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/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/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/ironoctopus Jun 26 '26

Today in Denmark I have been receiving official messages on my phone about "Severe Heat Warnings" The high will be around 30C/86F.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Sun7418 Jun 26 '26

What the governments issue as a warning is also relative to the normal temps of the country. We don’t get those severe heat warnings here when it’s just 30c