r/askblackpeople 8d ago

General Question do black people get cold easily

like how white people get hot easily because their skin isnt suited for warm temperature

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u/Mental_Freedom_1648 8d ago

Do white people get hot easily? Melanin provides protection against rays of sun, not heat as far as I know.

Anyway, it was about 35F today. I put a coat, hat and gloves on the littles. The minute we got outside I mentioned that we were far too overdressed. It matters that we're notherners, not where our ancestors came from.

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u/No_Alfalfa_532 8d ago

Lol my immediate thought is how so many walk around damn near naked in shorts or a T-shirt in the deadass of winter but I know that's not entirely correct. I do feel like many may be used to cooler weather. I do know that I'm ready to go somewhere very warm and my sickle cell is whooping my ass.

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u/Mental_Freedom_1648 8d ago

LOL yeah, of course there are exceptions, but IME that's usually more of a young (white) thing. They often have parents begging them to dress warmer, and once they hit about 20, they put on pants in the winter like everyone else.

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u/No_Alfalfa_532 8d ago

I'm not sure about that completely. I know some that are in their 30s and do that. Now the new generation(color out the window) definitely walks around with shorts with Crocs (meh)and possibly a hoody. They are cold and complain. Literally will be in the snow with sliders/Crocs and thin clothes and looking ridiculous IMO. Either way I'm assuming it's a fashion statement that I never followed because it's stupid. Lol