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by amrocha 655 days ago

First off, you're exaggerating. There is no place on earth that averages 40C for 3 months.

Second,I live in Tokyo, where the summer has been miserable with average temperatures of 32C, with regular highs of 36+ with 80% humidity. And yet I walked and biked everywhere and was just fine, and that's true for most of the 40M people that live here as well.

Third, it sounds like you live in a place that's not suitable for humans, you should probably move instead of making the planet even hotter for everyone else by living in your steel boxes with AC.

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sseagull 654 days ago

> First off, you're exaggerating. There is no place on earth that averages 40C for 3 months.

I dunno about 3 months exactly, but some areas of India are pretty close. And Delhi has 15-30 million people, depending on how you count

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Delhi#Climate_data

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amrocha 654 days ago

The daily mean pretty much everywhere sits around low 30s because the night temperatures bring it down. That's intense though!

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bradfox2 653 days ago

I didn't say average, and the highs are higher for many days. It sounds like you've never been in extreme heat, there's a huge difference between 89F and 110+F. More people are moving here than are leaving.

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amrocha 653 days ago

Why would I assume you meant the maximum when you didn't specify?

And would you mind not being a condescending prick? If you had taken a second to google you would know Tokyo had highs of 40+ this summer.

Sounds like you're just trying to make excuses for your awful city.

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globular-toast 650 days ago

In Spain they use shutters and have siestas during the midday heat. Maybe don't try to shoehorn British culture into Spanish climate?

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dgfitz 655 days ago

> Second,I live in Tokyo

And this is where you need to remember that the rest of the world is not Tokyo. I have faith you’ll get there.