You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing transportation costs

Re:You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing tra... by rayiner on Saturday May 04, 2019 @10:35PM (#19830755)

> I’ve been in houses in Victoria and Tasmania where some or all of these systems have been implemented and the inside of the houses hover around 17 - 25 all year round with only passive systems.

That’s an enormous range (62-75 F) that few Americans would tolerate.

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Re:You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing tra... by pen2l on Saturday May 04, 2019 @11:41PM (#19830995)

Then Americans should get their act together!

Seriously though, I'm an Asian now living in America -- in the cold part. For the first 15'ish years here, I despised the Winters because I could not tolerate them. But then I started lifting and doing cardio, and all of a sudden I could bear the cold just fine.

Americans are being wusses if they are so intolerant of that range. They need to buck up and hit the gym, like I finally did.

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Re:You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing tra... by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday May 04, 2019 @11:40PM (#19830992)

17 degrees inside in winter is comfortable with a jumper and pants of some form.

25 inside during summer is fine with light T-shirt and shorts.

Also, doesn’t the USA have the highest carbon footprint per capita?

Might wanna get that checked out.

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Re:You can’t judge housing affordability without knowing tra... by thatfrenchguy on Sunday May 05, 2019 @01:04PM (#19833724)

You get used to it pretty quickly. And you need to because central AC is such a huge waste of electricity that in 50 years you won't have it ;-). Buy a sweater and decent t-shirt.

It's not a cost issue, as AC cost around 5-10k (https://climatisation.ooreka.fr/comprendre/prix_tarif_climat...), which is not much compared to the price of a house (150-300k), but a cultural one.

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