On Monday and Tuesday the wind chill had the temperature feeling like it was in the single digits, and yet there was no shortage of people out on the streets in the city, hustling and bustling as usual to get wherever they needed to be. Friday the city is in for a big snow storm, but nobody really seems to be that worried.
Are New Yorkers immune to the cold?
Here are the reasons why the low temperatures and the frozen precipitation don’t phase us:
1. New Yorkers Never Stop Moving
2. We’d Go Stir Crazy Staying Inside All Day
3. Our Journeys Are Already Long And Arduous
4. Cold Is Arguably Better Than Heat
You can always add another layer when it’s cold. But in the summer when the entire island of Manhattan is sweating, you can’t walk around naked (or, you could, but you might get arrested). Most of us would rather wait for the subway wearing our coats than wait for the subway feeling like we’re in a sauna.
5. New Yorkers Have Thick Skin
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