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Re:Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland a... by stufffer on Sunday August 09, 2026 @07:52PM (#49237538)
Europeans think they have it hard worrying if their elderly family will die from the summer heat, but they will never know the pain of maintaining a 10 ton, 4 zone HVAC system for your mcmansion.
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Re:Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland a... by dismalaf on Sunday August 09, 2026 @09:27PM (#49238215)
Lol, there's a big difference between the west and the east. The west is too busy trying not to offend violent migrants and arresting locals for mean tweets and unauthorized AC units whereas the east is focused on growth. Also pretty much anyone who builds a new house has AC and, if they're middle class or above, a swimming pool.
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Re:Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland a... by hdgvhicv on Monday August 10, 2026 @06:13AM (#49241710)
It’s the US that arrests people for mean tweets.

When you have 3 days a year when temperatures reach 25C inside I’m not sure why you would bother installing AC. As that is changing, AC is becoming more popular.

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Re:Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland a... by hdgvhicv on Monday August 10, 2026 @06:12AM (#49241694)
My friend’s inflaws have an old house in France. They’ve just had an air-air AC system installed, are you saying AC isn’t available in Europe?
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