• Tiresia ( Tiresia@slrpnk.net ) 
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        4 months ago

        That’s because its housing and other infrastructure was built by colonists who care more about conformity to the colonial culture than actual habitability.

        Natural cooling? Withstanding floods? Fuck that noise, let’s build flat-roofed structures directly onto the soil surrounded by open grass out of materials that are both expensive to replace and too weak to survive high wind speeds. Oh no why is it so hot all the time and why does every hurricane/storm surge cause so much property damage? Better keep rebuilding the same way.

    • arrow74 ( arrow74@lemmy.zip ) 
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      4 months ago

      I lived in Florida and now I’m in Europe and honestly give me Florida.

      The outside is bearable to me, but cooler than Florida is this time of year. The issue is there’s no escape. AC is incredibly rare and even the few stores that do have it don’t crank it like Florida.

      I wake up its hot, I go out its hot, and I go to bed its hot.

      Back in Florida it was hot while I waited for the car AC to kick on, the office was cool, and my house was cool.

      Having no break from the heat is brutal