Ah, ah, ah, ah! Stayin' Warm!
How to beat the Shanghai winter - By Meiling Tsui, Jan 10, 07
As the miserable Shanghai cold has recently crept up on us, we decided to share some tips on how to stay warm in this city.
Staying warm indoors
Seasoned Shanghai¡¯ers can bear witness to the crappy insulation of most Shanghainese buildings. The concrete seems to act like a conductor of cold. Windows let the wind sneak in somehow. The heat from the air-conditioner seems to dissipate the second it is blown out. You need reinforcements.
Electric heating devices. Electric blankets, electric carpets, fan-heaters and radiators. These can all be found at major home appliance stores such as: Guo Mei, Suning and Yolo, and at large supermarkets such as Carrefour, Hymall and CenturyMart. My personal electric heating device of choice is the radiator. Heat seems to be retained in the room better compared to the air-conditioner, it remains hot for some time even after switched off and best of all, you can dry and heat your clothes on top of it. A typical air-conditioner consumes between 1000 ¨C 1500 watts and a radiator between 1500 ¨C 2000 watts. However, you can adjust the settings on your radiator so that it uses only 1000 watts, and still find it to provide more warmth than the a/c.
Little fan-heaters are great to stick underneath your desk in a less-than-warm office.
Non-electric things. Draw your curtains to keep some of the draft out. Wear wooly socks or slippers. Keep a throw or TV blanket on your sofa to snuggle under with your significant other, pet(s) or hot water bottle. Ikea has a variety of throws and blankets to choose from.
Sip on hot drinks or soup. A good choice is ginger tea as ginger has heating qualities. Simply crush ginger, add tea, honey and boiling water. Trust me, it works. Staying warm outdoors
Wear a hat. You lose 40 to 50% of your body heat through your head. You have tons of blood vessels up there and heat will leave your bloodstream unless you insulate your head. This means wearing a hat or a beanie. Besides good insulation, it
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