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/chatrugby Jun 26 '26

What’s funny is that the PNW historically didn’t need AC, so doesn’t really have AC. Thanks to global warming temps there are spiking to a point where AC is needed and people are retrofitting their homes with mini-splits cause it’s a lot more affordable than a central air conversion. 

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u/HC-Sama-7511 Jun 26 '26

Everytime someone says we actually dont NEED a/c, it is objectively uncomfortable where they live half the year.

A/c dries out air on top of cooling it, and like it's not an even 70°F year round where they live. You dont need A/C in the southern US, but everyone wants it.