"That's, wow. 1938. I can see why starship captain's aren't a thing yet. I'm from the 2200s myself. Nice to meet you, Joe. I've been to a hell of a lot of cold places but Earth's Antarctic is not one of them. What's the place like?"

Icy, desolate, and cold would be his guesses but that's based off experience offworld.

"Must have been pretty when the weather let up."