First: Of course I agree in wondering, why in Germany (as well as in many European countries) an AC is NOT the standard, although enough money would be there and people spend a lot of on much more useless stuff.
Second: In most countries I've visited that have AC everywhere in daily life, I cannot understand why the hell they all turn it down to 18° C / 64° F or even lower. Entering a supermarket in HongKong, where it's pretty hot outdoors all the time? I'm instantly freezing. Taking a taxi in the US? I'd need long sleeves or a blanket to survive the trip...
My German car has got an AC and I'm setting it to 22° C or sometimes even 24° C these days as I would prefer in a room inside a building as well. Been to Arizona some weeks ago – the first thing I did in every hotel room was turn off the AC or set it to a temperature mich higher than what the hotel management thought, I'd like.
I guess it is a bit of a „tradition“ thing: We are just not used to it and typical German mainstream is „OMG – NEVER change anything as long as possible!“
My personal situation is: I just love it when it's hot. Yes, also 30° C and above. And, yes, I'd rather have 40° C (104° F) like in Phoenix than anything lower than 20° C. I am surely not average with these genes, but I really enjoy it as it is – of course knowing that for climate reasons I should not too loudly celebrate it...
completely agree with you Roland. e.g. my sleeping temp on a hot day is 23-24° celsius. anything colder than that and it wastes electricity and only forces me to take a thicker blanket 😂
First: Of course I agree in wondering, why in Germany (as well as in many European countries) an AC is NOT the standard, although enough money would be there and people spend a lot of on much more useless stuff.
Second: In most countries I've visited that have AC everywhere in daily life, I cannot understand why the hell they all turn it down to 18° C / 64° F or even lower. Entering a supermarket in HongKong, where it's pretty hot outdoors all the time? I'm instantly freezing. Taking a taxi in the US? I'd need long sleeves or a blanket to survive the trip...
My German car has got an AC and I'm setting it to 22° C or sometimes even 24° C these days as I would prefer in a room inside a building as well. Been to Arizona some weeks ago – the first thing I did in every hotel room was turn off the AC or set it to a temperature mich higher than what the hotel management thought, I'd like.
I guess it is a bit of a „tradition“ thing: We are just not used to it and typical German mainstream is „OMG – NEVER change anything as long as possible!“
My personal situation is: I just love it when it's hot. Yes, also 30° C and above. And, yes, I'd rather have 40° C (104° F) like in Phoenix than anything lower than 20° C. I am surely not average with these genes, but I really enjoy it as it is – of course knowing that for climate reasons I should not too loudly celebrate it...
completely agree with you Roland. e.g. my sleeping temp on a hot day is 23-24° celsius. anything colder than that and it wastes electricity and only forces me to take a thicker blanket 😂