A few days ago, my cousin James from Britain called, and my associate and I were randomly catching up with each other.
Prior to that call, it had been a few months since my associate and I talked, so there was lots for us to talk about.
At one point, my associate and I had small talk about the weather, and I was telling him that it was 90 degrees here. After my associate and I did the conversion, he exclaimed how boiling that was. But I assured him that I was comfortable inside because I had the a/c running on high. I further explained that the heat isn’t a large deal here because most places have a/cs and I run my a/c in my automobile when I go out. Unlike our relatives across the pond, 90% of American households have some form of a/c. That number is far less for our European relatives, where the number is more like one out of every 10 households that have or use a/c. In their defense, the Summers are much milder than it is here, so in some cases, having a/c would be a waste of resources. However, over the last couple of years, they have experienced heat waves where the uneven temperatures became unbearable, and to be honest, I am not sure how they were able to survive without a/c. Personally, if I lived in Britain, I would install a window a/c in my home. I would rather have one handy and not need it, than need an a/c and not have it. To me that makes more sense in the grand plot of things.