The quiet is amazing.

[@tonyabrookes9931]

❤

[@CyclingM1867DubbysMama]

Oh, yes! The silence is beautiful.

[@mattsteuber9569]

My god his friend Sam has the best lines. Nobody wants to fall, Craig. Hark, springtime. Or maybe lark. I want to be friends with Sam

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

This is Sam's channel now.

[@emlish]

Genuinely sad there was no youtube channel next to Sam in the description

[@SpirusOfH]

For real, everything he says is so wisely put.

[@aenithharper2417]

I want him as my neighbor

[@hawkenparker]

Everyone needs a Samwise.

[@aliasanonym9778]

I think you forgot one big thing: allergies - especially against pollen and such. Winter can be a BIG relief if you have them. Also it's a great place for introverts who don't want to spend much time outside anyways and comes with perks like not always having to show of your body in daily activities (like on the beach) and also smaller rent because always sunny places are notoriously expensive most of the time.

[@michellecornum5856]

Grrr. I have winter allergies. Allergies around the year. But I prefer winter, still.

[@peterDcontact]

Since this year i was wearing a mask when i was outside, it wasn't as bad thought

[@ekaruna42]

I've seen the "I'm an introvert and I don't want to go out so I like winter" argument before but it confuses me a bit. I'm an introvert but I dread winter because I get really bad seasonal affective disorder and it's just too long. To me it has nothing to do with going out or staying in, I can still stay in in summer. Maybe it's a cultural thing?

[@bluexroses414]

Show off your body in hot places? The entire Middle East would beg to differ.

[@tylermech66]

@@ekaruna42 what is "season effective disorder"?

[@jae9843]

Mosquitoes, ticks, poison ivy, extreme humidity, allergies, inadequate or broken AC in car, generally too many loud people out and about at all hours, tornadoes, hurricanes, catastrophic floods, increase in crime... So many reasons to hate spring and summer. Winter isn't perfect, but it's a relative paradise for me.

[@PyroJohn19]

Better reply than mine.

[@fenrirgg]

Mosquitoes 😩, but in warm places they have so many natural enemies that they are barely an annoyance, except when they transmit malaria.

[@alanweis7856]

I like winter to sleep long hours, summer is too much construction and noisy things...

[@virginiamoss7045]

Bingo! You can always put on more clothes if cold; even if you go naked you still can't get cooled off; you just have to sit and stew in your own juices. Thank God Almighty for air conditioning. And climate change makes it hotter and hotter every year. I want to live in Colorado now. I love Colorado!

[@nirfz]

I remember one holiday i went to a warm climate (greece, the island of Rhodes) and after a few days i started hoping for rain. The constant cloudless sky and heat and the (to me) extremely loud cikadas (or whatever creatures made that noise) made it pretty clear to me that i like colder climates. (i felt like being in an hot air oven the whole time) My Pollen allergies strech from spring to summer. But there is one thing i have to give warm climates: in southern climates next to the sea the air helps allergic people. Summer even in my climate means bugs moskitos, (even the cicadas are slowly wandering north it seems due to climate change) and rash on my inner elbows from sweating. I am always looking forward to autumn and winter. @Shawn Thomas: walking keeps you warm in cold weather. (body movement in general), snow isolates, look at igloos (in military training we dug a snow hole almost like an igloo into a snow slope and slept in there. -30°C and wind outside, 0°C and no wind inside. (when i say no wind i mean the weather phenomenon, as we were 12 guys there were other "winds" ;-) ) Falling on a sharp object? As people tend to wear more layers or thicker clothing, they hurt themselves less when falling on somehthing as the clothing has more cushening effect. When people are at home, at least where i live, there is less burglary. Burglars don't want to "meet" the occupants. Makes their hobby more complicated. (Since last years lockdowns that sort of crime almost went away here.)

[@animefreak134XD]

I discovered I'm actually quite invested in your parents relationship during this video. I hope they aren't actually getting a divorce, but if they are I hope it's an amicable split

[@frostbjorn]

Yeah uh me too.. lol

[@nikolasscholz7983]

Same, hope it's just for character development. Maybe their clones get divorced?

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

This seems like it will be a plotline that unfolds over the next few months. I hope it culminates in some big romantic gesture to win back each other's love.

[@immeremma]

I really want this to just be a bit.

[@ginap4386]

I would be really sad if your parents got divorced for real. I hope that was just a bit.

[@tiashiraz8430]

I am a Brit but have lived in Laos for the last 22 years. Here the seasons are ‘f***ing hot and no rain’ and ‘pretty f***ing hot with rain’ . 😆 So I do miss ‘the best bits’ of winter - the crispness of the air, the cozy snuggles and especially the clothes (you can hide a lot of ‘imperfections’ amidst the layers - but no chance in hell of doing that in T-shirts!). But then again, 300+ days of sunshine does do wonders for your overall mood. 😁

[@Fevir]

This came at the perfect time, I was having Wheezy withdrawal

[@isaaclaf1000]

The shark has been long since jumped. WW is dead, this asshole killed him.

[@mathiasplans]

Hey! Haven't seen you in a while. Hope you are doing fine

[@azysko3213]

Me too!

[@dewdop]

I was withdrawing from his mom and dad.

[@hammerbeam]

There are the wheezy news weekly videos

[@benedictifye]

I love Craig’s parents so damn much. I especially love his dad reading and his mom’s super-swiping.

[@nanschafer9999]

I hate hate hate heat, can tolerate cold SO much better. I panic when I get too warm. I also adore gray rainy days.

[@elisahamilton73]

I went to Morocco for a month and just remember crying as the sun came up, you can't escape the heat I felt so desperate. Love the rain and happily go for long walks.

[@krystelhardesty9960]

So a trip to Florida in July is not in the cards for you.

[@WalkingWoman-k7x]

Yeassss

[@yellowyellowyellow7894]

Round gray rain

[@starinvader5969]

I dived in snow with just my shorts on in the Canadian mountains, and it was like -25

[@patcoston]

Quality over Quantity. I like it. Enough about you. About me: My mom grew up in California (no snow) then moved to New Jersey after she married and hated the winter but now she likes it. My wife grew up in Malaysia (no snow) then moved to New Jersey after we got married and she loved it and still loves it. She loves to build stuff in the snow. She helps with shoveling the driveway. She learned to ski and snowboard. I should point out that her personality enjoys trying new foods, visiting new places, and trying new activities. She's adventurous and open to new experiences. New Jersey has brutally hot and humid summers and bitterly cold and slushy winters. I moved us to California because I love "perfect" weather where I can go out biking in shorts and a t-shirt but she missed the family and friends she made in New Jersey, so we moved back. It's not so easy to make all of your friends and family move to California.

[@ForeverMasterless]

Reasons I like winter: Stark change of seasons feels "right," somehow. There's almost a spiritual component to it, and it adds variety to the backdrop of your life. Warm weather is great, and I love when summer rolls around here in Chicago, but I would start to take it for granted and maybe even hate it if it was perpetual. Walking to work in very cold weather almost forces you into a meditative state. There's something cleansing and mentally focusing about it and it feels so good when you arrive and get back into the warmth, there's something primitive about it, seeking warmth from the cold. Extreme cold weather keeps rent low. Chicago is the third most populous city in the country and has an amazing theater scene but costs way less to live in than New York or LA. Snuggling up under blankets with a good book is the best. Snow is very very pretty. No insects. You can take a walk through a nature trail and everything is fucking dead as hell and won't bite you or fly in your ear.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

I have to say (and I know people would roll their eyes at this) that after a while, the weather in LA can get kinda boring. Truly!

[@HackersSun]

I'm a Native Chicagoian, Dad moved to Vegas briefly in 08-09 then moved back to Chicago Hot weather does get very boring, very quickly

[@darkpaw1522]

It sounds like adding adversity just to make life interesting. I rather not deal with all that and try and enjoy the heat all year, than having my enjoyment dictated by the weather.

[@carterhicks7441]

Yeah ur last point, I don't like when everything is dead, it's sad :(

[@sarahtroutman2691]

In Maine there are plenty of introverts who just need to hibernate for a while after the summer tourist season, visiting oceans and trails and summering here. Winter cold and snow helps with introversion and hibernating and rest.

[@w-james9277]

Clean air, no bugs, no crowds, no sunburn, no sweating, food tastes better and comfy jumpers and blankets and when you're too cold you can always put more layers on, when too hot there are only so many layers you can take off before it becomes a public offence.

[@PrettyTranslatorSarahMoon]

In a way, season preferences are a good look into someone's temperament and/or personality. One person's "negatives" are another's "positives." One person's "it's cold" is another's "it's cozy." One person's "it's lonely" is another's "it's peaceful." One person's "it's inconvenient" is another's "it builds character." One person's "I miss all the flowers" is another person's "I don't miss my pollen allergies." I've always felt I was in the minority since I hate summer/hot and sunny weather so I've spent most of my life struggling trying to understand why people like summer, so this video's perspective was interesting. 😅

[@treyellis3]

Winter: you can just add more layers Summer: you can only take so many clothing items off before someone calls the police.

[@descai10]

@@treyellis3 plus you get sunburned

[@MB-vi8zp]

@@treyellis3 there are only so many layers you can add and still be able to move lol.

[@treyellis3]

@@MB-vi8zp tru!

[@christygatto]

I like Summer untill its hits 80° and up. Then I just hide in my AC and look forward to Fall. Winter is my favorite time of year Summer is my least favorite.

[@alysonlofgren3328]

Born & raised in WI for 20 years and then moved to San Diego and Hawaii for the next 12 years. I don't miss winter, but we fly in for a month of winter every Christmas with family and then retreat back to our season-less home in January. I've found most ex-winter livers(?) don't miss winter though, they miss fall. It did take me a while to stop judging rental home options based on how difficult the steep driveway would be to traverse when covered in ice and snow while looking for places to live the last 12 years though. Hard habit to break.

[@sarad9333]

I hate mowing my lawn, sure I have to shovel but I've shoveled 6 times this winter. Summer time I have to mow every damn week. My allergies go away in winter and no bugs. Have you seen the size of the bugs in places where it's warm year round. No thanks.

[@jhopkins213]

You most certainly do not HAVE TO mow or shovel. Hire a service to do both. For $30 per lawn cut or snow removal, I get to watch somebody else do it from the comfort of my air conditioned and/or heated living room. It's well worth the cost. I do agree with the bug thing though. Winter does kind of a "reset" on the bug population, and the critters around here in Michigan don't grow to the size or lethality like those in warmer climates.

[@ordinaryhuman5645]

You may not actually have to mow that much. I was doing it every 2-3 weeks last year. Nobody died, and all of the local kittens were also fine. Snow is trickier, but I'm tempted to only shovel enough next year for the mailman to have a walking path to my mailbox. Once I get rid of my car I won't really need that whole driveway clear 100% of the time (or ever). But it's probably better to do more shoveling because that's premium winter cardio.

[@yellowyellowyellow7894]

lawn circle

[@jc_80]

Love winter I can wrap up warm no unbearable heat or sweating, snow is beautiful so enchanting especially as you watch the snow fall it’s so peaceful

[@Wilperrri]

I found it so weird that he seemed to say that a place that has good weather all year round is a place that is warm all year round. Because my idea of good weather changes throughout the year. It is warm summers, beautifully colorful and crisp fall, snowy and cold winters, and then lovely and lively springs. I wouldn't settle for only one of those things.

[@МаринаЗиброва-с5с]

Move to Russian Far east))) We've got everything you described plus LOOOOOOTS of mosquitoes 🤭

[@McFlingleson]

The only weather I don't dislike is 55-65 degrees with no precipitation, and I doubt there's a place on Earth that's like that all year round. I'm aware there are places called deserts with little precipitation. I understand the necessity of precipitation, but when I say no precipitation I mean that, while I wouldn't want to live in a world under the effects of lack of precipitation, I don't like to be outside while there's precipitation. Just clearing that up.

[@TheModernAiEthicist]

@@McFlingleson same. I think that's the best weather. It's when I feel the most normal.

[@gopackgo933]

Yeah it absolutely grinds my gears when people say cold weather is bad weather

[@WalkingWoman-k7x]

👏🏼👏🏼

[@micah_noel]

I’ve recently come to like winter because I’ve been living out of a van for several years. At first I was terrified of the cold and the possibility of freezing to death but I quickly realized that it’s way more difficult to stay cool in the summer than it is to stay warm in the winter. The same points that were made about layers and sleeping are basically amplified by living in a vehicle. The best times of year now are highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Can’t wait for fall.

[@imaginativefanatic]

As a Canadian, I don't like shovelling and some other stuff with snow. But I prefer winter a lot more better than heat. I went to Cuba and LA when i was younger and i hated the weather (and i went in fall to both places) like it's just hot and there's no escaping it. Plus i have a large sweater and coat collection and colder weather is a great excuse to bring it out lol. And shovelling snow like 6-8 times in the winter is far better than mowing the lawn every week.

[@Baerock]

i’m from kuwait, where every summer an average day is 40-50s and it never goes under 30° for 8 months a year and the remaining 4 months we get a 4-24° with with less than 5 days of rain and barely any moisture for the other days. so we get a heat that makes your hair untouchabbly hot, and a dry cold. but even with that i prefer the cold days. (my cold days are your summers and your hot days are my winters)

[@joaob.almeida5176]

Where I live in is 80% humidity all year long and the only release you get from the heat is the "winter" where it just rains all the time

[@DanTheCaptain]

You see. I'm from Toronto. I love summer, but summers in Toronto are so. damn. HUMID!!! Whereas when I went to LA in May, I loved it cause it was a dry heat. and the night was actually cool. It was nice. I still love winter though.

[@Kaaybrat]

You shovel 6-8 times a winter? You obviously don't live in the part of Canada I do!

[@imaginativefanatic]

@@Kaaybrat southern ontario, its more than 6-8 times but definitely less than once a week because it only snows like every other weeks or so

[@benjamingault2655]

I love the midwest because the winter humbles people. And because you have to drive different depending on the season.

[@dantet3926]

I'm 1,000% invested in the storyline of Craig's parents now... left us with a cliffhanger lol

[@Anastasia.Spy.]

I love Winter ❄ It's beautiful. I love the quiet of snowfall. So peaceful 💙

[@thingsaregreathere]

“No one really wants to fall, Craig.” Words to remember. Golden.

[@patteegee9506]

I HATE WINTER! Anything under 70 degrees is cold to this Northern California Bay Area girl. I grew up in San Francisco where 70 degrees is considered a hot day. It is typically 50's to 60's year round. We only wore shorts and sleeveless while on vacation. I moved inland, after getting married, where there are actual seasons and warm-hot summers. I remember after I first moved to warmer weather, my husband and I felt like we were on vacation during the summer and were so excited to be able to sit outside wearing shorts at 9:00 at night! But the winters are 30's to 50's which I can't stand. My dream would be to move to a place where it is summer all year long! Like Hawaii!

[@StrongButAwkward]

I guess I'm just the weird guy because doing nature walks on clear, sunny, 10F days after a fresh snowfall is legit one of my favorite things in the world. No one and no animals around. Silent. Beautiful.

[@paigelee4984]

that sounds so wonderful!

[@starinvader5969]

I wouldn’t call it weird, I would call it peculiar

[@robbiegreen7067]

I'm bored and Raised in the North. It might be because i'm scandinavian but winter is my favorite time of year. The sweet sensation of coming home inside after walking knee deep in snow is just amazing. And also hiking far distance in snow with some hot coffee and snacks is the best thing ever.

[@melimsah]

Craig's parents are the BEST

[@MsPants1632]

I agree!!! 😂

[@pkwitbrod]

Are they actually getting divorced? I'm really confused.

[@royce957]

+

[@ktee6370]

@@pkwitbrod me too! The segment was too extended to treat lightly!

[@paco1O3]

Also wondering!

[@boobox2000]

Midwest you have to deal with winter, which has been more mild as time has gone on. Everywhere with warm weather all year has to deal with tons of natural disasters. Earthquakes, tornado seasons, hurricane seasons, forest fire seasons. It's so bad they have seasons of natural disasters and they think that is better than some cold weather. You're only going to die from the cold if you are stupid or don't know how to drive.

[@robertbjorklund62]

For a lot of people recreation isn't a side reason like it is presented in this video. I live where I live so I can ski. A lot of people move where I live so they can ski. If it wasn't for skiing I'd probably hate winter, but I love skiing so much that I actually look forward to winter.

[@nickpsilvestri]

For me, the four seasons are spring, summer, fall, and snowboarding.

[@neilscole]

I know very few people who do winter sports/activities. Most of us live where we do because that's where we were born and grew up. It seems more accurate to say that *some* people live where they do for winter sports, and they probably grew up with winter and got into winter sports because of the season instead of visiting somewhere with winter and trying skiing, snowboarding, etc. and then deciding to move to that place just to do their chosen winter activity.

[@Mattvweiss]

I was born and raised in the Arizona Desert... For this I love both rain and snow

[@neilscole]

"I think nobody wants to fall Craig." LOL

[@mattsteuber9569]

That was the perfect response

[@eholbrook2158]

His neighbors need to be in more videos 😂

[@neilscole]

@@eholbrook2158 Agreed.

[@neilscole]

@@mattsteuber9569 It really was. I laughed so hard.

[@Mandi_mayhemm]

Native texan moving to Chicago later this year and I CAN'T WAIT. And I just lived through the icepocolypse we had. I love winter and the cold and snow. I actually get more depressed in the summer. I'm fat and I HATE being hot or sweating and thats been my existence 8 months out of the year for my entire life. I'm ready. I can't wait to finally be able to wear all the sweaters, jackets, and scarves I have and stock up on new ones.

[@lens_hunter]

Because most people hate winter, and other people being miserable sustains me. Also, there are no bees, and I hate sweating.

[@TeamWalsh]

winter is cold. which is fair we don't really think about cold when it;s hot unless for ice cream reason. I can't eat ice cream due to lactose reason. I'll let you guess what those reasons are. welp see ya later

[@oflifeandstuff]

Very relatable

[@doingthelist1816]

😂 I'm with you on the 2nd point.

[@treyellis3]

Because it's beautiful, and spring comes soon after ( this coming from a native Texan who just got done replacing 60 feet of plumbing when my pipes burst) I've lived in Wyoming and Wisconsin so I know what winter is. It builds character.

[@qwerty_and_azerty]

How about: “brains have a remarkable ability to convince you that where you live is the best place to live, because moving means change, and brains hate the uncertainty of change”?

[@hammerbeam]

IT AINT FAMILIAR!

[@christygatto]

Nah I've lived all over, still like winter best. Some of us are just wired differently.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

On that note, also: "our internal thoughts and our environment are closely intertwined so people have a natural tendency to adapt their mentality to fit with their surroundings"

[@alysonlofgren3328]

*laughs in military spouse*

[@markusk2289]

I live in Germany and I hate winter and rain. Wish I could live someplace sunny.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

Because it's cold and snowy and wonderful. I lived in Louisiana for a couple of years and hated every bit of the weather. Where I live now the summers don't get above 80 very often and it's wonderful.

[@Vidfavne]

Born and raised in Scandinavia, so. Makes me a bit sad that we don't get proper winters anymore, last one I can remember was -91 when we had -22C and I had a stupid job drilling poleholes in rocky ground... .. .. eh. Which was perhaps not a good and enjoyable thing. Worst job ever. Worst winter ever. A better winter memory is 1984, when the baltic sea froze and it was possible to walk to East Germany, in case anyone felt like doing that.

[@JonesP77]

You dont get a real winter anymore? What does this actually mean? Because i would think you got still a alot of snow. Do you mean its just not as freezing cold as you used to be?

[@miipmiipmiip]

@@JonesP77 Winter comes later, is shorter, warmer and there's less snow. The further south you go the more pathetic the winter gets. Places that used to have proper snow fall now only get a bit of snow that turns into mush immediately. Instead of winter wonderland and a couple of months of ice slushie hell you might now get only the latter part which leads to "There's no real winter anymore" complaints. Source: am from a Nordic country.

[@mini_bunney]

@@miipmiipmiip Exactly this yeah, the several last winters in Helsinki have been miserable, wet and dark, with little to no snow! Luckily this year the winter has been great most of the time, everything feels more bright and clean.

[@ginap4386]

One aspect about winter I like over summer is the quiet. I live in the city (unfortunately) and the winter quiets people down. People tend to stay indoors. During the summer, cars are racing around, people are outside being noisy. It's aggravating. Neighbors suck in the summer.

[@bigben3089]

As someone born and raised in the Los Angeles area I can say a huge reason to live in an area that gets brutal winters is because it’s so much more affordable to live in those areas. We get nice weather almost all year round but we literally pay for it. Cost of living should definitely be in the list.

[@evercuriousmichelle]

Yes!! I lived in the SF Bay Area and paid 1,300 a month for a very tiny studio with no real kitchen and no heat. It also didn’t have a parking spot. So I spent $200 a month on my BART tickets and TONS of time on public transit. To get to work was an hour one way and that was considered a good commute. If I did decide to get a car, I would have had to pay hundreds a month just to park near my studio. So I was rent poor and time poor. And because public transit doesn’t really go to the beautiful nature places, I couldn’t really enjoy all the stunning scenery. Now I live in the Midwest with a real kitchen that also has a dishwasher, it’s larger and affordable. My commute is 15 minutes. I have so much more free time, I can afford a car and thus can get out in nature more. Long story short, every place has it’s downsides and I would rather that be winter than terrible cost of living.

[@PrettyNeat]

I live in Syracuse, NY, the snowiest city in the U.S. I can tell you no one appreciates the first days of spring more than people who live here! It's like a party atmosphere when the weather finally starts to break. I honestly enjoy our winters, I find the cold energizing whereas the summertime heat makes me tired and grouchy. That may also be due to the fact that I sleep GREAT in winter. The change of seasons is beautiful and it adds variety to life. And there is a certain pride that comes from enduring this climate (and being able to drive in it).

[@juliabrooks1203]

How’d you make a whole video about winter and not bring up THE LACK OF DAYLIGHT

[@thatjillgirl]

Yeah the extra darkness is definitely one of my least favorite aspects of winter. It's slightly fun in December when lots of people have Christmas lights up. But after that it's just sad and depressing.

[@GoogelyeyesSaysHej]

This is honestly the only reason I hate winter

[@jlammetje]

@@thatjillgirl this is why my (fake) Christmas tree is still up. To combat the darkness of winter months. It’s about time I take it down though 😂

[@MB-vi8zp]

Seriously!

[@confusedwhale]

There are some places that you can have a snowy winter without a significant decrease in daylight. Those places just have to be in the mountains.

[@michelleheegaard]

Also nostalgia. It can be nice to have snowy winters because it reminds you of past moments in your life with snowy winters. It's a clear indicator that time has changed while being a reminder of the past oments in your life you enjoyed. And a lot of people also enjoy winter because they identify with the weather from the place you're from. There's a reason British people complain about the weather all the time. And I personally identify heavily (and almost have a sense of pride) over the wild winds, fog and rain you always get on the West coastline of Denmark. Don't ask me why but it's part of my past so it's part of my perception of myself.

[@callannowacki1356]

MN native explaining their stance on winter: "Its like throwing a chicken into the water. They won't like it, but they'll swim."

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

I live my life like a chicken in the water.

[@tylermech66]

I also a Minnesota native (Doubly so since I'm Ojibwe), and I love winter. the only issue i really have with it is shoveling and how dangerous the roads get, but since i don't actually drive both of those are fairly muted. No, the true thing Minnesota people all know is that it's when the seasons change is the worst. like Indian summers where nature can't make up it's damned mind whether it's summer or fall, or at the end of winter where it'll seem like it's warm, some days even being hot, but then you get a foot of snow out of nowhere.

[@kate4781]

Grew up in Florida; have lived in Chicago for 7 hrs. I've always been a lover of indoor, cozy things, and I definitely find them more satisfying here in Chicago than I ever did in Florida. Winter makes introversion more socially acceptable.

[@nowastedwords9543]

I get very sick in summer, the heat makes it hard to function. And it's not like we don't get snow down here. It's just way more horrible because nothing is set up for it and then afterward everyone pretends it will never happen again so they don't learn from the problem. As for endless summer, a single noted played endlessly makes me hate the heat. The snow makes me want to get outside and have fun, I love snow, it's amazing. I feel more creatively motivated when it's colder.

[@Luke-tv9jh]

My number one reason is my dog!! He LOVES the snow so much. Yeah he likes zooming in open grass but he just lights up differently when he can jump in snow

[@jephakrieg394]

As a kid I loved summer, I wanted it to be hot and sunny all the time. As an adult I'm learning I more enjoy those milder parts of Spring and Autumn, when it's cool enough to enjoy curling up on the sofa with a blanket and a coffee and you can see the trees and plants changing around you.

[@mrmacmiggles]

Snowboarding, skiing, sledding, snowball fights, snow forts, and snowmobiling. All of my favorite outdoor activities are in the winter.

[@anniei5816]

How hasn't anyone mentioned seasonal depression yet? or the fact that winter days are shorter than summer and that its dark when you leave the house and dark when you come home from a 9-5? Life just seems so much more depressing at Winter time

[@descai10]

Seasonal depression is often caused by lack of vitamin D, or just a failure to see the positives of the season. You can supplement vitamin D. I will say working 9-5 in winter is depressing though.

[@switzerland]

At the same time, summer is double as great. I was very disappointed in the Caribbean when the sun sets at 6pm instead of 22:30.

[@africanbella28]

@@descai10 I wouldn’t say that seasonal affective disorder it’s failing to see the positive things in winter, but it’s more like learning to find the good things about winter, which is hard when winter can be so damn depressing!!!

[@descai10]

@@africanbella28 I think it's mostly related to whether you have good friends and family. Winter can be cold and lonely when alone, but cozy and fun if you're with loved ones.

[@celticlass8573]

In winter, the air is crisp and clear. And on days like one of the interviews where it was super sunny and pretty mild, judging by the sound of the snow they were walking on (you can start to feel the sun's warmth again at that point too) it's actually pretty heavenly.

[@jr637-1]

I would rather be too cold than too hot because I can always add more clothes. Also, half of my family is from Minnesota, so cold tolerance is in my blood. Overall, though, I love living in Kansas, where we have very distinct transitions between seasons. I believe in times of rest (winter) and times of doing. If I lived in a constantly warm place, I feel like I would always be "on," when times of low activity are important for self-care and mental health. This new arc of WheezyParents gave me tone whiplash, but I am still here for it.

[@pennavedc]

Fellow Kansan. It was 80F yesterday but today it's in the 40sF. So I would say "distinct transitions" between seasons is a bit of a stretch.

[@geak78]

I had to move south and now I miss real winters. We get some cold but no actual snow. My kids are missing out on a lot of snow fun that was just standard for me as a kid. There aren't any actual seasons here. We get summer and cold rainy season. Fall doesn't even have pretty leaves. They just fall off and turn brown...

[@FrizzyAnimation]

Personally I love winter. Mostly because of the snow but also, there's no bugs. All my favourite outdoor activities are in winter and I LOVE shoveling snow (I know I'm weird)

[@mrdavisdance]

I've lived in the midwest my entire life and I grew up hating the winter. Now that I'm thirty, I'm actually looking forward to the season. A quiet winter night is different type of peaceful. I'm excited to take my dog out to the hilly forests where mother nature is taking a nap. I'm looking forward to my partner holding me just a little tighter because she's actually chilly. By late February, I'll be sick of the cold and the snow, and then I get to enjoy watching the circle of life repeat as spring comes. I love the winter just like I love every season.

[@TarvoMetspalu]

As far as I've seen and experienced, another reason why winter is less bearable in the States (as well as in Australia) is because too many houses over there have not been built to withstand harsh winters. Whereas here in Estonia You mostly don't need additional heaters. But that might be just my experience.. Feel free to comment.

[@graham8443]

A breath of cold fresh air is so invigorating. Hot air is stifling. I wonder if cold air is more oxygen dense than hot air.

[@shanbotable]

In a world where we can basically have whatever we want whenever we want, I like that we don't control the winter. Anticipation is right, spring is so freaking wonderful after winter. I feel like your wife, its complicated.ha ha.

[@youraveragepasser-by7367]

I live in one of the most humid countries in the world. Winter is awesome whenever I get to travel abroad

[@dasmysteryman12]

I'm from a tropical country currently living in a temperate one that gets lots of snow. When you're sick of enduring lots of wet days, the solid form of water is a welcome sight. In other words, I love snow because it's not wet.

[@seastormsinger]

I love snow and I love pond scating, I love being able to put fridge overflow outside, I love being able to see the stars without having to stay up late, , I love the brightness of the moon in a snowy woods, I love the lack of bugs and the lack of poison ivy, I love that food lasts longer in my house because the humidity is lower, and I love that I can always put on more layers if I am cold and shed them as I warm up when exercising outside.

[@RisiCheshire]

I used to live in Singapore and I really missed the seasons. I don't know how much I like winter, but I definitely enjoy the seasonal change, and looking forward to the next part of the cycle.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

Does Singapore have all 4 seasons?

[@RisiCheshire]

@@DAMfoxygrampa it's on the equator, so no. It's meant to have a dry season and a wet season, according to some people, but I never noticed much difference.

[@DAVADMDAVAD]

So, you didn't ask but here's my take on being a lifelong northern Chicago boyo. 1. I love the cold and the snow because it's magical. I love the nights where you can see so well and it's both eerie and beautiful, especially after a snowfall. I love shoveling...sorry...I mean SNOW BLOWING especially with a powerful machine. Nothing like getting a face full of ice cold powder. I really love it. I have a snowmobile suit and it's the best thing I ever bought. I sometimes have a t shirt and calvins under it and rubber boots. And that's it. 2. Winter makes me feel superior. I drive better than almost all other people in the world other than professional drivers, so I am one of those guys who goes into wild spins in my car and sips tea whist spinning. No biggie, I am automatically mathematically worked out the trajectory and know that I will miss that oncoming Subaru by a few inches...easy peasy snowman squeezie. I also feel superior since I am always warm. I'm a fat guy (though getting less so) and LOVE to sit outside in the snow. I love it. I really do. I love eating lunch on my snow covered deck and sipping tea in the morning and feeling the -20 degree wind whip across my face. I love that. I love the cold. I also love the sense of cool in my lungs when it is so cold that you can toss hot water in the air and it turns to crystals. The superiority thing is furthered by my adherence to wearing shorts in the winter. I (pre pandemic) often would go to the store or restaurants or what have you in shorts and a coat with people often saying "Are you okay?" like I was a moron or looking for attention. Truth be told, my big muscly legs just don't get cold. My back sure does but not my legs. Since the pandemic I have stuck to long johns because I just don't give a shit about how I look and I can wash them immediately each time I go out. My shorts are very near and dear to my heart, not unlike my t shirts which are works of art in terms of making them perfectly soft. 3. No bugs. No mosquitoes, no flies, no $&##!! stink bugs (thank you oh SO MUCH, China...), no hornets, no wasps, no ticks, and did I mention no $^#&#$^!!! mosquitoes? 4. You can walk anywhere you want in the deep dark forest for hours and no poison oak, sumac, ivy, etc. Also, I need to once again mention....No mosquitoes. Having said all that, I never loved anywhere more than when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale Florida in 1990. I loved every day of it, even 98 degree days, I sweated but I lived on the intercoastal and the boats just takes all the annoyance out of sweating. I used to turn on the heat in the car to sweat a bunch before working out on the way to the club. Ah, those where the days. So, apparently Lake Michigan is 10 degrees hotter in 2020. Very shortly? NO MORE WINTERS IN THE MIDWEST. They just said that on CNN. Not sure where you are, but Wisconsin without snow is just, well, Ozark sad. Not sure where to move...Ontario? Vancouver? Honolulu? Tuscany? Venice? Venice Beach???? The truth be told, I love the ocean more than I love snow, hands down. I love swimming more than mushing through snow. So....yeah...it's complicated. I want to live on a boat. OH OH OH!!!!! I KNOW!!!! NEW ZEALAND! They have it all...palm trees and mountains. Awe yeah!

[@TheMegaGag2]

Thanks for reminding me that I love winter. I've been living away from Canada for 6 years now, and I was feeling grumpy about moving back there in a months time... until I watched this video.

[@chrisrees7054]

Shoveling snow, frostbite, driving in the snow, slipping on the ice, sneezing, getting the flu, cold showers, waiting for spring and summer.

[@EinRotschopf]

Why did you keep Sam from us so long?! He's an international treasure (I'm from Germany)! He's got that papa bear vibe, without the laziness. More, please!

[@mrdjchasm]

I've lived in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Miami, and Santiago Chile. Plenty of experience to declare that winter rocks. If you appreciate anything at all about winter and if you move to somewhere that doesn't have winter, you will miss it!!!!

[@mrdjchasm]

@@patrickboyle3818 What the heck?!?!?! The last thing I'd expect from the Waiter is investment spam! Did you get hacked my friend?

[@skurhse]

Minnesota resident here. Quarantine & Winter was the worst thing ever. So glad that's it's Spring

[@sarad9333]

Introverted Minnesota resident that started working from home full time last March. I've loved every minute of quarantine, no obligation to drive in that crap. I am excited for Spring but it'd be nice to skip over mud season.

[@aerob1033]

I'm from Houston. I hibernate in the summer. Which is like half the year. There is just nothing you can do to make 95F and 75% humidity comfortable. Except for stay inside in the air conditioning.

[@tofuprius3384]

Your neighbor is just delightful! I always love hearing his perspective 😊

[@robynmorales6778]

For layers, as a Canadian- we offer clothing that is not as thick, more layerable, and more fashionable than many things offered in the states. Also, snowball fights are amazing. People tend to be more helpful and prepared- cause you don't know if mother nature with change fast from temp to another. Edmonton endures 30 C temp swings in a week or less

[@maryshippee3673]

Being from Wisconsin as well (and spent about 6 years of my adult life in various tropical countries) i can say i genuinely missed the giddy joy that midwesterner's feel when it finally gets warm enough to be comfortable outside and everyone is just over the goddamn moon, and not having seasonal change was weird and i never quite got used to it. I also can't believe no one mentioned one of my fave aspects of winter- the neighborliness that comes out in folks in helping each other get through- pushing someone's car out of the snow, shovelin' your old lady neighbor's sidewalk for em, etc. But also for me, even though i genuinely prefer being hot and tolerate it MUCH better, there are times in tropical places where the warmth is like, too extreme and being outside is miserable in its own way, it's just in summer instead od winter

[@fsleinad1250]

I LOVE the weather in East TN. In the winter, it's really nice, with us often getting snow, but only enough that it melts itself within a few days. The spring and fall in the rainforest around us are AMAZING. Winter gets just cold enough that Summer is a nice relief, and summer gets just hot enough that winter is welcome. Also, after spending a semester with you and your eagle punching in CC US Gov, it's nice to hear your voice again!

[@reviathan3524]

As someone from a tropical country, I LOVE winter and it was great to experience it whenever I go to Japan. Yeah, the really cold weather is a bit of a challenge for me to get accustomed to. But being in a house and the warmth of it is so comfortable.

[@Pixel-Lucas]

We moved from New Hampshire to somewhere tropical last year for my husband's job. It's great and I love it here, constantly having beach days! But I miss winter SO MUCH! We're moving back in a few years for sure.

[@meganhamlyn1694]

Us Canadians find activities to fill the winter- showshoeing, snowmobiling, skating on the river...love it!!

[@CodyHatch24]

Grew up around Buffalo, NY and living in Rochester, NY here is my justification for living in a place that has sometimes horrible winters: no earthquakes, no forest fires, no tsunamis, no (serious) droughts, less poisonous organisms. It's pretty moderate when it comes to natural catastrophes that will kill you. I have the skills to avoid dying from a moderate amount of snow.

[@jspringerwrites3873]

The biggest takeaway I got from this video is that Craig's friends are really cool. lol

[@Satellitegirl41]

I am still in NC because my parents are here. But yeah I would move if it wasn't for them...to somewhere colder, actually. lol I want sledding and skiing. I love the quiet the snow brings.

[@violetinknotes]

Your neighbor is the best! "I have an infant & a toddler, I don't sleep" - totally relate!

[@leemurdock5222]

I love that the whole time you are sitting in front of an unlit fireplace. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Thomlabe]

The Norwegian word for «hygge» (we can use the same word in all honesty) is «kos». We rely on it to get through 8 months of cold in a year lol.

[@lexpox329]

I moved to central texas from chicagoland 3 years ago. Didn't really miss winter until year two. Now I'm actively contemplating moving back north (not chicagoland). I like winter, it too bloody hot here for too long...

[@cafardesque8632]

I love the cold and hate the warm bc : - i love layering clothes - i hate sweating (and I sweat A LOT more than others for some reason) - i hate mosquitoes and insects - i like drinking warm drinks in the morning - my hair gets greasy fast in the heat - i love sleeping with layers and layers of blankets

[@lisagoeke9084]

As a fellow Wisconsinite, from Sheboygan moved to Phoenix AZ November 2019, this video and perspectives were on point! Up in Prescott, AZ this morning (5,000 ft. elevation) and my boyfriend said we should have brought the ice scraper with us. I just laughed my you know what off and sent him this video. Thank you for the great content. Funny, educational, succinct, and well developed storytelling.

[@maddykae4415]

i'm from pennsylvania and i live in LA now, and this video made me miss winter. Thanks for doing what you do Craig, great video!

[@etoilefushigi]

I am watching this in 100F August heat in the south. The bugs have taken over, evicted me, stole my lunch money, and made off with my dog- the sun, it burns, and yet- this video, it brings the dead chill and darkness I crave.... Winter I miss you.

[@dtc357]

CA: It's on fire, shaking, or has a mudslide. MA: Eh, I guess I have to shovel some; but boy it's nice having 4 full seasons. Snow is vastly more predictable and less shitty than every other natural disaster that affects not here. Yay Snow & Winter!

[@bndopp]

We moved to Madison from Phoenix a year ago (leaving all of our extended family behind). We mostly moved because I found a cool job, but we also moved for a lot of reasons listed in the video. Most importantly though, we left to escape the eventual heat death of the southwest US. Summer 2021 was one of the hottest ever, setting a multitude of unenviable records in phoenix - including the "hottest" cold weather on record of 91 degrees. Imagine it never going below 90 degrees even at night. "BUt iTs A dRY HEAt" everyone says. Hah! Give it a try for 25 years then tell me your 80 plus humidity is the worst thing ever.

[@Illyriamars]

My favorite thing about winter is the collective misery. I love winter small talk. I love coming inside and bitching about the cold. I say this as an Angeleno who used to live in Chicago and desperately misses it. (But very happy to be warm right now.)

[@alexanderduff6018]

Ah when you grew up 18 years in the north then move to Florida and live there another 10 years. You might actually miss the cold. Yes it sucks sometimes being cold but oh it’s so much better than being sweaty and hot and humid and smelly in Florida weather. It’s miserable lol

[@MidnightArticuno]

I hate being cold so I moved somewhere warm. People give me the "but SEASONS!!!" excuse and I just.... don't care about that. There's seasons here, they're just different.

[@blurlover13]

Because there is actually a cure for the coldness, just put a blanket over yourself & boom, bonus is that there ate barely any insects

[@courtneyrae3555]

You are highly underestimating the coziness of a summer night's bonfire after a cook out 😍

[@nos_4evr]

I have lived all over, what brought me back to WI is that winters here are easier to handle than, earthquakes & fires in the West, hurricanes & floods in the South, and East. A winter storm, you get advanced notice they are coming, gives you time to load up on groceries, and any other supplies. Then just stay home and watch the snow fall...sigh...peaceful. Another reason I love winter is because my hatred for bugs is WAY MORE than that for winter. LOL Great video!!

[@penn6693]

I've lived all over the world, in all sorts of climates. I was born in Canada, and I live here now, but in between I have lived in the south of India (Tamil Nadu) which is hot nearly all the time even in the rainy season, and the UK which is a temperate climate. I would say, out of all of those, I most prefer the weather in Canada. In India it would get so hot, 45+ degrees sometimes, and the bugs were crazy - you would just be living your life, and then a giant flying cockroach, or a pile of giant stinging ants, would come along and ruin your day. The UK weather wasn't extreme, but it was kind of just always rainy, it was rare to feel very warm or very cold, and the lack of sun is just depressing. I think there are drawbacks to every climate, at least the ones that I have experienced living in year round, and the one I enjoy most is the one I grew up with here in Canada - probably because I have lived and experience it enough to adapt to it, to know how to deal with the extremes of the climate, and to anticipate the change of the season.

[@hallyhop]

I love winter. It was always my favorite season as a kid and I love it just as much as the other seasons now. It’s beautiful, cozy, quiet, and it has this fascinating combination of light and dark. There’s not much daylight, but the snow is bright. The night sky is stunning. Blizzards are gorgeous and mesmerizing. I don’t think it’s a “Stockholm syndrome” thing at all. It’s genuinely enjoyable. I grew up with some wonderful memories of winter. I honestly think that how you grew up has a big impact on what seasons you enjoy and what you don’t. And so does attitude. And of course, as your friend said, we’re all wired differently so there’s that too. One of my favorite things about it is walking outside when it’s snowing, breathing in the crisp cold air, and listening to the exquisite silence. There’s truly nothing more peaceful than the silence of winter in my opinion. But maybe living in the woods helps with that. Cause living in a suburban area or a city wouldn’t be quite the same.

[@sissywizard1764]

This is actually really deep and makes me understand myself more. I've grown up on the east coast us, left multiple times, but always came back. Felt like i was using my family as an excuse, but this is really comforting. And what you said about relating to one another is true. Every winter we complain about the same thing, and I always think "If everyone really hated it, they could just leave." but life do be like that, and here we are.

[@katiecushing1470]

No I can't afford to move to a hot country 😫 millions can't that hate the winter like me

[@melissanichole8184]

The Nathan Wells sledding segment was so much funnier after watching your 30k steps video haha.

[@Rakkitt]

"I think nobody wants to fall Craig." Had me dying.

[@ysucae]

i prefer the mid seasons, autumn and spring. but there's this thing with summer: you can always add layers until you don't feel cold, but there's a point where you can't remove anything anymore and it's still hot.