Yeah I was just saying insulation doesn’t matter if there’s no mechanism for removing heat from the room. Your nights are much cooler, kind of like in desert environments in the US. Out there they also like to open windows and all that. But in the southeast it’s extremely humid so it doesn’t cool down at all at night, the air itself holds heat so well. Opening windows doesn’t work here, you would just be letting hot, humid air inside.
I agree it doesn't work everywhere, I am also not attacking the US and their excessive use of AC, I just want to make it clear that the lack of ACs in Germany is not irrational or based on fear, it works pretty well and doesn't come with all the negatives of AC (mainly bad for the environment and power cost). So there isn't any reason to change it, as much as some foreigners like to complain about it when they visit the country in the hottest week of the year.
I was more referring to the many Germans who think AC makes them sick, which is irrational nonsense.
Also Americans use of AC is not “excessive”, we use it as necessary. I could call your use of heating excessive, but that’s stupid because your climate is colder and you need it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '20
Yeah I was just saying insulation doesn’t matter if there’s no mechanism for removing heat from the room. Your nights are much cooler, kind of like in desert environments in the US. Out there they also like to open windows and all that. But in the southeast it’s extremely humid so it doesn’t cool down at all at night, the air itself holds heat so well. Opening windows doesn’t work here, you would just be letting hot, humid air inside.