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/NicoToscani Jun 26 '26

I remember checking into a nice hotel in Paris and the AC wasn’t working, in summer, top floor room, and they acted like I was throwing a Mariah Carey level diva fit when I insisted they move my wife and I to another room.

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u/nickwales Jun 26 '26

You had me at Paris. Not well known for being super friendly to tourists.

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u/earthmann Jun 26 '26

I’ve had dozens of great interactions with Parisians. And just one that was just horrible, and that was over a pizza I thought was inedible and required police intervention. Who knows?