I pasted this link using my NYT subscriber gift article allowance. No one should hit the paywall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/18/...H6lQ16jWiK0G724oTKEjDgcZ_oJDRQ&smid=url-share
First statement on that link >>
"LONDON — Temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 37.7 Celsius) are difficult to endure anywhere, but it’s particularly dangerous in Britain, where few homes are equipped with air-conditioning".
Seems to be a faux-pas , in a way a misleading premise.
We didn't used to have ac. The first ac as far as I remember was to PROTECT COMPUTERS. (in businesses and airplanes)
People lived for 6000 years without ac. Even in super-hot deserts. They got along. They did not get used to soft living, pampered living, and did not expect such things - maybe even considered them as only for the shellfish.
Sadly, now, today, I 'like' ac. I hunt for shade when walking, driving or bicycling, and even on a bus (get on the shaded side if possible on a hot day).
But I still like/ prefer going outside and reveling in the yard, trees, grass even when it is over a hundred. I'm still healthy enough , not pampered so much, to endure the heat , humid or dry, with care (drink lots of distilled water). and so on....
I envy , almost or sometimes, the people I've met and seen and known who walk every day seven miles or twelve miles just because that's their daily life.