BBC Focus Magazine

[Thinker]

Are Inuits in any danger by moving or going on vacation to a hot country like Cyprus or any other hot destination. Because they live in a very cold environment, would they suffer more than the average person in such a harsh condition compared to what they are used to?

[Shadowwolf]

I'd doubt there would be any greater discomfort than the usual acclimatisation anyone in a radically different climate would endure; assuming of course that they are not wearing their winter clothing. They may not like the heat about as much as you would dislike the cold were you in their normal patch.

[M Paul Lloyd]

I think it would depend on the individual Inuit to be honest Thinker and although it can be very cold inside the Artic circle the Sun can still be very hot so if you were sheltered from any wind I imagine you could experience quite a dramatic change in temperature even at quite high lattitudes.

From a personal point of view I dislike hot weather intensly and anything above 70 degrees C and I'm not a happy bunny at all, whilst people I work with seem much happier in temperatures well above that.

Either way I can find no logical correlation in any of it.

[Thinker]

Thank you gentlemen for your replies. Now that you put it into perspective, I see where you're coming from.

To be honest, I'm happy with anything that isn't cold. Cold weather and I have a very unpleasant potato!

[KingPhillip]

I think the danger rests on the immune system and the germs to be encountered, import and export. Dormant germs could flourish in warmer weather. "Alien" germs could wreak havoc if antibodies are slow to respond.

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(QUOTE MPL)From a personal point of view I dislike hot weather intensly and anything above 70 degrees C and I'm not a happy bunny at all, whilst people I work with seem much happier in temperatures well above that.(QUOTE)
hmmm that pretty hot MPL truth is nowhere in the world has evey recorded such a higt temp, the record goes to EL Azizia in Libya where a temp of 136F which converts to about 58C was recorded in 1922
i know i know im only pulling your plonker

[M Paul Lloyd]

I know @@ I got my temperature scale mixed up didn't I.... Oh I'm a silly old fool aren't I?

But... trust me... it feels like 70 degrees Centigrade!!

[Liam Sheppard]

Actually they are adapted to live in cold places, short stocky trunk and short limbs, and a high fat diet.

They would acclimatise a little bit but never fully be able to get used to the heat.

Like wise for people from hot countries who come here. I still laugh at old West Indian women in the height of summer with fur coats hats and scalves on in 25 degree heat! and they must have been here since the 50's.

My sister in law is from Taiwan, she has been here 6 years and still seems to be more cold than the rest of us in winter