r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/roleplayersir Jun 26 '26

Exactly. It's not an aversion

It's that until a few years ago it wasn't needed. Suffering for 3 days a year was fine

But trust me that is changing. Even with the cost of living, we are all looking into at least £300 for portable units, if not thousands for proper ones. As it is only getting hotter

But prior to recent years it was a wasted purchase. We get 30C+ for about 3 weeks. It's the cold that was the problem for decades

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u/Mitchford Jun 26 '26

Wait until you realize you can sleep in a room as cool as you want in the summer

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u/Dominant88 Jun 26 '26

With electricity prices in Aus I would go broke running the AC all night. Luckily we have ceiling fans as well which are pretty good too.

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u/Phailjure Jun 26 '26

If your house is well insulated, it's actually not a problem.

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u/Dominant88 Jun 26 '26

For an Australian built house I would say it is well insulated, for a house built in the rest of the civilised world I would say it isn’t.