On a mild British summer's day, why do most South Asians and Sub-Saharan Africans wear winter clothes?

[Sanguinius]

I’m white and 16 Celsius is fkn freezing boyo

 

[looksmaxxed]

low t low metabolism

 

[Xangsane]

I’m white and 16 Celsius is fkn freezing boyo

australian?

 

[TUSSELEIF]

I don’t like the look of shorts, I wear long jeans year round even if it’s hot

 

[slayerToBe]

Some observations I made on typical 16 degrees Celcius British "summer" days throughout July-early August:

• South Asians, Middle Easterners, Southeast Asians, and black people were more likely to wear autumn/winter clothing (e.g. winter coat or leather jacket, jeans and jumper),
• White Northern Europeans and Northeast Asians were more likely to wear thin summer clothing (e.g. shorts, t-shirts tank tops), with white Northern Europeans exposing the most skin/wearing the thinnest clothing,
• I wore a long-sleeved warm jumper and jeans for comparison

Meanwhile in the winter:

• Everyone is wrapped up regardless of race,
• There are more South Asians, Middle Easterners, Southeast Asians and black people in hospital clinics with the flu during winter, than white Northern European or northeast Asian people
• My nose tends to be runny and I sneeze often

Cause they like wearing it and can handle heat, whites not so much