Posted on 12/12/2015 7:40:51 PM PST by Libloather
I wouldn’t count on that. Minnesota is fairly cold as well and it doesn’t deter the Somalians one bit.
Yeah. It's why car bombs often are reported to weigh 220 pounds.
I live in Colorado. That is t-shirt and shorts weather to us. My dogs don’t get sweaters until 10 deg or so. And then it is more to keep the snow balls out of their fur as they tend to roll and play in the snow.
Do you have to brag about being a normal person who does not have spoiled little dogs—especially the chihuahua(they love heat). <;-)
LOL, I grew up with a toy chihuahua. She thought she was queen of the house so I totally understand. We lived in Florida so they loved the heat.
I nominate Fort Dodge, Iowa.
I’m curious—do a fiar number of Somalis have a work ethic? I’ve heard that some recent African immigrants actually are following more traditional patterns of assimilation. And are they largely centred in the Twin Cities? Toronoto, Montreal and Vancouver are not like the rest of Canada.
The temperature has to rise 128 degrees before anything can melt........wow
We're having a warm spell in N.E. The sun came out and it went up to 60 degrees. I fired up the Guzzi and rode around in my t shirt.
The way some people avoid the cold at all costs is the way I avoid hot climates.
Can be big temp swings here in Montana. Snow one day ... all gone the next. Makes for interesting run-off situations when the ground is still frozen.
There are more Somalians in Minnesota than anywhere on earth outside of Somalia. While there are many in the Twin Cities, outstate MN has its fair share. St. Cloud, Willmar, Mankato, St. Peter, etc have high numbers. Willmar (West Central MN) has a population around 14,000-it’s the “big city” here and there are about 5,000 Somalians.
Most are not hard working at all. It’s maddening to the people who have to work with them. Jennie-O poultry is a big employer and the long time employees get frustrated at how little they do, how they do not follow the rules and they get special treatment. Any task they don’t want to do, they don’t have to do it.
Driving downtown is insane. They will stop their car in the middle of the street to have a conversation despite that there are 3-5 cars stuck behind them waiting. No respect for the rule of law or the way things are done here. I’m sure there are exceptions, but many don’t think they should have to work at all. An example is one woman who told their case worker how unfair it was that her husband was told to move to 40 hours s week to maintain their free housing. She was livid about it. Six months at 30 hours a week was enough for a lifetime.
lol My cousin from Oklahoma called me the other day and said what are you doing? Told her I was getting out my UGG boots and fuzzy pants cause I was freezing to death. She said what is it....40? lol I think it was 53. rofl
“Fun” - you used that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means...
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