My tweets

[skroberts]

• Sun, 13:42: Sewing is dangerous... I've stabbed myself about half a dozen times this project... #PonyStark http://t.co/XjX2psJg
• Sun, 15:23: Pony progress has stalled due to a burn injury... I should not be allowed to use an iron... #PonyStark #fail
• Mon, 09:49: It's cold today, and my bones ache. *grumble*
• Mon, 09:49: Yes, 50 degrees is cold for an Alabamian. :P

Comments

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

You might need an iron glove for further working on Pony Stark. ;p

Also a reality check about what is to be considered cold, you Frostköttel! ;p

[skroberts]

I'm acclimated to 80 degrees and above. I don't tolerate anything under 60 very well... No fair calling me names I can't translate! :P

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

While I prefer temperatures between 60 and 70, it is quite easy to adjust down to 30 degrees with proper clothes. Even under it, but it gets uncomfortable in the face.

There is no translation for Frostköttel. It is a word from an old northern German dialect and describes someone who is sensitive to cold weather. In summer in the beer garden the first person to put over a jacket after the sun has set is being named a Frostköttel. Or in fall the first person who complains about it being cold and the heating having to be turned on, while everyone else is still warm. I don't think there is an English term for that, is there? I will still call you it for complaining about it being cold when it is 60°F. Unless you give me an English word that fits. Then I might use the English one.

[skroberts]

Alabama is so hot for so much of the year, it's quite a shock when the weather changes. My body literally doesn't know what to do!

We use the term cold-natured.

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

I had the same problem the other way around. When I visited Em in Florida I was complaining about the heat all the time, even though it was just April/May and they were laughing at me.

I guess I am a Heatköttel. ;)

But your body isn't supposed to do anything. The beauty about winter is, you can put on layers and layers of clothes to keep your body warm. You can only take off so many layers before it gets embarrassing to walk through town.