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WotD: Cabin fever
There must be many severe cases of cabin fever in Japan right now.
This country has somehow made it through a terrible summer, and so far, autumn has not been much better.
This summer was like hell on earth.
It was hot during the day with no relief at night.
The only way to cope with that kind of heat was to stay inside with the AC cranked up on high.
Finally, when summer finally ended, and we thought we could get some relief, it started to rain.
People can’t get outside, which is what causes cabin fever.
Not being able to get out causes people to get irritable and upset.
Being inside makes people go crazy.
It’s almost like an illness, and we call it cabin fever.
This Japanese summer was the polar opposite of a Canadian winter.
Have you ever experienced a Canadian winter?
Canadian winter starts around Halloween.
I’ve many childhood memories of trick or treating with a snowsuit on and mittens.
I remember one of my sisters wearing an angel costume on top of her snowsuit, but instead of an angel, she looked like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man with a halo.
The older you become in Canada, the harder it is to get out and around during winter.
People tend to get cabin fever because they must stay home for the whole winter.
Canadian winters are long.
Alaskans think their winter is long, but at least they earn American dollars.
When Canadians go to the doctor because they are going crazy, they sometimes get diagnosed with SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is a fancy way to say cabin fever.
I thought I left all of that behind when I moved to Japan, but I was wrong.
Canada may be too cold in winter, but Japan is too hot in summer.
Cabin fever is cabin fever, no matter what the reason.
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