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It's funny (and sad too) how in some parts of the world, AC is frowned upon: I visited France and Spain, the two sides of the border by the Mediterranean had a
by 1996 6y ago
It's funny (and sad too) how in some parts of the world, AC is frowned upon: I visited France and Spain, the two sides of the border by the Mediterranean had about the same temperatures, but AC was a rare oddity in France, while it was very common in Spain.
It seemed to be due to beliefs, as the locals said they were afraid of getting sick due to AC -- while I don't disagree improper maintenance can provide breeding grounds for a bunch of microbes, just do the scheduled maintenance and everything will be fine!
- f6v 6y agoIt's also that "it's hot only several days in Summer, why do we need Acs?" and then year over year Western and Central Europe is suffering from "unexpected" heat waves. What makes it worse is that residential buildings haven't been built for this kind of climate.
- altoidaltoid 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave 14000+ dead in France that year...
- aeyes 6y agoIt's the dry air that makes people sick who aren't used to living with an AC, I see it in the office every year. I'd say Barcelona is right around the area where an AC makes sense, you have 2 months per year being a little annoying but nothing unbearable. Also, it still rains in summer.