Fun in winter

　　嘿！别再缩着脖子发抖啦！一起来享受严寒带来的“冬趣”吧。

Fun in winter

　　Do you have nothing to do in winter? Now here’s a rich mix of things that people eat, drink, wear and do around the globe in winter.

　　Hot drinks are good choices. A Scottish hot toddy is made with honey, lemon and whisky and can keep people warm. Hot chocolate is a popular warmer as well. In the USA, you can buy this drink everywhere. A good meal also helps get people through a cold snap. In the UK, nothing goes down quite as well as a bag of takeaway fish and chips. In Siberia, meat is a key ingredient, where temperatures reach -30℃ or below. People live on reindeer and horsemeat there.

　　When it gets too cold, most ditch fashion for warmth. Even stylish New Yorkers put on thick coats and everyone, including the men, wears ear-muffs. However, in Japan, most girls walk in the streets still wearing short skirts and hot pants, without stockings!

　　The cold also offers challenges. Ice hockey is a national pastime in Canada and skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating are common in northern countries around the world. Many people love ice swimming, too. They cut a large hole in the ice and dive into the water. Wow! So cool!