--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mar 7, 2007, at 7:36 AM, cardemaister wrote: > > > Somehow reminds me of Simon Cowell. Is there something > > in the British upbringing that makes them people rather > > serious, gloomy and needlessly negative, a bit > > like here in Finland? > > Ever hear of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder? I think it's > possible entire regions of people can be rather gloomy.
This subject came up just the other day with a friend of mine in the medical profession, who mentioned some recent studies indicating that such light- and season-related depressions may be directly related to a Vitamin D deficiency. I don't have any links to what he was talking about, sorry. > I remember going to a gig by the southern US folk duo, the Indigo > Girls, in Portland, Maine. There was a huge space at the front of > the audience for people to dance. Not one person would get up and > dance. Finally one of the IG's says "don't you guys DANCE? We're used > to people getting up and enjoying the music! Well, the further south > you go, the warmer the hearts are...the further north you go..." And > she just left the last part "blank" [the further north you go the > colder the hearts are]. It hit the audience like a brick. Next song, > the tight-assed New Englanders started dancing and swaying. > > A lot of people say it's like Britain, esp. Scotland / NW Europe > here. So there is a noted difference in affect. Many southerners find > New Englanders "cold". It would be interesting to see how many more > antidepressants they dole out in northern climes. > > When I first moved to New England years ago, a friend of ours who was > an Orgonomist came over and made us change all the lighting to > natural, full spectrum lighting. It made all the difference in the > world. Amazing what a little light can do. >
