Even the Lizard Scatters In the Sun

I read once that in the warmer climates they know how to handle the heat. The writer was comparing it to the Netherlands, where as soon as the temperature rises above 28C everyone clambers to claim the nearest window and lies there all day.  It is true, I myself have spent an entire party sitting in the windowsill, as moving anywhere induced layers of sweat.  Yet according to the article in climates where it is warm most of the time people just know how to get on with their day.  I don't think this is quite true.  In the middle of the day in Croatia you will find people fighting for the shade.  Even the cat, who in all the countries I have ever lived is notorious for finding any patch of sun to lie in, will be sleeping under the table.  It is just that there is a different pace to the day.  You rise early, run your errands, then when the sun makes it impossible to move life slows. It awakes again in the evening, when on any given night the city streets buzz with life and the village pubs emanate with the sound of local music and laughter.  Perhaps we do have something to learn from these cultures.