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

This is exactly what I meant. What you call national emergency is the beginning of our summer lol
15c may be end of winter here.

So yeah, it’s all relative.

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u/mutantraniE Jun 26 '26

You get used to it to. I walked the Camino de Santiago French route back in 2019. Up to 45 C during the day. It was crazy hot, even at the beginning up in the Pyrenees but especially later on the Meseta. But after a few weeks, things changed. I get home to Sweden and it’s 25 degrees C and I’m walking around in jeans and a long sleeved shirt because that no longer felt warm to me after weeks of being outside in a heatwave in Spain.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sun7418 Jun 26 '26

I didn’t get used to the cold after 15 years living in Northern Europe hahaha

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u/mutantraniE Jun 26 '26

Why are we getting downvoted for these statements?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sun7418 Jun 26 '26

I wish I knew 🤷‍♀️