Temperature Extremes +20° - Greeks put on sweaters (if they can find them). +15° - Hawaiians turn on the heaters (if they have them). +10° - Americans shake, Russians are planting cucumbers . +5° - You can see your own breathing. Italian cars don't start. Norwegians take a bath. Russians drive with lowered windows. 0° - Water freezes in America, in Russia it thickens. -5° - French cars don't start. -10° - You're planning a vacation to Australia. -15° - Your cat insists to sleep in your bed. Norwegians put on sweaters. -18° - New York landlords turn on the heaters. Russians make their last seasonal picnic. -20° - American cars don't start. People in Alaska start wearing long-sleeves. -25° - German cars don't start. Hawaiians are dead. -30° - Politicians start talking about homeless people. Your cat prefers to sleep in your pajamas. -35° - Too cold to think. Japanese cars don't start. -40° - You're planning a 2-week hot tub bath. Swedish cars don't start. -42° - Transportation stops in Europe. Russians eat ice cream on the street. -45° - All Greeks are dead. Politicians really start doing something for the homeless. -50° - Your eyelids start sticking when you blink. In Alaska, people close the window in the bathroom. -60° - White bears start moving south. -70° - The hell froze. -73° - Finnish special services evacuate Santa Claus from Lapland. Russians wear earmuff hats. -80° - Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets. -114° - Ethyl alcohol is freezing. Russians are unhappy. -273° - Absolute zero, atomic movement stops. Russians wear boots. -295° - 90% of the planet is dead. Russian soccer team becomes the world champion.
I remember having to stand outside of school (-5C UK) after being in Russia for a few years. I was wearing a t-shirt. All other kids were catching pneumonia in their puffer jackets.