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Subject: Re: rfc's Annual "Why Don't Europeans *Get* Aircon?" Thread Posted on: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:08:01 BST


"Viking" wrote in message
news:4kjc33lld9nkjasadaagv7fofcsblgqc0a@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:40:28 GMT, "William Black"
> wrote:
>
>>Air conditioning is only necessary a few days a year here and it's so
>>uncommon that everyone enjoys being warm...
>
> I've stayed in too many 90+ degree hotels in London, to invariably be
> told at the desk "It *never* gets this hot here." Became a standing
> joke between me and my traveling companions. I note that these days,
> more and more hotels, etc, are being outfitted with a/c.

And, as I noted in my post, that's a function of the style of building
rather than a change in the weather.

--
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.