Another winter has arrived. The outdoor temperature has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius(摄氏度). Do you want to complain that you still have to go to school on such freezing days?

You may not after you read about life in Oymyakon, Russia.

Oymyakon is known as the coldest village in the world. During the winter, temperatures average -50 degrees Celsius. The village recorded an all-time low in 2013 when temperatures went down to -72 degrees Celsius.

Amos Chapple is a reporter from New Zealand. In 2015, he traveled to Oymyakon to see what life was like there. The experience, he said, was "unforgettable". "Saliva(唾液) would freeze into needles that would prick (扎) my lips. My hands would freeze to wild pain," he added. "It's hard to take pictures. My camera would often get too cold to work properly."

Around 500 people now live in Oymyakon. Despite the extreme conditions, people ride bikes and even go swimming. Fish markets are open. Frozen fish stand upright(笔直地) in boxes. Customers in heavy winter clothing walk by them.

It's impossible to grow crops in Oymyakon. The local diet is mostly meat-based. The meat is sometimes eaten frozen. The local people actually love cold food.

And the freezing weather doesn't prevent children from heading to the classroom. Usually, schools in Oymyakon won't close until temperatures drop below -46 degrees Celsius. Now, do you feel lucky that you live in Tianjin? It's chilly outside, but not too cold for you to go to school!

In England, people don’t often talk to each other when they travel. If you get on a bus, or in a train, you will sometimes see some people sitting and looking out of the window. Other people will be reading books or newspapers. But English people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day. When you meet English people, they often start a conversation by talking about the weather. So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!”

“But it was a little cold yesterday,” somebody may answer.

“But it will get a bit warmer later,” you can say.

Talk like this, and the English will think “How friendly you are!”