Sunburn. Is it common where you are?

[MirKz]

Hey all,

I know this may be a stupid question, but I've not been outside of Australia much, and down here we seem to get completely obliterated with the sun.
I know I went out yesterday to the beach and managed to miss a few spots on my body with sunscreen and you can see where now :)

So I ask, is getting sunburn common where you're from ?

[Old Ape Face]

In the summer and in the winter here.

Funny to know you get a sunburn on the roof of your mouth when the snow is shiny enough to reflect the sun's rays into your mouth when you're talking.

[superplough]

In New Zealand we get obliterated also, we seem to be directly under the hole in the ozone layer for most of the year. I spent a whole day outside shirtless once, and for the next few weeks I was like a piece of bacon.

[MirKz]

superplough, I've done something similar in the past by falling asleep face down AND face up on the hull of a boat. Never again, let me tell you!

[l0k1]

No, I can't even get a tan in the summer.

[Aragami]

I guess. It is Florida. It's not bad in the winter. ACtually it's been foggy all month, as if winter was a very foggy time of year, rather than a very cold time of year. A psychology lady told me to get 15 minutes of sun each day at least and I haven't been able to do that.

[Caster13]

I live in Phoenix Arizona, so hell yea. But after a while you don't really get it anymore.

Not now though since it's winter. If you can call it that.

[waltsoph3]

When it comes to spring/summer. Oh yes! You will defently come out red as a lobster if your not careful around here. :lol:

[Vaikyuko]

Florida here.

In winter it's not so bad, but any day it's sunny, you will be crisped if you stay out too long without sunscreen/block.

[Shiroiyuki]

No, I can't even get a tan in the summer.

I can't get a tan but I do get sunburned like mad. Once I lost track of time playing badminton in the back yard and stayed out a few hours more than I should have. Face like a tomato by the end of the night.

SUCKED.

[Jack_Bauer]

California.

But I have the perfect skin tone and never suffered from a sunburn. Im tan all year long and b1tches are jealous of me. My recommendation my pale skin friend is to use a tanning salon grade lotion. It might a bit tingly but it will help you survive the sun especially during the obliterating sun ray season. Best of lUck!

[Leader Desslock]

Yes, sunburn happens in the Mohave Desert. Especially when you're a really white guy from northern New England. I used to get sunburn back in Maine, too. I got sunburned on Cape Cod when I lived there. I've been burned in Florida, the midwest, the west coast, and even in Europe. I've gotten some really nice sunburns in Colorado, especially cycling, hiking or skiing above 11,000 feet. Heck, your EYES can get sunburned in the high altitude snowpack.

I've never put it to the test, but I'm willing to bet I could get a sunburn in Antarctica, given the opportunity.

Sunburns happen everywhere.

[l0k1]

I can't get a tan but I do get sunburned like mad. Once I lost track of time playing badminton in the back yard and stayed out a few hours more than I should have. Face like a tomato by the end of the night.

SUCKED.

Well I don't get sunburnt either, but you can't expect much living in England.

Infact the only people I know with tans use sunbeds.

[MirKz]

I used to be quite tanned growing up, often had one of the darker tans in class, but since I was about 13-14 or so, I've hibernated in summer, and got more stuck into video games n pcs n drawing, and other indoor stuff
It's probably when I started to become slightly introverted, semi private type person.

Probably a good thing I start to get out a bit more n stuff

[tenshi_a]

Lots of people - and mainly awful, ignorant people - here in England just LOVE to get sunburnt. It's like a major goal for them in their lives. They are crazy people. They like going to sunny places just to lie there, or go to tanning salons, just to become a little bit more shrivelled, like human pork crackling. They hope for an early death through skin cancer. If they're not dead by the age of 40, their skin looks the age of 60. I really don't understand the appeal at all.

[Nakey]

Yeah, we still can get it down here, though it's gotta be worse for you in Perth

Mind you, I'm Filo. i don't get it much =3

[Soluzar]

I never have, but I expect you can. I mean, without paying for it like those crazy people who use tanning salons. The window of opportunity for a natural sunburn is probably limited to about two weeks a year at most though.

[Fobb]

I live in Phoenix Arizona, so hell yea. But after a while you don't really get it anymore.

Not now though since it's winter. If you can call it that.

I was hoping you had posted already :lol:

I heard it's possible to get sun burns in winter. Maybe they're not called sun burns though.

[Caster13]

Other people in most states have to work to get a tan and it takes hours and hours to get sunburn. Here, give it 3 hours and you'll be on a plate with some melted butter.

[Vaikyuko]

I was hoping you had posted already :lol:

I heard it's possible to get sun burns in winter. Maybe they're not called sun burns though.

Why wouldn't they be? They're not called "summer burns", after all. :lol:

[Fobb]

Why wouldn't they be? They're not called "summer burns", after all. :lol:

True enough, lol

[Caster13]

Like Desslock said, light reflecting off of the snow will easily give you sunburn. So yes you can get sunburn in the winter if you're not in Florida or something.

[Jon]

It ain't that bad here in Ohio, but there several days during the summer where you'll burn in under an hour.

[Fobb]

Like Desslock said, light reflecting off of the snow will easily give you sunburn. So yes you can get sunburn in the winter if you're not in Florida or something.

I guess I missed that post.


As for me, I've never gotten a sunburn, since I was born sunburnt.

[Caster13]

I'd rather have sunburn that deal with the weather here currently. It's too damn cold. I want it to be 90 degrees again!

[Fobb]

Tell me about it.

I freeze my butt off at night :(

[Caster13]

Hold on a second.

For the record everybody 90 degrees is nice for me and Fobb because there's no humidity, but after it starts to hit 110 and over which happens a lot it's ridiculous.

[Fobb]

Personally I can just barely stand 105.

But I agree, I can't take humidity, it just sucks too much.

[Caster13]

After 100 is bad, but it's better than 110.

[Fobb]

No arguments there.

[superplough]

Yes, sunburn happens in the Mohave Desert. Especially when you're a really white guy from northern New England. I used to get sunburn back in Maine, too. I got sunburned on Cape Cod when I lived there. I've been burned in Florida, the midwest, the west coast, and even in Europe. I've gotten some really nice sunburns in Colorado, especially cycling, hiking or skiing above 11,000 feet. Heck, your EYES can get sunburned in the high altitude snowpack.

I've never put it to the test, but I'm willing to bet I could get a sunburn in Antarctica, given the opportunity.

Sunburns happen everywhere.

Getting sunburnt eyes is a major problem in Antarctica~ :lol:

[Holy Knight]

Between late spring and early fall, sunburns are common, yes.

The right temp for me is a crisp 10-15C (~50-60F). Just where I like it.