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> You might think Europe is simply too far north to need AC. But latitude is no longer the defense against heat that it used to be Naa I'm pretty sure that is
by ngruhn 1y ago
> You might think Europe is simply too far north to need AC. But latitude is no longer the defense against heat that it used to be
Naa I'm pretty sure that is the reason. I live in central Germany and the summers are sure getting hotter but it's fine. I was in Japan a few weeks ago and good lord it was like 40 degrees (104 Fahrenheit I guess) plus high humidity. If it would get that hot I would definitely get AC.
Come on, as if people would die of heat stroke just not to use that pesky Yankee tech. Europe has adopted tons of American technology. Honestly I wasn't even aware that AC is American. I'm sure as the summers get hotter here more and more people will get AC as well.
- robocat 1y ago> die of heat stroke just not to use that pesky Yankee tech Japanese tech is the best for temperate New Zealand homes. Called a heatpump here but also has aircon functionality i.e. electric heating in winter and aircon in summer on hot days as necessary. Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Toshiba and Fujitsu etc. Not sure I've ever seen a Carrier here (and I can't even name other US brands). There are also some cheaper Chinese brands. Part of the problem on forums is that the wording varies by country and hot US states install A/C only systems: which you would never do in temperate climes. The word split is uncommonly used here (as a kiwi I'm not entirely certain of the meaning).