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   Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 11:01:46 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

   • A group about the Philippines

   To everyone in the #Philippines, especially foreigners and those planning to visit our beautiful country, make it a habit to:

   ___Bring a liter of water at all times.___

   The heat index (or feels like) is now at 38°C (I don't know what it is in °F we don't use that). This is still, actually, cool for us locals.

   In the coming weeks, and months, it might go up as high as 45°C, like it did in the last few years (even without #ElNiño). 42°C – 45°C is what we locals consider very hot, and there are locals who collapses, or die, because if heat exhaustion.

   Now, if you're a foreigner who came from colder countries, you definitely are not accustomed to this weather. So, don't even dare assume "you can do it". Bring water with you at all times, especially if you have existing conditions.

   Mineral water is highly recommended, preferably between pH8 and pH10 (alkaline levels). Distilled/purified water are below pH6 (acidic levels). Of course, if your doctor said you can not drink alkaline/mineral water, then don't. Especially people who can't process minerals.

   #BeSafe #BeCool If you do it right, you'll discover that #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines @pilipinas

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     Jiko Rojino (jikodesu@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 11:13:23 JST Jiko Rojino

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     • A group about the Philippines

     @youronlyone @pilipinas

     Or always bring small bills or coins because ubiquitous sari-sari stores sell bottled water

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     Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 11:15:34 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

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     • A group about the Philippines

     @jikodesu Yes! That's a very good point!

     Stores in the country rarely accept other bills, even if it is a USD. And sari-sari stores rarely have a change for bigger bills.

     @pilipinas

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     gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 (gcvsa@mstdn.plus)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 20:10:13 JST gcvsa ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭

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     @youronlyone @pilipinas 38°C is 100°F, or a very hot day in NYC. I don't think New York has ever seen 45°C (113°F), but it has definitely seen weeks of 105-106°F (41°C), in my lifetime. It's rare, but it does happen.

     When I visited the Philippines, my cousins were very concerned for me, but the East Coast of the US gets very hot and humid in Summer, so the heat in Manila in November was just regular hot weather for us.

     Only the Southwest US normally gets up to 45°C.

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     Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢 (youronlyone@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 14-Mar-2024 20:16:26 JST Yohan Yukiya Seseㆍ사요한・謝雪矢

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     @gcvsa @pilipinas

     Ooh, that at least should be tolerable. It would be above 42℃ that's going to be a bit of a challenge. Even those who grew up here in the Philippines find 42℃ hot already.

     45℃ is still rare, hopefully. I think it was in 2021 or 2022 when we started to hit that high. There were multiple warnings about potential heat waves and heat strokes. Temperature the past few years are really crazy. T_T