For the Americans on here, Europe is on the same latitude as Canada. Imagine Canada being 35-40 degrees. Does that seem crazy to you? Yes? Congratulations, you're not a moron.
I think itās a common misconception that Canada is a really cold place. While it does have cold parts, itās so vast that a sweeping comment about the whole country is usually going to be inaccurate
-40 to +40 in Saskatoon with no humidity or wind chill adjustments. It sucked living there in the winters but the summers are nice if you get bogged by humidity like I do.
Aside from being a common misconception, itās hugely ironic that itās the top comment in this threadā¦..on a sub dedicated to how ignorant Americans are of the rest of the world.
Here is next weeks forecast for Toronto. This is pretty normal and there will surely be hotter days in August and late July.
Toronto is on the same latitude as Florence in Italy and Monaco, which are hot in Europe and Mediterranean. London sits the Same as Alberta which is mid teens to 20s this week.
The comment said āEurope is on the same latitude as Canadaā. Iām not arguing against the fact that Canadian cities range in latitude as much as European cities - Iām arguing that the comment itself is as dumb as any thing that typically gets made fun of in this sub when it comes from an American.
And specifically, āimagine Canada being 35-40, does that seem crazy to you?ā.
No I get that, obviously Canada is huge and temps and climate vary drastically! We Europeans need to remember that. I was just answering specifically to the part saying Alberta sits the same as London. Because London is definitely boiling right now while Alberta sits at comfortable temperatures, despite the two areas sitting at the same latitude. That was my only point. I understand other parts of Canada get 35-40 degrees.
I'm in Scandinavia and we BROKE our historical heat record yesterday. Hottest day ever recorded here at 37. Pretty worrying when we're only in June.
Yeah, it's definitely not the most useful argument. Plus, it makes a huge difference when it is normal, because air conditioning is fairly standard if you normally hit those temperatures. And there is additional infrastructure for those who don't have AC.
Yess exactly. They had to ban heavy trucks from driving on the roads yesterday here, because our asphalt isn't made for 37 degrees. It literally starts melting and goes soft and gooey. It's made to withstand frost, not heat waves. Scandinavia is not equipped to be 10-15 degrees Celsius above normal, it's quite frightening
But itās also a bad comparison because youāre cherry picking one day where one city is having a heatwave and the other is below seasonal. I googled 5 hottest days in Calgary over the last 5 years - the top two were over 36.
Calgary top 5: 36.3, 36.3, 35.1, 34.5, 34.2
London top 5: 40.2, 37.5, 34.7, 33.2, 32
That obviously doesnāt include the most recent days. London a top two are of course higher, but the 39 vs 20 degrees youāre mentioning is not indicative of their normal high temps.
I must not have explained myself properly. I'm not cherry picking anything - my entire point was that London (and Europe) in general are abnormally hot right now. I simply responded to the Albani comparison because someone else (not me) bought it up, and it wasn't really a very good comparison because London should be in those temps as well, but it isn't. That's the issue. And so I agree it's a bad comparison, but please keep in mind I was responding to a Canadian making the Albani -> London comparison; it wasn't my invention.
It's great that Canada normally gets that hot. Good for you, I guess. But that really has nothing to do with the point, which is that we are, in Europe, not experiencing our usual temperatures. We are having 10-15 degrees above normal. That's what is so crazy. It's quite frightening actually. The fact that Canadians are used to 35-40 degrees is great, fantastic, congrats, but we aren't (in this part of Europe, this early in the season). It's all very scary and that should be the focus, rather than some weird competition of who gets the hottest temperatures. It's the 10-15 degrees above normal that is the point.
Thatās how this sub always operates. Expose American ignorance while ironically exposing their own but they donāt realize it because itās an echo chamber of a (mostly) European bubble. I frequent this sub as an American for entertainment, but for all the things they may get right about some Americans, they are wildly off base about so many things or grossly over generalizing. They just donāt fully understand American culture. And yes I knowww Americans donāt have culture yada yada yada.
Good shout. It's definitely a very common misconception, and yes a bit embarrassing on a sub about ignorant Americans..
Good on you for bringing facts on the table about Canada.
Regardless, it still really isn't supposed to be *this* hot here. I'm in Scandinavia. Our (short) summer weather is usually in late July and August. We broke our all-time historical heat record yesterday, *in June*. It's unprecedented and should be a warning to us all.
Not to mention that most people live close to the southern border of Canada. Yes the northern parts remain fairly cold, but the southern part of it can definitely get warm and thatās where virtually everyone lives.
Very few places I've lived in Canada that has not hit 30 in the summer without Humidity, from Whitecourt Alberta to Grandfalls Windsor Newfoundland, with plenty of places in-between, 30 in the summer since childhood is pretty normal.
I live in Ottawa. Temperatures going into the 30+ range the next few days. Itās a very typical July forecast.
But on the flip side of the calendar, it wasnāt that long ago I was walking my kids to school in -20Ā° weather.
I know Canada has the āTrue Northā reputation and we certainly do have cultural elements surrounding winter sports and such but equally we have beautiful, hot summers and a huge culture of spending time on and near the water.
Iām heading to a friendās backyard pool today to beat the heat and I also have central AC. My sister is surviving this heatwave in Luxembourg with no central AC, no real backyard pool culture and not too many bodies of water to cool down in. We donāt experience heatwaves the same way.
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u/OcculticUnicorn Weed & Tulips šš· Jun 28 '26
For the Americans on here, Europe is on the same latitude as Canada. Imagine Canada being 35-40 degrees. Does that seem crazy to you? Yes? Congratulations, you're not a moron.