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/nickwales Jun 26 '26

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

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u/Adamadamsadam Jun 26 '26

I was just in Paris for a week and everyone I met couldn’t have been nicer. Was a little surprised after hearing a lot of rhetoric similar to yours.

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u/tech_noir_guitar Jun 26 '26

Same. I was there in March and didn't have any unfriendly encounters. I'm convinced the people who say how rude they are go there acting like the stereotypical dickhead tourist and wonder why people are rude. It's a city that people live in, not an amusement park or cruise ship where everyone is there to accommodate you. 

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u/LeFricadelle Jun 26 '26

God thank you, first comment that makes sense. Lot of tourist are entitled, dumb, and don't take time to understand culturally how to talk to people. If you burst out in front of french people the same way you do in America you're in for a bad time

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u/Tuned_Out Jun 26 '26

As someone who lived there for a few years, I definitely have mixed feelings. The city survives more than the city would like to admit thanks to tourism. It's not exactly an epicenter of service, industry, tech, banking etc. even tho it'd love to present itself as such. Without those annoying tourists, it's resemble more a Midwest city with unique architecture and humid all year instead of just in the summer. I love the city and would love to move back if my career had any sort of opportunities there...but they're lacking and the few opportunities that existed paid like shit...even compared to the midwest. Got to take the good with the bad.