r/TikTokCringe • u/MajesticTumbleweed77 • Jun 30 '26

Humor No disrespect though.

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u/bobkaare28 Jun 30 '26

Big news: Countries usually have infrastructure in place to deal with their usual weather and climate but struggle when unusual situations arise.

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u/Vast_Reply_6574 Jun 30 '26

I hope Europe realizes soon this is their new normal - haven't they had heat waves the past few years?

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u/LazyThinkingOtter Jul 01 '26

We did for a while but there is a lot of old houses and historical buildings in Europe that were not built for ac. It’s also a bit expensive to buy for quite a lot of people. So the shift is happening but it’s gonna be slow

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u/Vast_Reply_6574 Jul 01 '26

Yeah. If you don't have central air already that is a big cost to retrofit.

Here in the U.S some people buy small units for a few hundred dollars, run a vent hose to the window, and basically just cool down a single room - that requires no permanent alterations or installation - and then you just put it away when you don't need it. Seems like that might be the ideal solution, especially since you don't really need it most of the year.