Cold

It's been quite cold as of late and since buildings have no insulation, life indoors is mostly miserable. I was told at one time that even people from Scandinavia say that a winter in Israel is the worst winter they've experienced.

I decided to ask one of my fellow students, a former army officer from Sweden, what he thought about the cold in Israel compared to Sweden. He said that it's much worst here because in Sweden, home, work, and school are always heated to 20 degrees (C) but here in Israel, without insulation, it's maddening. In Israel, the lack of insulation and building with stone keeps places cool during the summers but it makes for not-so-fun winters.