Hot Days, Hot Nights

Well it’s officially the summer in Osaka. Besides June being an indicator of this, we have the traditional, yet unwelcome Osaka humidity. While, in a general sense, the Osaka climate is similar to that of New York City, we have a few striking differences. For one we receive no snow in the winter, only occasional flurries. Second while the temperature is relatively similar in the summer months of June, July and August, the humidity level reaches the high 90th percentile.
But thanks to Japanese technology the air conditioning level of every convenience store, language school, gyodon shop, train car and electronics store is close to freezing. Thus a typical Osaka day goes something like this:

1. Walk to train, be soaked in sweat by the time you reach the station
2. Dry up during your ride
3. Resweat during your walk to work
4. Dry up again at your office, while still retaining that lovely sweatful smell
5. Leave the office with a sore throat from 8 hours of fast temperature change.

Now only if they would make stronger throat medicine, all my problems would be solved.

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