Growing up in Indian small towns in the 90s, I remember how people would casually mention the number of air conditioners they had in their house. The cost of t

Growing up in Indian small towns in the 90s, I remember how people would casually mention the number of air conditioners they had in their house. The cost of the AC, while hefty, wasn’t that big of a deal. The real brag was that they could afford to keep X number of ACs running. Even today, my dad switches off the AC in his room early morning to cut down on his power bills.