This past February I visited Miami with my girlfriend, who grew up there. We currently live in Albany, NY and I grew up in Buffalo, NY. I was excited to visit because, hey, its f'n freezing in NY in February. I excitedly packed all my shorts and t-shirts, seeing that the forecast called for temps between 70 and 80 the duration of our stay. The only warm clothing I brought with me was the sweater I wore to the airport.

BIG MISTAKE.

Her family, and apparently, the rest of Miami, LOVES to keep their homes air conditioned down to balls freezing temperatures. I'm talking like 60, sometimes 55 degrees. So instead of bundling up to go outside like I did in NY, I had to bundle up to go INSIDE in Miami. I also had to borrow sweat pants and a whole bunch of blankets to avoid shivering at night.

So, uh, moral of the story is that temperature preference is indeed cultural. Even now that were back in NY in mid July, she has to keep her room cooled to 60 degrees to be able to sleep. I, on the other hand, am fine with sleeping in sweaty and stifling conditions in my room. Not that I mind sleeping in cool temperatures, hence we find ourselves at her place most nights.