Yes, 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

Yes, 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.