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It's less about the AC units, and more about the buildings. In places like Spain and Portugal, white painted outside walls, shading, and shutters on the outside
by jonatron 4y ago
It's less about the AC units, and more about the buildings. In places like Spain and Portugal, white painted outside walls, shading, and shutters on the outside of windows all help keep the heat out. My house has none of that, it just absorbs most of the heat from the sun.
- sumanthvepa 4y agoAh! That explains it. I'm sure if my house were in the UK, I would freeze to death in winter.
- ajdegol 4y agoUK houses are totally fucking useless for cold weather too.
- zarzavat 4y agoMaybe the new builds which are just brick skins, but there's plenty of older houses that are built like tanks (I live in one).
- pm215 4y agoThere are also plenty of older houses that are built very cheaply and not much good in heat or cold either (eg single-brick-skin Victorian terraces)...