Inspired by several anecdotes over the years, online and off, of people, presumably insane and at least observably eccentric, who among their other quirks wear the same outfit no matter what the weather.
I had a thought. What if there were people who actually could not sense when it was hot or cold? Sort of like people who cannot feel pain. But only the insane or eccentric people would wear the same thing all of the time: everyone else would either bundle up for safety’s sake or because they didn’t want to stand out.
Of course there are other reasons for wearing the same outfit all the time (the devil’s gonna get you if you don’t, trying to keep up your appearance as the local flavor, etc.) but could a physical resistance to the sensation of cold or heat be a factor?
(Note I am not talking about people whose bodies cannot adjust to different temperatures, the people that basically cannot go outside in the summer or winter or they’ll die, just ones who cannot sense it.)