I moved to contiguous USA (am from AK) when I was 18. I had never experienced allergies before, so was literally taking cold medicine a few times in the summer. I always assumed I was just coming down with something (summer colds weren't that uncommon in my childhood, but that's for me to reflect on), until I had scratched my nose open with a snotified face and a friend of mine said ".......do you want a Claritin? I have one in my car.." Then I had an existential crisis realizing that I could suffer from plants that I didn't stumble into or something to get myself an allergic reaction. Basically, once upon a time I thought seasonal allergies were for people that were just TOO sensitive to everything. womp womp