I always take my coat off when indoors or else I won't feel the benefit when I go back out.
I'm only 43 and I actually do feel the cold more than when I was young.
( girlinthehole, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:02, 6 replies)

This is sensible!
Smart people do this!
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:04, closed)

I just take my coat off indoors
because it's bally well rude not to!
(Dangerous Disco Trev Isn't my real name, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:05, closed)

Is that sarcasm?
If not, how is it sensible?

I'm not meaning to sound like an arse, just I always discredited my (grand)parents telling me this because I was under the assumption the trapped air between your clothing layers would warm up inside, thus keeping you warmer outside.
(Vikingheadache, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:17, closed)

But
You're then going from whatever temperature it is inside plus a few more degrees into whatever it is outside, so it'll actually feel colder because of it being a bigger difference.

But if you go outside, then put your coat on, it's a smaller difference and you're then warming yourself up, so you'll feel warmer than you were before putting the coat on.

Least, I believe that's how it's meant to work
(Kanturis, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 16:19, closed)

My mum always told me this
I think it's bollocks. I feel the cold these days (because I lost weight, not because I'm getting old!) and if I'm not as warm as I would like to be indoors, I'll be bloody freezing outdoors.

So by wearing my coat inside for a while, I get all nice and warm for going out.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 14:10, closed)

They must be cold!
Ditto on the feeling the cold - I see girls standing outside clubs with skirts an inch below ***** level and wonder how the hell I used to do that!?
(!sis, Thu 30 Apr 2009, 15:30, closed)