Ahh—fall. Leaves change color, pumpkin spice everything is back, sweater weather (finally) and the brisk air allows for bonfires and s’mores…back up North.
Fall in the South is tricky for us Northerners. We basically lose all sense of how to be a human when the so-called “fall” rolls around in the South. Leaves won’t change for months after the calendar deems that Autumn has arrived, throwing us completely off.
Not only do we miss the beautiful colors back home, but we miss the weather. It is almost November, and I’m still wearing shorts and t-shirts to class, and more often than not, changing said shirt throughout the day due to the sweat I have accumulated from said walk. We wake up in the morning, check the weather on our phones, and “what” is our only thought.
And never mind the hot air. What would usually be a relieving sensation when that hot pumpkin spice latte touches our hand is now actually just a burn, because after all… 80 degree weather and hot Starbucks isn’t a great combination.
Not to mention, our entire internal temperature is thrown when it is almost November and we have yet to throw on a sweatshirt.
And if you’re a Halloween lover, well, be prepared to celebrate all of the delightful things that go along with fall in December—that’s when fall will actually arrive.
Now, I’m not saying I don’t love the South. People are friendly, I don’t have to worry about defrosting my car until late January, and come spring, I’m pretty sure winter has come to an end, where as up North it could snow in April. But if you ever wonder why a Northerner has a little trouble understanding how fall works in the South, well now you know.