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@Jujudeerie You think you’re the only ones to be experiencing climate change?

@NotAnotherDarcy How is your reaction to "Climate change is killing the planet, we're suffering because it's so hot" literally "Figure it out"?? What happened to basic human empathy? You go figure that out for yourself please. Seriously do better

you do know that the temperatures are measured in the shade… right?

@Jujudeerie You think no one in the US works? People work outside in 110° here. Figure it out.

@NotAnotherDarcy Yeah sure I can buy AC for my home (which no I can't bc I don't have the money) but I still need to go to work bruh

@Suma_rin @ayeejuju You think we don’t have those things? 🤣

@NotAnotherDarcy @ayeejuju Sure thing Karen, but who the f cares about AN AVERAGE which include deep forest, mountain and sea coast except : see the reference above.

europeans gotta be the weakest mfs on the planet

@Thorski12 @cultured_spice @TheGhoulestMom If the poorest of the poor in the us can figure it out so can you.

@NotAnotherDarcy @cultured_spice @TheGhoulestMom You know a lot of people in the UK cant even afford to have ac fitted. Sure, middle class and above can do it fine. But most of the working class now are so fucking heavily taxed, they havent got the money to do that. I have 2 free standing units, and its barely helping.

I know infrastructure is different and whatever but England being in a record breaking HEAT WAVE with warnings and the highs are like 86 f is sending me because 86 is a cool summer day for some of us. Can we send y’all some ACs as aid overseas? 😂😅

Why do people in the UK think air conditioning costs thousands of dollars? It’s like $200. I’m poor af and still figured it out because it’s a necessity for safety.

@cultured_spice @TheGhoulestMom I’m not reading all of that. If the poor in the US can figure it out so can you. Or keep dying. That’s up to you.

@NotAnotherDarcy @TheGhoulestMom We have extreme heat for about a week out of the year. The thousands it would cost to purchase, install, maintain and run an AC unit is not a justified cost to many people who can barely afford their electricity bill or petrol costs at the moment.

@cee_ctfc For knowing a house that traps warm air also traps cold air if it’s introduced?

@NotAnotherDarcy American education system strikes again.

“UK houses are built to trap heat!” I fear you people are the dumbest on the planet.

BOOMER MOM: “You eat out too much.” GEN Z: “I cook every night.” BOOMER MOM: “Groceries can’t be that expensive.” GEN Z: “I spent $310 last week.” BOOMER MOM: “For one person?!” GEN Z: “Eggs are $7. Chicken is $9 a pound.” BOOMER MOM: “You’re shopping wrong.” GEN Z: “Store brand. Sales. Coupons. Everything.” BOOMER MOM: “We fed a family of four for $100 a week.” GEN Z: “That was 1987.” BOOMER MOM: “Excuses.” Walmart made $16 billion in profit last year. Grocery bills up 36% since 2020. But sure. I just don’t know how to shop.

@Nicolas_Colin @Pmegmac We have those windows too.

Maybe you haven’t paid attention to French windows. They’re full height doors, so there’s no bottom sash to fit a standard AC exhaust kit. Window types, wall construction, apartment rules (if you’re renting), and installer availability matter far more than whether AC is “allowed” or sold in shops.

I don’t understand the whole “AC in Europe” debate. The controversy mostly exists to avoid a much simpler reality: you cannot roll out air conditioning across Europe at the scale and speed needed to solve immediate problems such as the current heatwave. Several factors are at play: • Europe did not used to experience this level of heat. Climate change has changed the picture, and relatively quickly. • Much of Europe’s building stock is old, often centuries old. These buildings were designed to moderate temperature with features such as thick walls and natural ventilation, not to accommodate modern air conditioning systems. • Those historic buildings are a huge asset. Their façades are part of what makes European cities attractive and economically valuable. You cannot simply cover them with external AC units without damaging that heritage. • Even with strong political will, who would pay for a continent-wide retrofit that preserves historic architecture? The cost would run into hundreds of billions of euros. • And even if the money were available, could manufacturers produce the equipment fast enough? Could installers be trained and hired quickly enough? Europe already faces labour shortages in many skilled trades. So where would the workforce come from? More immigration? That would simply create another round of the same xenophobic arguments that already dominate public debate. So that’s the short version: Europe will not have universal air conditioning anytime soon. Much of its building stock was not designed for it, and the necessary resources, money, industrial capacity, supply chains, and labour simply do not exist at the required scale. Air conditioning will spread, and in many places it already is. But it will happen gradually, starting with newer buildings where installation is easier and cheaper, and expanding as investment, production capacity, and skilled labour grow. There may even be an upside. As modern buildings become better adapted to hotter summers, some of the premium currently attached to beautiful old buildings may diminish, making them more affordable. In the meantime, people invent cultural controversies. Americans, in particular, seem unable to resist them. A European heatwave somehow becomes another opportunity for Europe-bashing, social media outrage, and people taking sides in a debate that ignores the practical constraints. It’s much easier to argue about why Europe doesn’t have air conditioning than to explain how you would install it across an entire continent.

@cultured_spice @TheGhoulestMom You’re being hospitalized and dying because you refuse to take measures to adapt.

@TheGhoulestMom People are being hospitalised and dying here because of this heatwave. Personally that wouldn’t be “sending me”, but you do you.

@lanalahl6 @NinaR0ndeau @Namek623016 @PopBase You think the US is all rich? We’ve adapted. Or just keep dying. It’s up to you.

@NotAnotherDarcy @NinaR0ndeau @Namek623016 @PopBase yea because we are all rich hmhm

France recorded its hottest-ever day yesterday with an average temperature of 29.8°C Around 40 people are confirmed to have drowned while swimming in efforts to cool down. (theguardian.com/world/2026/jun…)

@clur_roberts Yeah, the US has massive climate differences too.

Doing my head in now...Americans going on about Europe as if it is one country! There's 44 countries in Europe and there's a massive difference in climate between Spain and Iceland!

@zobiwankenobii @electrajpeg You wouldn’t need to own your home. Why do you all think ac is some massive installation? You can get portable ac. You can even get a mini ac/fan for the office. So many options are available. Figure it out. Also, I’ve never heard of maximum working temp laws in my life.

@NotAnotherDarcy @electrajpeg if you own your own home, yeah if you rent or spend all day at work there's nothing you can do to control it. unlike the US we have no maximum working temp laws so a lot of offices have no AC

People joke around a lot about how wimpy the UK is during heat waves bc of how hot it gets elsewhere. But I genuinely I have a lot of empathy for them. Their infrastructure is NOT built for heat at all, and they’re reaching dangerous wet bulb temps without AC in most buildings

@Jujudeerie 1) you can buy a/c just the same as we can and 2) google is available wherever you are

@NotAnotherDarcy With what bruh 😭 And do not say AC because we do not have that

@Jimothy48500311 @electrajpeg

@electrajpeg Plus you probably (I think some are exempt) get AC without a permit so if you listen to the "just get an AC" without knowing that you can essentially end up having wasted all the money you spent being forced to remove it.

@NinaR0ndeau @Namek623016 @PopBase Then adapt

@Namek623016 @PopBase infrastructure in phoenix are made for hot weather but european infrastructure are not, we actually not supposed to go over 25-30·C

@Suma_rin @ayeejuju Yes, and that average is low.

@ayeejuju "Average"

@snootpants @joshhfm @ayeejuju Them not having ac is a choice. They can get it just as easily as we can.

@joshhfm @ayeejuju Americans don’t understand that most Europeans countries don’t have air conditioning in every house lol if it got above 82° I’d be sweating. I don’t tolerate heat well. I’m from the US. So imagine someone who isn’t used to that type of heat. Yeah it would suck lol