Air conditioning, indoor and safe plumbing/water supply, Internet to name a few
Growing up in the Midwest of America I took AC for granted. Pretty much every home and shop had AC, and if it didn't there were at least window units. Moving to the Pacific Northwest with a more mild climate almost no one had AC, and it's just normal not to have it.
Until the heatwave a few years ago that melted power lines I didn't care, but I realized it was a safety issue and had a heat pump installed. That's when I realized it's a luxury. Almost $10,000 to get it integrated with my existing HVAC.
It's wild, it's definitely a luxury that most people just assume is normal. You have to go somewhere that doesn't have it to truly appreciate what it does and how much it costs.
Native midwesterner living in SoCal, and these shithole window A/C units have me at my wit’s end. This is the technology state?
Also, natives here have no concept of closing doors after themselves when entering a place with heat or A/C. I get it that we grew up with this but is it hard to figure out later on in life or something?
Those are all absurd luxuries? Not luxuries but absurd luxuries?
Well, that depends. If you're talking amongst my own country (the US)? No, probably not. If you're talking compared globally? I'd argue yes.
Air conditioning, indoor and safe plumbing/water supply, Internet to name a few
Growing up in the Midwest of America I took AC for granted. Pretty much every home and shop had AC, and if it didn't there were at least window units. Moving to the Pacific Northwest with a more mild climate almost no one had AC, and it's just normal not to have it.
Until the heatwave a few years ago that melted power lines I didn't care, but I realized it was a safety issue and had a heat pump installed. That's when I realized it's a luxury. Almost $10,000 to get it integrated with my existing HVAC.
It's wild, it's definitely a luxury that most people just assume is normal. You have to go somewhere that doesn't have it to truly appreciate what it does and how much it costs.
Native midwesterner living in SoCal, and these shithole window A/C units have me at my wit’s end. This is the technology state?
Also, natives here have no concept of closing doors after themselves when entering a place with heat or A/C. I get it that we grew up with this but is it hard to figure out later on in life or something?
Those are all absurd luxuries? Not luxuries but absurd luxuries?
Well, that depends. If you're talking amongst my own country (the US)? No, probably not. If you're talking compared globally? I'd argue yes.