You think you’re cold? One day in Snag, Yukon, Canada the temperature dropped so low that you could follow where someone went by the puffs of ice they left behind 15 minutes ago! In Yakutsk, Yakutia, Russia, you are warned not to wear glasses outside because they will freeze to your face. Read about the coldest spots thermometers have been (and the people who live there) at mental_floss. Link
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Pls, Canada is big. more specifics !
I've been in Kapuskasing, Ontario in January when it hit -40F (or -40C ... same thing) That was "cold enough" for me.
One of my relatives in involved in the military and frequently spends time in both Greenland and Antarctica. Brrr. He sent me a picture postcard from Antarctica and I get cold just looking at it.
i guess my tiny peeve is with americans never mentioning which province but always mentioning which state.
who says anchorage, usa ;)
montreal, quebec has kwazy extremes in temperature. -35 C with wind chill factor in the winter, 35 C with humidex in the summer....up and down all around.
I'm not a Canadian, but that has always irked me as well. It seems odd that on American game shows, Canadian contestants are usually described as being from "Montreal, Canada" or "Toronto, Canada" instead of the respective provinces. For large cities like these, one would suppose that they should leave off the "Canada" in fact (and probably the province as well, but maybe that is asking a lot). It just sounds REALLY dumbed down for the lowest common denominator viewer.
For European readers, is the practice of identifying one's place of origin via "city & state" (or province) mostly a North American one? How does it compare in the UK or continental Europe? e.g. I suppose someone from a well-known city like Frankfurt might just say "Frankfurt" rather than "Frankfurt, Hesse", "Frankfurt, Deutschland" or "Frankfurt, Hesse, Deutschland", but what about for a little town? Would a German tell a Frenchman he hails from "Kleinstadt, Hesse" (fictional little town) or "Kleinstadt, Deutschland"? Is the state so important as it is in North America? I dunno... I suppose it all depends on the history of the nation and the autonomy of the varied "states" (or whatever they call divisions in that country.
i'm guilty of only thinking about this stuff re: canada / united states. (the hijacking of the term 'america' is a whole other topic!)
i wonder what the perception of canada is in the usa due to this practise...? the country is large and diverse in culture and geography. i feel this practise homogenizes canada. or maybe i'm reading way too much into it !
I think the (ahem) American perception of Canadians depends on whom you poll and where they live. I live in upstate NY, with Toronto as the nearest major city (getting to NYC would take 2x as long), so my own view is a bit skewed. I've travelled in Canada a lot and know the differences among the maritime provinces, Quebec, southern Ontario, the Plains, the western provinces, &c. are like night and day. I doubt most (ahem) Americans realize the distinctions, though.
But how many people ever heard of "Snag"? That's like saying, "Springfield, USA".
And what's up with all these comments about Canadia, our mysterious neighbor to the North? :)
It is 3:42am on 18th December 2008.
Just woke up as the house was a little chilly. Outside temp right now is -45 C no wind at all. Pipes just froze. I am super heating the house right now in hopes that they will thaw.
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Canada.