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How did they survive in scorching heat of India for over 200 years? Except a few Lords, Generals and Mountbatten, not everyone could afford to live on the hills I guess. So, If you know the answer, please share. |
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They mainly died...
For they younger sons of British land owning families who weren't going to inherit back home, a posting with the East India Company would either set them up for life, or leave them dead and buried in a forgotten corner of an Indian cemetery.
If you want some really good context, there's a whole series on the Empire podcast, which is a really good listen, but often very stark and miserable. |
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By *vaRoseWoman 4 days ago
Ankh-Morpork |
A Victorian era posting to india meant a low death rate of 5-10%.
If there was an outbreak of cholera, dysentery or malaria during a long hot season it could jump that mortality rate to 50% or higher in remote postings.
So the answer is, for those that survived…they got lucky
There are many cemeteries filled with young servicemen and their families.
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"How did they survive in scorching heat of India for over 200 years? Except a few Lords, Generals and Mountbatten, not everyone could afford to live on the hills I guess. So, If you know the answer, please share. "
We have a different kind of heat right due to the humidity.
As someone with chronic breathing difficulties I've been struggling all week because it's so humid.
200 years the average life span was much lower so we've got the best of it. |
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"How did they survive in scorching heat of India for over 200 years? Except a few Lords, Generals and Mountbatten, not everyone could afford to live on the hills I guess. So, If you know the answer, please share. "
Dunno, but I bet they fared better than modern people....
Scorching temperatures and hazardous weather alerts and the stupid people are still getting severe sunburn and leaving kids/dogs in cars 
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What people forget to realise about the British heat is that compared to the rest of the dry climate countries where it is just hot. We have a humid climate, which means that when we have a heatwave the humidity is unbearable |
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"Humans are incredibly resilient. You just have to leave the people in hot weather for a few days before they adapt to it.
Say that to the people that die in storage containers being snuggled "
Surely being in hot weather isn't the same as suffocating them? |
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"Humans are incredibly resilient. You just have to leave the people in hot weather for a few days before they adapt to it."
Or they'll end up like lemmings, like the topless zombies I saw in Llangollen yesterday walking about with little disregard for self preservation. |
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I think people make the mistake of believing that because humans survived something in the past no matter how unpleasant, that we should all accept similar now. It's the reason my dad keeps on about doodlebugs and rationing |
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"Humans are incredibly resilient. You just have to leave the people in hot weather for a few days before they adapt to it.
Or they'll end up like lemmings, like the topless zombies I saw in Llangollen yesterday walking about with little disregard for self preservation."
Nature has a method of removing the shallow end of the gene pool. Going top less in this weather merely accelerates the process. |
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"Mine were built for this weather. We thrive in the sun. We are kissed by fire, bronzed by the heat, tanned to perfection.
Shush you. And drop the towel. You’ll feel cooler. "
The towel has been dropped 👀 |
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"Mine were built for this weather. We thrive in the sun. We are kissed by fire, bronzed by the heat, tanned to perfection.
Sham, you have a most wonderful way with words 🤭😁 "
Thank you very much. Sometimes I say the right stuff 😜 |
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"Humans are incredibly resilient. You just have to leave the people in hot weather for a few days before they adapt to it."
This...the blood thickens. The reverse is true, I had friends visit who lived in Spain. The wore jackets while we were in shirts. After a while, they were ok. |
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By *wcoMan 4 days ago
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They didn't cope very well with it at all.
"During the mid-19th century, mortality rates for British soldiers stationed in India were staggering, averaging 69 deaths per 1,000 men. A significant portion of these deaths was caused by heat-apoplexy (heatstroke) and related complications during the blistering summer months."
Life expectancy for Indian people back then was around 30. |
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