18-07-2025
Brits Keep a Sweaty Upper Lip on Air Conditioning
There's a somewhat gratifying TikTok trend at the moment where Americans visiting London in a heatwave realize that, yes, British heat does 'hit different.'
One tourist says, 'it feels as if I'm in a sauna.' Another admitted that he always thought British people were lying, but 'for some reason it just feels like you are melting.' Inevitably, the talk turns to air conditioning. After all, parts of the US definitely get hotter and just as humid as the UK, but there's usually refuge to be taken in mechanically cooled homes.
