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> Your comment is absurd. People in the places you mentioned don’t choose to be without heat or air conditioning because they want to Calm down, parent mention

> Your comment is absurd. People in the places you mentioned don’t choose to be without heat or air conditioning because they want to Calm down, parent mentioned Europe as well. For example, from first hand experience, I can confirm that people usually don't have an AC in their homes and many office buildings in Germany; and they sure can afford it. It's usual to have outside temperatures above 30°C during German summers for a few weeks. In contrast to American homes, the usual European dwelling is constructed such that the inside temperature reaches 25°C only after a few consecutive days of heat. A fan is more than enough to survive that.

expounded 8y ago
I’m in Holland and this summer has been the worse. It finally rained here once last week, and before that it was 2-3 months without rain. It’s so dry that the ivys that normally tolerate anything you throw at them are starting to dry out and die. Last week it was 30+ every day. The past 3 months or so it’s been 26+ every day. Most people I know don’t have AC because we’ve never really needed it. As you say it’s usually just 2-3 weeks that it’s hot. This summer I and at least 4 friends of mine have bought portable AC units. It’s especially wasteful and inefficient because basically all of our windows swing completely open from the side instead of sliding up/down or left/right so so much air is getting in/out. But you know what? I don’t care anymore. I wish I could care, but when it’s 31 degrees inside my flat on the ground floor at 11pm even with all my windows open, and I can’t fall asleep because I’m sweating even though I’m laying in bed in just boxers? I just can’t. AC is a godsend.