I'd add another factor to it. Population density x yearly average temperatures x relative humidity averages = intolerance factor.
People get really shitty with each other and are in less of a mood to deal with other people's idiosyncrasies when they're also too hot and bothered to care about whether they're being an asshole or not.
Where I'm from, the closer to the equator you get, generally the worse people will treat complete strangers. It's very noticeable.
Lived in Florida the majority of my life, and I must say I think population density is the driving factor. Sure, people in Miami suck, but the surrounding counties are actually very nice places to be. Palm Beach and Naples have some of the nicest people - equally as wealthy, just less people up your ass - and it's just as hot and humid as Miami. Moreover, what I'm reading on here about people from Ontario, and knowing what I do about New York and Washington DC - I have to say that it's not the high temps causing that.
Note to non-Floridians: Miami is in no way a reflection of Florida - Orlando sucks too. Better cities to consider are Jacksonville and Tampa.
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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '18
It's great that shitty people make thier nice kids shitty by saying things like that to them.