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I don't remember seeing overweight people in Ghana. No air conditioning.
I don't remember seeing any overweight people in Hitler's death camps, nor in Stalin's gulags. Yeah, it was the lack of AC. Pete |
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Jack Campin - bogus address writes:
You don't. You can just get used to it; it only took me a few days to get used to temperatures in the high 30s the first time I encountered them (in Australia) and to temperatures in the mid-40s when I met with them (in Kurdistan). You never get used to these temperatures. That's why air conditioning is so widespread. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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JohnT writes:
What specific differences have you observed when comparing Ghana with the rest of the World? Poverty and a low standard of living, as compared with other countries that can afford air conditioning. Not that air conditioning is absent from the Third World--far from it. But in many Third-World countries, the number of people who can afford air conditioning is small. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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JohnT writes:
But you claim that your Paris airconditioning is essential. During increasingly frequent heat waves, yes. So why do you also have hiking boots unless you are a total poseur. Because I wear them for all purposes, and because I like to walk when I have the time and when the climate permits. I don't generally walk on days when A/C is required. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Paul Dwerryhouse wrote:
Mxsmanic writes: Jack Campin - bogus address writes: You don't. You can just get used to it; it only took me a few days to get used to temperatures in the high 30s the first time I encountered them (in Australia) and to temperatures in the mid-40s when I met with them (in Kurdistan). You never get used to these temperatures. That's why air conditioning is so widespread. Airconditioning is widespread in the western world because conservative businesses expect their staff to continue wearing business attire in conditions under which it is ridiculous to do so. Don't forget erstwhile rich Americans squatting in badly ventilated Parisian cupboards. High 30s is perfectly comfortable in shorts and t-shirt. And hiking boots! -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Paul Dwerryhouse writes:
Airconditioning is widespread in the western world because conservative businesses expect their staff to continue wearing business attire in conditions under which it is ridiculous to do so. In part, yes. But mostly air conditioning exists to make hot climates tolerable. High 30s is perfectly comfortable in shorts and t-shirt. It depends on the humidity. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Following up to Pete
I don't remember seeing any overweight people in Hitler's death camps, nor in Stalin's gulags. Yeah, it was the lack of AC. does this qualify to close the thread? -- Mike Reid Shetland, Yell and Unst "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk/skyepics.htm#shetland" |
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