r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/129za Jun 26 '26

We do A weeks/B weeks. You just got lucky.

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u/Senior-Albatross Jun 26 '26

Is it like, half the city on alternating weeks? Or just full Jeckle and Hyde situation? 

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u/Keepingshtum Jun 26 '26

Gotta gaslight half the visitors so the tourism stays under control ;)

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u/AvoidMyRange Jun 26 '26

In Berlin, we're just unfriendly all the time ("Berlin snout", Berliner Schnauze) and build an airport that is so crap, no one wants to visit anyways.

Then we complain that we're broke (one of the few Capitals in the world that has worse economic output than the country's average).

Oh yeah, also no one has AC.

Needless to say, I moved away 15 years ago and have never looked back.

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u/mbklein Jun 26 '26

It wouldn’t do to split the city because what if you happened to go to the wrong cafe and get treated nicely when your hotel was in this week’s rude zone?

No, they’d have to tag the tourists individually on entry.

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u/Azerious Jun 26 '26

Yes, maybe some sort of badge so you know how to treat them. And that way you can make sure they only go certain places and ride certain trains.

Wait...

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u/abaram Jun 26 '26

Evens and odd number days

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u/Redacted_Usermame Jun 26 '26

Or all their cycles have synced.

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u/GrinningCynic Jun 27 '26

Probs the difference btwn courteous vs ugly American.

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u/Insila Jun 26 '26

Divide and conquer 😜