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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

I say this to my teenaged kids all the time when they go out in -15c wearing a hoodie.

“But we’ll be in a car.”

Until you’re not.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...bate-1.7015787

Sometimes looking cool means being cold, teens say

It's also the season to pull the winter jackets and snow boots out of storage. But outside Calgary's Western Canada High School during a recent lunch hour, coats are clearly optional.

"I have a jacket in my locker, I just don't want to wear it because it's not that bad out,"

"Style is prioritized over warmth. If you look good, you feel good, even though you're freezing," said high schooler Andreea Mihai.

"I don't want to look like a snowman," Mihai added.

"I'd rather be cold and have a cute vest than be wearing a bulky jacket," said Valeria Hernandez.

Hernandez added that winter coats feel "clunky" and "disorganized."

"I feel like a big marshmallow and I just don't like that," said Hernandez.

The teens who spoke with CBC News all agreed that stereotypes of coat-resistant teens are pretty much true — they underdress for the weather, and they totally do it on purpose.