mo4ch:>Sweaty and proud: Why Europe doesn’t cool itself off with air conditioning | Mo4ch News

Northern Europeans have traditionally looked down on their American cousins for relying on home air conditioning. However, with temperatures rising they’re starting to feel the heat, and beginning to embrace the American way.From the muggy swamp of Washington DC to the arid heat of Texas, America is the land of air conditioning. AC units hum away outside 90 percent of homes, restaurants, and offices across the land, and few Americans have to subject themselves to the elements for longer than a few minutes at a time. From the air-conditioned home, to the air-conditioned car, to the air-conditioned office, and then on to the air-conditioned bar for happy hour, life is a series of short walks between cocoons of icy comfort.Also on rt.comHit by heat: Extreme measures needed to tackle climate chaos before it’s too lateThings are a little different in Europe. While air conditioners are common in the warmer south - the Greeks, for example, depend on them - the Viking-blooded northern Europea…