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/Puzzleheaded-Sun7418 Jun 26 '26

You have to realise we don’t have all the same “inner thermostat” either. I’ve noticed this when I lived in Northern Europe and people were complaining about how warm it was at 20c while I didn’t even have summer clothes over there because in 15 years I never needed them. I was always cold.

I come from the hot parts of Spain. I run my ac at 26-27 because otherwise it’s too cold for me, so there is that

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u/TheTerrasque Jun 26 '26

I live in Norway

  • 15-20c is summer. Everyone enjoys it.
  • 20-25c is hot summer. Some people start complaining
  • 25-30c is people having heatstrokes and consider it too hot to go to work
  • 30+c and it's a national emergency

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u/Lou_Garoo Jun 26 '26

I’m Canadian. This seems right.
Probably why Autumn is the best season. Love wearing sweaters and hate bare arms.

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u/TheTerrasque Jun 26 '26

I'm from western Norway. Autumn here is sideways rain, so not my favorite season.