A: yes. but it barely stretches to encompass a couple of people i found interesting in the past so i guess it's either that or admitting it's irrelevant because i'm not getting anywhere anyway.
Q: why does my dad insist on getting me slightly drunk at this awful time on a sunday afternoon?
A: because dads are like that. they don't understand that drinking at noon is evil for us; we were brought up in an era of 'no alcohol until you're old enough' by the fluffy PC school system, replacing grandpa and his bottle of wine with plastic canteen food and tap water. as a consequence, we can't handle drinking during lunch, but they don't understand. they'll never.
A: Because it has to do with the geography of the land, specifically the continent of the U.S. The closer to you live to the ocean, the less extreme the weather gets (in most cases). The closer you are to the middle of the land (specifically the U.S.) to more extreme the weather gets.