AC is not a thing here. Our houses were built when the climate was correct, and we needed to keep heat in.
That’s why we complain about heatwaves that bring us the same temperatures as the US experiences, we don’t have respite.
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agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I mean you’re not going to pay for telly if you can’t afford food or AC.
bl4ckp1xx13@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
agentTeiko@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I know AC is not a thing hence the need to pay to put it in. I know central Air is out due to no ducts but my uncle had AC installed in his conservatory last year and it was not cheap.
Art3mis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Have you seen Brazil? They had external duct work that became a point of conversation. Maybe that could work
Auli@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Keeping heat in is no different then keeping it out. Insulation is insulation.
bl4ckp1xx13@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Sure, but there are other facets of our architecture that tend to lock-in heat:
- Low ceilings
- Thick ston/brick or timber-framed + insulated walls.
- Closed-plan layouts with many internal doors to compartmentalise our homes.
- Double or triple glazed windows.
In contrast to hotter countries such as the USA which has higher ceilings, thinner walls, and more open floorplans.
Lazylazycat@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My friends bought a portable AC unit because they have a new born baby and didn’t want to be fretting when it was 38 degrees. Not everyone can shell out £400 though…
tal@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure that a lot more Brits presently have a television than air conditioning.
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In 2025, there were 29.0 million households in the UK
en.wikipedia.org/…/Television_licensing_in_the_Un…
In March 2024, there were 23.9 million licences, of which 3,600 (0.015%) were monochrome (black and white).
So about 82% of households have a TV.
theguardian.com/…/air-conditioning-uk-homes-heatw…
An estimated 4m homes have an air conditioner, double the figure from three years ago.
And about 14% have air conditioning.
SouthEndSunset@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I don’t know anyone with AC. I don’t know anyone without a TV.
Do consider, a TV starts at around a few hundred quid. AC, for a single unit installed, is £3.5k.
LSNLDN@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
I and many others cancelled tv licenses due to the BBCs complicity in genocide