Friday, February 5, 2010

Snow day?




Cultural relativity on temperature:

+20° Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them).

+15° Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have any).

+10° Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers.

+5° You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered windows.

0° Water freezes in America , in Russia it thickens.

-5° French cars don't start.

-10° You're planning a vacation to Australia .

-15° Your cat insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters.

-18° New York landlords turn on the heaters. Russians make their last seasonal picnic.

-20° American cars don't start. People in Alaska start wearing long-sleeves.

-25° German cars don't start. Hawaiians are dead.

-30° Politicians start talking about homeless people. Your cat prefers to sleep in your pajamas.

-35° Too cold to think. Japanese cars don't start.

-40° You're planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don't start.

-42° Transportation stops in Europe . Russians eat ice cream on the street.

-45° All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the homeless.

-50° Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska , people close the window in the bathroom.

-60° White bears start moving south.

-70° Hell freezes over.

-73° Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland . Russians wear earmuff hats.

-80° Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets.

-114° Ethyl alcohol is freezing. Russians are unhappy.

-273° Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots.
-295° Russian soccer team becomes the world champion.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Mukul,
    I could easily substitute Russians for Canadians... Greetings from Ottawa, the coldest capital in the world !!! (-40c isnt rare here)
    I really enjoyed your blog. Hope all is well, take care,
    Pablo

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