Russia: Alexei, suck it up baby, it's just freezing cold

America: hey Bobby here's your trophy for 18th place

There is also another intresting fact - Russian kids living north of the Polar Circle receive the special ray treatment during polar night pic.twitter.com/MGGk5ATXyU

— Ewa (@DeltaLimaDL) November 6, 2022

It's pretty common in the Nordic countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21537988

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Daytime temperatures this winter in Stockholm have regularly dropped to -5C (23F) but it's still common to see children left outside by their parents for a sleep in the pram.

Wander through the snowy city and you'll see buggies lined up outside coffee shops while parents sip on lattes inside.

And if you are visiting friends and your child needs a nap, you may be offered the garden or balcony instead of a bedroom.

"I think it's good for them to be in the fresh air as soon as possible," says Lisa Mardon, a mother-of-three from Stockholm, who works for a food distribution company.

"Especially in the winter when there's lots of diseases going around... the kids seem healthier."

Her children have been sleeping outside since they were born.

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At Forskolan Orren, a pre-school outside Stockholm, all children sleep outside until they reach the age of three.

"When the temperature drops to -15C (5F) we always cover the prams with blankets," says head teacher Brittmarie Carlzon.

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I guess in Texas we can let them sleep outside during summer.

All about acclimation... How do you think people lived in texas without AC?

Let's trust any health advice from people who have had a stable population since WW1.

I remember seeing kids getting zapped with uv light in a National Geographic or a Time Life book when I was a kid. I still can't comprehend how people live in places where it's constantly dark for 2 or 3 months or so cold you can't go outside.

Suck it up weaklings.

Nothing quite like air so cold it takes your breath away.

23F is cold but it's not that cold.

AnScAggie said:

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I remember seeing kids getting zapped with uv light in a National Geographic or a Time Life book when I was a kid. I still can't comprehend how people live in places where it's constantly dark for 2 or 3 months or so cold you can't go outside.

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We had an awesome sledding hill by our house. we would spend hours of there sledding in -20 weather.

We also had a pond behind our house that would freeze over and make a nice ice skating rink. I remember having ice skating birthday parties out there in late November in -20 weather.

I remember an 80 degree day one summer and thought I was going to melt.

EskimoJoe said:

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AnScAggie said:

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I remember seeing kids getting zapped with uv light in a National Geographic or a Time Life book when I was a kid. I still can't comprehend how people live in places where it's constantly dark for 2 or 3 months or so cold you can't go outside.

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We had an awesome sledding hill by our house. we would spend hours of there sledding in -20 weather.

We also had a pond behind our house that would freeze over and make a nice ice skating rink. I remember having ice skating birthday parties out there in late November in -20 weather.

I remember an 80 degree day one summer and thought I was going to melt.

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