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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
A few years ago, a Houston official (was it a judge, RT?) proposed making neckties illegal in Houston in the summer.
To answer another of your questions, Houston is unquestionably hotter than New York, but New York is a more miserable place in the summer. In Houston, I went from my air-conditioned apartment to my air-conditioned car to my air-conditioned office. To the extent I spent time outside, it was by the pool.
You have to walk in NY. I planned my walk to work this morning to maximize the shade. Even though it's a relatively short walk (10 - 15 mins.), that enough to work up a good sweat when it's hot and humid and you're wearing business attire.
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DC is built on a swamp. it is way more humid. my first winter there it was 20 out, so I grab my Detroit proof down to -10 coat. I was cold. I think because there is so much more moisture. In the summer I had to walk 2 blocks outside before I could start cutting through office buildings. I was soaked most days, but was dry by the time I passed through 5 buildings to good old Crystal Plaza 4.
Now NY is very humid in August, but not as bad as DC- BUT NY has that gritty dirty quality to the air in the summer which makes it as unpleasant, if not more so, than DC.
