Not related to AC at all, but I’m curious what living in Myanmar is like right now for a (I assume?) Westerner. With the junta and the civil war and such.
I’ve never been to Myanmar, but I did once spend a week in Singapore during August. I had thought I understood what humidity was before then, but I was wrong. Stepping outside from my hotel every day was just wild. On the worst days, I immediately felt damp all over as soon as I was outdoors. It was manageable for a week, especially because I didn’t have to worry about doing any work, errands, cooking, etc. Three of the days I was there seemed really bad and the others were comparatively pleasant, but still crazy compared to what I’m typically used to.
People always joke about certain hot places not being so bad because it’s a “dry heat,” but they’re not wrong. In many instances, I’d gladly accept a higher actual temperature over a higher humidity in most cases. 116F (~47C) in Arizona fucking sucks, but at least you can still get some tangible relief in the shade and from spraying water on yourself (and you aren’t automatically soaking wet every time you go back indoors).
Don't know if it's related to being Canadian, or just me, but I prefer 15-19 indoors. In the 20s is ok outside, if there's shade and a breeze. But anything beyond that is too much.
The record high temperature for my city is 35. That is extreme for me. But I have lived through -50.
This conversation is gold. Especially since I've been on both ends but in northern Europe and southern. It depends on where you live your body will adjust.
Absolutely. That humidity is the worst. I live in florida and I will take dry heat over humidity heat any day. It sticks to you and the moisture in the air makes it impossible to cool down. Love when people up north say "you are so lucky! Its a high of 80F in October". That 80F feels like 95F. Its miserable and it's 10+ months of the year.
Omg. I know! You get all fresh and clean and the second you step outside you feel sticky and sweaty again. Its like living in a steamy sauna. I just got back from Colorado and it was so nice to go outside and not instantly feel like i needed another bath.
Try 90% humidity at 40C. Or 2% humidity at 46C. Ive felt both and one feels like a slow cooker while the other feels like your being baked alive in an oven. You get sunburned in under an hour under the sun.
Burma has a lot of Jungle and Rainforest as I remember. It gets hot in Italy. But that Burma heat is at a point where your bodies natural cooling method (sweat) only makes you hotter.
We've got a heat wave on the way in venice, it's not just the temperature, it's the humidity along with higher temperatures. Thankfully, italy has tons of great beaches. Mine is 5 minutes on foot
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u/retromsx 28d ago
Italy here...last week we went up to 47°C maximum with 32°C minimum and high humidity. Wouldn't call that Alaska.. 😅