Arabian summers are as much as a hardship (and as much to look forward to) as freezing Northern winters. The objective is the same-- stay indoors in climate controlled places as much as possible. The main differences are:
- I can still feel my toes.
- I don't have to spend 100's of kapufniks buying clothing that I will only use certain times of the year.
- The heat doesn't necesitate a visit (and possible revisit) to the deicing bay.
- Don't have "morning sickness" problems with the airplanes (or the car).
- Don't need two sets of tires for the car.
- Nothing to shovel every morning before going to work.
- Never came home to find the heating conked out and the water pipes frozen.
Neither extreme is pleasant and either is physiologically hard, but between the two I find the heat to be a lesser evil than the cold. In fact, no place in the world is perfect-- if not the heat or cold, you have to contend with earthquakes, traffic, rains, mosquitos, etc. If such a perfect paradise did exist on earth, there would be no incentive for people to want to still get into heaven.