Why So Many People Hate Winter
Science suggests that there are two types of people who tolerate the cold well. Sadly, I’m neither.
by Olga Khazan
Nov 28, 2018
4 minutes
This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here.
I do not know if “winter people” actually exist. All I know is that I’m definitely not one.
I view this wretched season’s icy winds, frozen slush, and musty parkas not as a natural and unavoidable part of life in the American North, but as a personal attack on me. To be clear, this is not darkness-induced seasonal affective disorder, or. This is me being MAD that it’s not 80 degrees out. I do not ever feel . There’s usually
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days