[Vigilantcitizen]

"Maybe it's mostly the weather. The North's bracing and wildly variable climate energizes people and encourages planning and careful citizenship. And it's probably better for you, because cold is bad for bugs. Even the post-war wave of air-conditioning hasn't let previously soporific Southern schools, offices and factories overcome the North's paradoxical climatic advantage."Sorry about format but WHAT CLIMATE ADVANTAGE?!?

[Exeter]

Climate advantage?

In the winter months, go to any golfcourse down here, close your eyes, spin around and throw a rock in any direction, and you'll probably hit some Yankee enjoying our "climate advantage" to get in a few rounds of golf...

[#3Fan]

Sorry about format but WHAT CLIMATE ADVANTAGE?!?

I enjoy white Christmases and crisp Autumns. The good thing about cold weather is that sometimes it's fun to warm up. :^) 12 months of the same weather would get boring. But I can understand all the old retirees wanting to go to the South and West. I'm a long way from retirement, though. If cold weather sucks so much why do so many go to Yellowstone and Aspen for winter sports? Our tough winters up here keeps people more responsible, like the author says. Everyone has things they prefer. I prefer more variety than you, I guess.

[185JHP]

"Bracing and wildly variable climate" LOL!