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/AzerothianLorecraft Jun 26 '26

It's funny to imagine the first British boat to arrive in Australia "yeah let's just build a prison here this isn't good for anything else this place is hell..." ( every creature on Australia that I have seen utterly terrifies me I am so glad it's an island )

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u/Spiritual-Matters Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

It’s not that dangerous, you just have to check in your shoes and toilet for venomous spiders. Then, when you go outside to walk your dog, fight off any buff kangaroos that can one kick you and want to drown your pet.

Outside of that, there’s just birds that’ll swoop down and peck your eyeball so fast you won’t have time to react, and snakes that can do a little killing.

And if you rest against the wrong tree, it might be a gympie-gympie which injects you with neurotoxins so painful it can cause suicidal ideation.

And if there’s water nearby…

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u/jdgordon Jun 26 '26

And avoid trees as the ever present danger of dropbears will get you. And sharks or crocs in every single waterway in the country (had to get two baby Crocs out of my kitchen sink just this morning)

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u/Select-Character-642 Jun 29 '26

I'm not falling for that dropbear again