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down here all (mostly, electric bill is crazy high) homes have AC's (though some apartments/homes don't, bad landlords) (I used to live in one of those).
I can understand having air con in places like Miami and Las Vegas in summer.. but places further north in the USA where average max temps aren't even above 30? I don't understand it.
I go on holiday to the med, and you can often see temperatures around 30C by day and 19-25C at night and I cope fine!
I can understand having air con in places like Miami and Las Vegas in summer.. but places further north in the USA where average max temps aren't even above 30? I don't understand it.
I go on holiday to the med, and you can often see temperatures around 30C by day and 19-25C at night and I cope fine!
Up here in North Dakota....central air (heat/air conditioning) is very common and automatially installed in most any new home since the 80s. My first house I bought (1998) was built in 1978 and didnt have central air but the person had window air units which they left.
But despite our cold winters our summers can be quite humid and muggy....not for months on end....but very uncomfortable and combined that with our wind and dust/pollen we need the A/C and filter to keep the house cleaner as we our youngs have asthma. We rarely have the windows just open.....
I can understand having air con in places like Miami and Las Vegas in summer.. but places further north in the USA where average max temps aren't even above 30? I don't understand it.
You need to keep two things in mind. One, not everyone is fine with sleeping at room temperatures in the low or mid-20s C. Second, living in a cold climate tends to make you acclimate semi-permanently, and what might seem like a mild summer to a southerner would feel hot to a northerner. I am comfortable sleeping only at bedroom temperatures of 10-12 C in winter, and I struggle to adapt in the summer to sleeping at (air-conditioned) room temperatures of 15-16 C, which feel uncomfortably warm to me. I would never be able to sleep if the temperature in the room was above the high teens C.
I can understand having air con in places like Miami and Las Vegas in summer.. but places further north in the USA where average max temps aren't even above 30? I don't understand it.
I go on holiday to the med, and you can often see temperatures around 30C by day and 19-25C at night and I cope fine!
The average summer high here is below 30 C (barely), but it would be very difficult to cope without A/C considering the number of days above 30 C, high humidity, sun, etc. Even with an average low around 16 C, it's not sufficient enough to cool off the house since it cools after well after normal waking hours and warms up quickly in the morning. Not to mention several nights come closer to 20 C which is simply too warm for sleeping IMO.
The average summer high here is below 30 C (barely), but it would be very difficult to cope without A/C considering the number of days above 30 C, high humidity, sun, etc. Even with an average low around 16 C, it's not sufficient enough to cool off the house since it cools after well after normal waking hours and warms up quickly in the morning. Not to mention several nights come closer to 20 C which is simply too warm for sleeping IMO.
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You need to keep two things in mind. One, not everyone is fine with sleeping at room temperatures in the low or mid-20s C. Second, living in a cold climate tends to make you acclimate semi-permanently, and what might seem like a mild summer to a southerner would feel hot to a northerner. I am comfortable sleeping only at bedroom temperatures of 10-12 C in winter, and I struggle to adapt in the summer to sleeping at (air-conditioned) room temperatures of 15-16 C, which feel uncomfortably warm to me. I would never be able to sleep if the temperature in the room was above the high teens C.
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Not everyone is the same.
I understand that perhaps being colder in winter may have something to do with it. I'm just curious as A/C is not common in the hotspots in Europe!
Less disposable income, and older, smaller housing stock.
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No, here there are many people who have AC.
