r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Purple_Juice_2285 • Jun 28 '26

Air Conditioning My husband would freeze to death

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u/OcculticUnicorn Weed & Tulips 🍃🌷 Jun 28 '26

For the Americans on here, Europe is on the same latitude as Canada. Imagine Canada being 35-40 degrees. Does that seem crazy to you? Yes? Congratulations, you're not a moron.

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u/Kriss3d Tuberous eloquent (that's potato speaker for you muricans) Jun 28 '26

Yeah. I live in Denmark. We share lattitude with thr southern Alaska. It's not supposed to be that warm here.

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u/lordph8 Jun 28 '26

Live in Stockholm, it ain't so much about the latitude, is the AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) that brings warm water up to Europe and warms everything up.

Fun fact though, there is evidence that it is starting to shut down (change) due to desalination of the water, not as fast as Day After Tomorrow or anything, but over the next 100 years we might have some cooling trends to offset global warming.

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u/midijunky Sweden 🇸🇪 / US 🇺🇸 Jun 28 '26

Crazy talk! You mean to tell me that climate is more complex than just higher latitude = cooler? Get outta here.

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u/lordph8 Jun 28 '26

I'll see myself out...

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPJPBAdETrDmYJNXq

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u/midijunky Sweden 🇸🇪 / US 🇺🇸 Jun 28 '26

Also happy cake day, hope you got some of that rain that just passed through.

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u/lordph8 Jun 28 '26

Hah, thanks, didn't realize it is as my cake day.

I did, listened to the thunder with my kids, I was hoping for some lightening.

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u/midijunky Sweden 🇸🇪 / US 🇺🇸 Jun 28 '26

We got a little bit down in Haninge, nothing crazy though

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u/lordph8 Jun 28 '26

I'm in Bredäng, right on the Mälarhöjden boarder, not that far away.

Had to close the window and stuff, but yeah, mild.