Originally Posted by
caloso
Yeah, I had the same experience when I lived in Kazakhstan. Once the temperature got below 15C, you'd see the Russian moms swaddling their kids in snow suits. And my landlady advised me to warm up my orange juice in a pan on the stove because if you drink it from the fridge you'll get a sore throat.
Yep, you nailed it. Those poor, poor kids.
I used to horrify my Ukrainian friends; my favorite thing to do when I have a sore throat is drink ice, ice, ice cold OJ or grapefruit juice. They probably thought I was going to die!