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“Americans tend to interpret discomfort as a failure of infrastructure, whereas Europeans seem much more willing to regard it as part of life. These contrasting views have resulted in far too much air-conditioning on one side and not remotely enough on the other.” Thomas Chatterton Williams: The Overlooked Reason Europe Doesn’t Have AC. Maybe this will convince them they need more: Heat forces yodelers at annual Swiss festival to sing in fountains.