Not to mention, northern latitudes get more sun that average in summer, and most northern countries have more reasonable working hours so people actually do go outside.

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HPsquared 2 hours ago | parent [-]

More hours of sun, but it's less intense.

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calgoo 25 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Sure but i hide a lot more from the intense sun in spain then i do for the softer sun in sweden. In general i think it balances out quite well.

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codethief an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The sun in northern countries in summer is less intense?

	▲	pdonis 34 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, because it's lower in the sky so more of the UV in it gets absorbed by the atmosphere before reaching the ground. For example, in Florida in the summer, the sun is close to directly overhead at noon. In Scandinavia in the summer, the sun is only about halfway up the sky from the horizon at noon.
	▲	NoPicklez 28 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Come to Australia during the summer and watch how quickly you burn outside without sunscreen.