Almost all my coworkers feel the need to comment that I’m still wearing shorts past-Halloween. Yeah, even if it’s cold outside it gets stuffy and hot in this damn warehouse! I can tolerate the cold between my car and the front door better than I can tolerate getting sweaty in here!
I’ve always ran a little hot and have tended to be more comfortable in cooler weather, but I will often get random strangers coming up to me and being like “OH MY GOD SIR ARE YOU NOT FREEZING RIGHT NOW! YOU ARE WEARING BUT A T-SHIRT AND GYM SHORTS AND IT’S BELLOW 60!” No, I’m fine, I just don’t mind the cold much.
Yeah unless it’s cold enough to snow, I usually don’t wear a jacket. Even when it’s like 50°F/10°C and I’m out in public in just jeans and a t-shirt, I get so many borderline paternalistic comments from strangers: “You need to put on a jacket.” “Where’s your coat?” “You’ll catch a cold wearing that shirt in this weather.”
(Also why the fuck do people, even younger people, still believe that myth? Colds are caused by bacteria/viruses, not from the lack of a jacket.)
Well, I can’t speak to the first part (I’m on the other side of the spectrum), but colds are helped by the lack of a jacket. There is a temperature range in which certain bacteria replicate more actively, and it’s around 30°C. If you wear a jacket, it’s easier for the body to maintain a higher temperature in your mouth/nose and thus slow down the process.