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> I wouldn't say that the reason people in the UK haven't got air conditioning is because it's "bloody cold". Rather, it's because it's simply never bloody hot.
by JimDabell 4y ago
> I wouldn't say that the reason people in the UK haven't got air conditioning is because it's "bloody cold". Rather, it's because it's simply never bloody hot.
That used to be the case, but it went over 40°C this summer and four out of the top five hottest days on record happened in the last three years. A lot of the people I know in the UK wished their had air con this year.
- denton-scratch 4y agoThis has been the hottest UK summer since 1976; but there have only been about three days on which I wished I had aircon. The rest of the time I didn't even bother with a fan.
- Mordisquitos 4y agoYes, I did consider adding a parenthetical disclaimer regarding this year's heatwave. In any case, I would say that the fact that as you say many people in the UK wished they had air conditioning makes in the exception that proves the rule. Those temperatures that the UK suffered are within the range reached in areas of Spain during many summers, and yet they don't make people desperate for air conditioning as the Brits became. That's due to the factors I mentioned previously: the architecture is better suited for heat, people are better experienced at handling it, and cultural and social features have evolved for dealing with it (public & private swimming pools, open air terraces, more evening and night life, escaping the city in August, etc.). I do insist though, I'm not trying to say Spaniards don't want or enjoy air conditioning, they just aren't desperate for it.