Cold weather

[Oma]

When I was in the primary care the other day I was talking to a very nice lady ,
She was Nigerian and this was her first winter in this country , herself and her Family have been here 6 month .
She was telling me her Husband worked in one of the Hospitals and she was training to be a community nurse.

She was saying how shocked she was by the cold , Her two young children were thrilled to see snow and she said it was so pretty but she couldn’t get warm ,
She said she was going to bed with her dressing gown on and socks and the heating on ,
Something they never needed in her country .

We had a laugh about it ,but it must be a shock to the system feeling so cold ,
She said they didn’t have the footwear to cope with walking in the snow so she was going to the shopping centre to buy boots for them all .

She said the children thought it was funny slipping and sliding but it terrified her .

I assured her we don’t get snow for long not like in other parts of the country but she was right to get good footwear.

I wonder if she managed to get what she needed , I hope she acclimatises soon it must be horrible after such lovely sun shine in her own country .
She also said they were surprised how dark it got so quickly bless her 😀

[Nanto2girls]

It must take some getting used to,when you are from a warm climate.

[Daisy]

Oma, that must be such a lot of major adjustments for that lady and her family. I hope she got some suitable boots for her family, and that they enjoy living here, despite the weather.

When I was a teenager at college there was girl in our group who was English but had grown up in Brazil. She couldn't wait to see real snow for the first time. Sure enough, it snowed one morning and at break she rushed outside to see it. She came back very upset - it was cold and wet, and she imagined it would be like cotton wool. What a disappointment for her.

My Sister-in-law and late BIL lived in the Bahamas for 20 years, and when they came back to the UK they couldn't stand the winters. Once they'd retired they used to go abroad for three months in winter - backpacking - to find the sun. They only stopped when BIL became ill two years ago.

[Lizzie48]

My friend in Aberdeen has a son and family in Australia, they will be arriving in Scotland today for a few weeks holiday, it will be the first time the 2 children have ever seen the snow and ice.

[Gemini]

My uncle, my mum's only brother married an Australian lady. They came over here, married and had a little boy. After about 7 years they emigrated to Australia and never came back. Missing her family and the cold were her two reasons for wanting to go back. Apparently both equally hard. She never adapted to our cold winters.

[Sum1Ls]

When I was teaching in a College in Uganda the Principal was from the Teso in the north of the country where it is very hot indeed. She did her Masters in Edinburgh and told me that when she first saw snow she was on her way to a lecture so she scooped up as much as she could and took it to her room to look at at later. Her disappointment at finding a bucket of water was immense. But I had a good chuckle.

[Gemini]

Awwww

[Daisy]

Sum, that was a bit like my classmate at college. What a disappointment for your colleague.