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Hmm, in terms of "experiencing different weather and nature phenomenons" I guess Germany is not that bad.
We won't get a hurricane, neither a tornado or comparable, but snow, hail, sun, roasting heat up to 37°C and more (in Italy as example 41°C this year), rain, floods.. everything is realistic. Even as the snowfall and temperatures below 0°C are rare nowadays compared to my childhood (yes, climate change is real, even if it is slow in terms of human lifespan - it unfortunately is slow again to "reduce" the raising problems through it).
We had a few years ago, 3? 4? maybe at March and beginning of April -28°C, that's 28 degree under freezing point and cold enough to actually experience the effect of freezing air water bubbles in the breath ways if you didn't use clothes for air resistance heating of the air passing through (on mouth/nose). And sticking hands (which were not wet!) to almost every metal surface.
But that's very rare. Last year the minimum were around -7°C for 1-2 days?
Snow is only as good as it appears naturally and is not treated by city with loads of dew-salt dispensing machines. Or split (little sharp stones). As the salt-water-liquid will make every steel part and even some not that resisting stainless steels oxide quickly. Corrosion. The natural snow is fine. The ice below through rolled cars which flattened and hardened the snow is not fine. As you can't drive on this mess, it's like oil.
About getting ill: yes, especially the switching temperatures in a short time span can trigger heavy infections, not only influenza / flu / cold, as the immune system might be already limited by fighting the cold-related increase in transmittable bacteria, viruses and so on, but as well it can lead to infections of the urinary tract, as people tend to .. forget? that it's important to keep feet and lower body (and upper body as well / head) warm enough. Legs and arms are not that critical as long as no cold damage occurs. But feet and lower body result quickly in infections on cold and/or wet environments.
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