Fek thats 71C different to here! I did think about moving to Canada, glad I picked Oz now
Funny - a friend of mine who lives in the same city as I do was recently on a teaching exchange in Australia. Here is a quote from an e-mail I received from her on August 2, 2010.
"I am busy with teaching, and looking forward to some warmer temperatures! I was on yard duty today and absolutely froze! Hard to believe, isn't it?!? Last summer was Australia's second hottest on record, and this winter has been their coldest and one of the wettest (in SA at least ) on record...what a country of extremes."
If I remember correctly - she also said that the classrooms were not heated, and that the local teachers laughed at her because she wore mittens in the classroom while teaching. She's never had to do that in Canada. Similarly, my girlfriend was in Zambia two summers ago (in August) and "froze" in the mornings for the same reasons. The buildings aren't heated.
Yes - many parts of Canada can get cold in the winter. However, we are prepared for it - and because all buildings are heated - we don't know cold as well as many people think.
Mike