A friend i hadn't seen for a long time moved to a town 100km away. In Australian terms, that's practically just around the corner.

There, bathroom. There, there...

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As an American you have no idea about left wing and right wing because, by European standards, both of your parties are right of centre.

I did this in Argentina. I loved being able to just get what I needed every day. Food is always fresh, cuts down a lot on waste, you get a little bit extra exercise, and you can make exactly what you're in the mood for that day.

Because since WW2 Americans are used to the taste of butyric acid. It used to be used to keep the milk from spoiling, now it's added because Americans actually prefer it that way.

So the picture shows non-tilt-and-turn windows... well done BP.

Long long ago, in a time forgotten.... Hot and cold water are kept separate to prevent contamination, cold water comes into the house directly from the mains supply and is safe to drink. Hot water was provided by an Immersion heater generally located in the loft of a house and as it sits there it is considered unsafe to drink. Water bylaws prevent hot and cold from being mixed - this still applies today, water is NOT allowed to mix until is exits the tap.

Haha, so I grew up in a town in southern France... the city center dates back a thousand (if not more) years ago, as in many places across Europe. That city is partnered with a big one in kentuky and they gifted a BIG police car to their french cousins. Nice! municipality police was so proud of their shiny BIG AMERICAN car. Butt of the joke : just try and picture that BIG AMERICAN police car manoeuvering in those medieval streets ; the result was hillarious and not efficient at all in cathing wrong doers.

You smoke to look cool the first time then the nicotine hits you, you'll never be really relaxed without it

This is mandatory as a safety measure: the switch must be placed out of reach of the shower or bath to avoid touching it when you are in the water.

This is usual when the whole building is brand new and you are BUYING the apartment. So you can decide what kind of kitchen do you like. I can imagine that sometimes this might happen with some long-term rent, like 10+ years. Otherwise no one will rent a flat without kitchen.

As a Brit living in Germany, I feel this in the feelies. Absolutely takes some getting used to. But now I like it!

And nary a ceiling fan.

Or maybe running the AC all the time, even if you are not home, is a waste of energy? Also, you get used to the heat a little bit, but only if you actually experience the heat.

Used to live in NYC for a while. Some neighbours kept the A/C running in WINTER because the apartments were overheated. When I suggested *opening a window* I was told: 'But the baby is used to A/C'! They were heating and cooling at the same time. What a waste of energy and money. So who thinks Europeans are weird :))?

Southern Italians like the heat on the whole. Also there are regulations in municipalities that prohibit the use of heaters/ac in certain months to save energy.

I went on holiday in Spain (I'm UK... we don't do air con). it was HOT, we used the air con. Spent the whole holiday feeling like I'd smoked 80 B&H with an elephant sitting on my chest. Kept me cool, played havoc with my breathing and dried my eyes out.

My grandmother from Calabria said it "wasn't real air."

I do hate it. I prefer opening my windows.

(US) we have AC, but use it only in the late PM to knock the 90 degree in the house down for a couple hours. Might be wrong, but I feel my body should adapt to environment. Winter thermostat (Mich) at 68 degrees. Usually wear a couple shirts (T and flannel)..same reason.

Living in Texas, people die from heat exhaustion here. AC is necessary. 100+ F weather is pretty common in the summer.

My wife and I just hate AC blasting. I do not need to sit in chilled down rooms. I guess it is what you are used to.

They use the AC. But they wouldn't put it nearly as low as I've experienced in the US. Compared to 38°C outside, 28°C inside is cool.

In the UK we've forgotten how to build houses that actually work naturally well in our climate. A modern house is over-insulated and will definitely overheat in summer. Whereas my 400 year old cottage is made out of solid stone and only has 1m wide windows. So it is basically 19 degrees celcius in there all year round. In the last great heatwave (it touched 40 degrees- a record for the UK). My neighbours actually came around to my place to cool off!

It is what you are used to. Cheap energy in the past has enabled Americans to freely waste it and indulge themselves when it comes to maintaining a temperate-climate lifestyle. Now everyone is crying because the electric and gas bills are killing their bank accounts. Turn it up or down a little depending on the season and get used to it.

human body build to bare heat. except americans, who cant walk, can't bare the heat, can't deal with grief, so they f**k up the world for everyone, because instead of adapt, they just want their convenient little bubbles.

Price of running it much higher there

wait wait wait wait. you keep your AC on when you're not at home...? I think you might be the problem. have you ever heard of global warming? or thing like US have the highest energy consumption per person in the world?

LOL @ reptiles

This reminds me of California. I was there in the spring and it was HOT but no stores had AC on! I wanted to die from nausea already

Radical news: We don't even have AC, not common here.

Germans are very curious about other people. It takes a while to get used to the staring! (Speaking as a Brit who is now a Brit/German). It's nothing personal, they are just curious. I like to be considered interesting enough!

Restaurants will charge for bottled water. Tap water is free.

It's mostly because of tradition. Apart from that, they serve no real purpose, indeed.

What?

Totally agree on this. It's a real problem in parts of England. When I moved back from Japan, where nearly every convenience store has a clean well maintained toilet, it was a struggle for me.

Quick, cheap, easy to make. Add some cheese on top to be fancy!

less water, protect the sink, can be use somewhere else