Vox

The Difference

As I was lolling about in my nice hot shower this morning, it dawned on me that as soon as I got out, I would be cold. Teeth-chattering, freezing cold. It's a girl thing - and I realized how true that is.

When a man takes a hot shower he heats up. No matter the ambient room temperature, his core temperature has been raised and he will, therefore, be hot for 20-30 minutes. Sweating, even

When a woman takes a hot shower, that doesn't happen. Or it doesn't affect us the same way. We seem to feel the difference between our body temperature and that of the air around us and, no matter how warmed up we were in the shower, feeling the cooler air makes us feel cold. Shivering, even.

Have you noticed that, or is it just me?

Posted by Vox at December 21, 2005 11:38 PM | TrackBack | general