Living in Greece: Why Greeks Avoid Air Conditioning
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- 🧿Ever wondered why air conditioning is less common in Greece? In this video, I share my personal experiences and insights into the cultural, economic, and environmental reasons behind Greeks' unique approach to cooling their homes. Plus, hear my stories of adapting to the summer heat, both in Greece and other parts of Europe. Join me as I explore the fascinating differences in how we handle the heat!
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@@MyGreekLifestyle Tarragona Spain.
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Greeks avoid air conditioning because the electricity bills are very expensive.
exactly
@@dennis85573 YES!!! The only honest answer ! So that make up excuses
Indeed nobody wants to pay 200 euro when you make 900 a month
Logical ...😎🇬🇷
@@Karma_coolee 200 euros if they're lucky.
Yep, we live in Crete and I only turn it on for a couple of hours if there's a heatwave. Too expensive to run, it's not cultural.
It’s funny what you said about Spain because when I was in Italy during the heat wave of 2003 and we were in a really nice hotel in Florence they air conditioning was not working and they got sort of angry at me and told me that the air conditioning in Italy isn’t like the air-conditioning in America, but when I told them that the air conditioner in Greece works better than the air conditioning in Italy, they changed my room and upgraded me to a room with better air and a fan.
❤love that!
😂
It used to be not as hot in greece, maybe you’d suffer a couple of nights in the summer but had the fan on. Aircon in the bedrooms is a must now
I just got back to the US from Greece (including visiting family in Larissa!). When I left the airport in Newark, NJ, the air was so humid it hit me like a wall. Same temperature as Greece but 100% humidity. All week. Μεγάλη υγρασία! I’m dying to get back to Greece and it’s dry air, no matter how hot. 😅
Yea it was horrrible back East -
Personally I stopped using the AC in my bedroom especially during the night because not only I was getting stiff neck, but usually between 03:00 am and 04:00 am I was shivering and needed a blanket! Rarely do I use it even during the daytime, unless I'm doing heavy workload with my PC and the room needs proper cooling.
I agree with the commentators that the last 2-3 years a lot of people avoid the AC 'cos of the exorbitant energy bills.
Mind you that flats/apartments that were built in the 1960s and 1970s cannot cope with Sahara-style temperatures or, worse, with extreme cold. The last 2 decades Athens during summer feels like the Sahara Desert, and because of the massive concrete build-up the heat is unbearable.
I think it depends on the place, in cities like Athens and Thessaloniki (except the suburbs) AC is really a must in homes, public places, cars, etc. Cities have a strong heat island effect that makes it difficult. Last night the temperature didn't fall below 30 C
The interesting thing is that it really depends on the neighborhood
The more green you get the faster the temperature drops...
Suburbs like kifisia are usually have at least 3 degrees lower than central Athens..
Yep, I'm an Athenian, and I've only seen one or two houses without AC in my entire life.
Μένω στο Χαλάνδρι Αττικής ,δεν χρησιμοποιώ a/c γιατί σιχαίνομαι την ιδέα να είναι καλοκαίρι και να έχω κλειστά παράθυρα. Ανεμιστήρας οροφής κι όλα είναι υποφερτα. Σε παρακολουθώ γιατί το Ναύπλιο είναι από τα αγαπημένα μου μέρη.
We just came back from Karpathos last week. It was hot. I am from Brazil originally but even for me the heat was too much. I went for a swim early in the morning, stayed indoors reading or playing with my daughters in the mesiméri and went back to the beach at around 4 PM. The only problem was rousing the girls early enough in the morning so we wouldn't be roasting at the beach at 11 AM. I also was in Napflio a few years ago, I loved the town, who knows, maybe we will be neighbors some day.
Yeah, I’m on my way to Kalymnos in a few days and it’s hot and I never go to the beach after 12 PM. I’m usually there 9 AM and then I go back again at about 6 PM. I pretty much keep myself indoors from noon to six.
I live on Rhodes. We usually go to the beach after 16:00. In fact on the islands if you go to the beach at 19:00 it's full of locals. On very hot days people stay until 22:00.
@@athena10867 I would love to visit Kalymnos some day, we all like to complain it's hot but I gladly take the heat and the sun of Greece over the fog and gloominess of my hometown San Francisco.
@@athena10867 I tend to stay out during at least some of that time range when on Kalymnos. Otherwise, I would not be able to see or do much during the few weeks I go. Going in the shoulder season also can help. Enjoy Kalymnos. I will be there soon!
When the temperature reaches 30 the AC goes on and windows close. Plus all hotels and rooms in Greece have AC.
Then you shall pay
I'm running the AC 24/7 now in summer. I don't know what the electricity bill is gonna be but I'd rather be broke than die of a heatstroke lol
When the bill comes just take it easy, it will be sad to avoid heatstroke just to get a stroke once the bill comes lol 😄
I mean my electric bill in the states has been $300. Over 30 years ago and that’s because I can’t handle the humidity even when it isn’t that warm but when I go to Greece, my air conditioning is running all the time and I’ve put an air conditioner and every single of my house. It’s like central air, but I know I make American money so it’s not the same.
You get used to heat eventually. You should allow yourself to be exposed to the heat for certain hours during the day..
@@melexdy agree you do get used to it, but I guess after more than 50 years of living in a colder area I’m a lot better about feeling cold . I almost never put on the heat in my car no matter how cold it is outside and even at home my house is pretty cold during the winter. I also have a thyroid problem that causes me to feel warmer than I should be.
My solar panels generate more then my AC uses on hot sunny days.
i have a house with 2 floors..decent one not big..the 1st floor is life fridge..the 2nd is like hell..i put my parents down stair and me upstairs...the bad is im melting..the good is i started used that after so many years ...plus planet get hot so its a nice training lol...i have a suggestion for all those that have garden..plant high trees around house(if u dont care about birds) the temp will go 5 or more degrees down...this is a lesson for all...more trees..less high temps.
Where I live now, is one of the warmest places of Greece, Thessaly! Here AC is everywhere! Otherwise, the heat is unbearable! I don’t really like it, so I usually have the fan on in the morning, but from 14:00 and onwards shutters have to be closed, and I will have it on for 2 hours max 3. At night also, if the fan doesn’t seem to make any difference I will put the AC on but just for a little while.
i live in Athens and i use AC when I`m not at home for my 6 cats and the set point is at 29-30. Just to low the outdoor temp. The same goes for the night time.
The reason is very simple. Electricity bill. Although before the increased bills, I used the AC on the summer time at 28 and on winter at 19.
I hate when i enter shops and there is 10 degrees difference. It is very dangerous.
The thing is that in America most houses are wood frame houses which get super hot. In greece and other places like Mexico they have concrete buildings which stays somewhat cooler naturally. Wood frame buildings have no chance.
I think that most Greeks are just not used to it, and indeed they either don't use it unless it gets really hot like 40 Celsius hot or use it just for few hours
And indeed personally speaking if the A/c Temperature is to low I get headache, Bellyache ect
As an ethnic Greek born in Chicago , who has had Greek parents and aunts/uncles for over 40 years I can sum this up in one phrase " Too cheap to put on the AC". The arguments I got into with my parents when I still lived at home every summer were legendary! My baba God Bless him almost until his dying day would never turn that fucking AC on. Breathing problems from 70 plus years of smoking, a sick wife sweating through her clothes sitting with him in the living room, his doctor telling him to have the AC on, he would say the same bullshit " Tha peiaso cryo!" Now my mom has it on every day during the summer because I pay her electric bill =) This is why when I visit Greece I don't see older family members any more. 100 degrees Fahrenheit , 90% humidity and my aunt refuses to put it on. OK thea, enjoy the heat, I will visit in the fall. I understand culture this, culture that blahh blahh, it's a monetary decision pure and simple. Now if you don't have the money, I get it, you are gonna have to deal with it. I did a 25 year tour of duty in my parents' no AC apartment until I finished my masters and moved out so I have my "living with no AC union card" as well before anyone chirps at me. I work very hard in my career, sometimes in excess of 80 hours a week so speaking for myself I would rather pay the extra couple of hundred bucks a month electric bill during the summer to not die of heat, but hey that's just me =) Love your content btw but you don't look so good manga, put the AC on.
My dude if it's 40 Celsius outside and you have it at 17 you won't be able to breath when outside
Most doctors will tell you that is healthy only to have it 5 degrees below the environment temperature and never ever for no reason bellow 25
Most puplic spaces are operating between 24-26
It's not about money, modern A/C don't need that much electricity to operate
It's about the bad habits you chose to have
And yes keeping a room at freezing temperature in the middle of the summer is as bad as not using it at all
Even the manufacturers say so among other things like not having it blowing air straight at you especially when you sleep
For me it's not about money. My respiratory system isn't a big fan of AC. My husband loves it and because he has heart issues we have it running even at night. But for me it means my nose is congested all the time.
Whenever my husband is away for some days me and the kids enjoy being able to turn off the AC for most hours of the day and especially at night.
When I was growing up, we didn't have it. So, I am used to that heat and humidity and much more, since we were poor in the Greek countryside. Can you believe that I actually cover myself with a blanket during the night, even during August? I do. No wonder I do not care much about the heat during the day ;)
I cannot really stand the transition of the heat outside and the air-conditioned cold inside. It is bad for your health.
I personally use the air condition when temperature reaches 39 degrees, something that is not daily. Many Greeks do the same.
In Poland rarely who has air conditioners at home, but they are common at offices and shops. We simply don't need it, because the nights are cool and hot periods are just a few days long on average, mixed with cooler periods with rain (often longer than hot ones).
I also tolerate high temperatures well, so I like to have as hot as possible in my room, so it's normal to me to have 26-28 in my bedroom at night and I sleep like a child. However, the same temperatures in the south of Europe feel much worse, maybe because in Poland we have thick, insulated walls, so they are never hot. So basically, even if the air is hot, the walls don't radiate the warmth, which makes the perceived temperature equal to the air. In Greece, Italy or Spain, there is no insulation, so walls are just extremely heated and 26-28 feels more like 34-36. In such conditions, air conditioning is a must. We never visit the places that don't have it. However, we hate if AC is working all night, so we cool the rooms before going to sleep, then turn it off. It's still too hot, but somewhat more manageable.
I lived once in a place where in Summer there were 35 degrees inside (apartment under the uninsulated roof). This was a torture. We couldn't sleep and were taking often cold showers and sleeping in wet, sheets. Of course, no AC. Fan was working all night, but it was a small comfort.
I love that you have the μάτι on the Chanel man.
I'm greek and I work together with a Venezuelan chef in the Netherlands 😅. Planning to come back as soon as possible!
Yes my friend I am Greek but living in Spain. Corte inglés is still around.
I'm here in (Pagrati) Athens, visiting my cousins, and they have A/C, but don't use it much due to increased cost of electricity. Everything has gone way up in Hellas, and many people are cutting costs way they can. We are visiting from Cleveland, and although we cut down our A/C use as well, we have it on most of the day. Cost is a major factor of Greeks (or anyone) not using A/C. These are expensive, inflationary times!
I'm in Honolulu, it gets hot and humid, but we usually have Trade Winds. We don't use A/C, we'll keep windows and doors open, and we'll use a fan.
This is so true. I have lived in Crete for 14 years, and most of my Greek friends have air conditioning but do not use it. I finally talked my Greek partner into it this spring and I LOVE IT!!!
Hello from Spain, I love my AC! So does my dog. My neighbor who is Catalan and older has a ton of money but will not get an AC and already she looks like she is dying…. Just miserable. Windows open , mosquitos and flies in the house. No thanks
Greece is way above the European average in AC usage. Most homes here have AC but usage is of course more limited than in the US, mainly because electricity is WAY more expensive here and also because the temp difference in and out of the house sometimes causes headache and back pain issues. On central and northern Europe is way different: I remember in the summer of 2019 I visited a small town in Germany, one hour south of Frankfurt for corporate training for two weeks. I was put up in a brilliant AirBnB with breakfast option in the hotel next door included, but with no air-conditioning. The temperatures rose to 35-36 C at that time, really an extreme value for the region. And because of the extended daylight, once I got back in the apartment at around 5pm it was like walking into hell itself. I literally spent most of my time in the hotel lounge and restaurant until it was time to go to bed...
I work from home as you Daniel and personally after a while I simply cannot stand the heat so I need it almost all day long. I'm sure DEI will appreciate this much :)
As a Greek born in Venezuela and live and grew up in Montreal I seriously laugh with the AC draft thing in Greece. My family living there puts the AC at 25c so the draft doesn't get them sick. Here in Montreal I put the AC on all summer almost all the time. In Kalamata when I'm there the AC is also always on.
Watching from Berlin! Im half greek myself and everybody I know in Greece has Aircon in their homes (Not in every room but at least in the bedroom) 😅 Otherwise it’s just unbearable in Summer. Also I never stayed at a place that didn’t have Aircon. Maybe it depends where you are / live in Greece.
Most people I know don't use it unless it's really, really, really hot like 38 Celsius or something 😁
You know they have it but don’t use it! 😂😂😂😂😂 The back problems they talk about 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but not heart and respiratory issues one might suffer with ! Hardly anyone uses it maybe for a bit while a guest comes but no it’s for show 😂😂😂
I know Greek people who don’t have air-conditioning in their house, but on the island I come from there’s a lot of Australians and American Greeks and these people all have air-conditioning in every room.
@@greekxstitcher5379 my dude if the Temperature is too low personally speaking I get gut pain to the point of Diarrhea or headache
That's exactly the reason why people often tell to not roll down the back windows of the car
@@Pavlos_Charalambous lol it’s the electric or gasoline in the car! Just be honest
The morning sounds are lovely 🎉
They are!
Here in the Southern California desert, it used to cool off more at night, even when daily temperatures got really hot. So we don't have air conditioners; instead we have swamp coolers that add moisture to the dry air to lower the ambient temperature through evaporative cooling. They work okay but have no temperature control -- a swamp cooler is either on or off. And when I have to run my cooler endlessly, my joints and head don't like the excess moisture that builds up.
I'm hoping to move to Paros in the next year or two, and I'm curious how the ocean breezes affect the temperature there (I understand the Cyclades are pretty arid, even being in the Aegean, so I don't believe humidity is a huge problem). Also, I think the traditional Cycladic architecture, with its thick walls, helps insulate homes in both summer and winter. I'll be looking for a place like that, if I can find one. That said, I've lived in Mexico, and I've definitely adopted more of a siesta lifestyle in summer anyway. That really helps with the heat.
In my Greek mother-in-law's apartment there is an AC unit in the front room that only cools the front room. She doesn't believe in AC or even fans. So when we visit, we all sleep on the sofas in the front room and she sleeps in her oven of a back bedroom. I do not get it. Back in the day when we used to try to sleep in the other bedroom where the AC does not reach, we would have fans on and she would come and turn them off in the middle of the night lest we get the Greek version of colpo daria. I am happy that many small Greek shops do use the AC. But in general, yeah, they don't like it and I will never understand!
@@tavapaschos3136 it's because especially older people haven't used to it and makes them feel sick
To be honest I can't get used to sudden temperature change as well
People come telling me NYC heat is horrible, can’t stand it… and then get mad at me because I’m unable to commiserate with them! I’ve acclimatized to heat back when I was growing up in the Caribbean and would do like my neighbors did: turn on the fan when we go to bed then drink water during the day
AC is life!
💯 the pharmacy should have air conditioning, it’s written on all medication to keep under 25 degrees Celsius
Keep in mind that when the pharmacy is close they also close the ac...
@@c.r.t. I never thought of that
@@c.r.t. They often using refrigerators..
@@Pavlos_Charalambous Nop, they use it only for those who need always low temperature.
@@c.r.t. So?
Ι never turn it off . only when I leave the house. I also live in Nafplio
Don't need Aircon in England. Maximum use is 3 days in a calendar year!!
That is changing long term. Even last year, there was a 7 day heatwave.
From a Venezuelan woman who grew in Spain, is very difficult to put air conditioner because it causes fevers and urinary problems due to the high difference in temperature. And yes, we still have El Corte Ingles in some cities while in others are closing.
When Lee Kwan Yew took over in Singapore, the first thing he did was to install air conditioning across the Civil Service. He was no softie - this was a productivity measure. Here on Syros, the temperatures are about 7 degrees cooler, but the minimums are about the same. So I have to run the AC all night to sleep. I just bought two fans earlier today as an addition to my two AC units. Our Greek language teacher won't run the AC, as she says it brings on her migraines. So our 5.30 pm class was cancelled - my American fellow student could not tolerate the afternoon heat.
I bet you she has a lot of mould build up in the filter that usually never gets cleaned and breathing in the microbes.
@@George-xb5ey nah it's cheep to clean them and you can even do it your self
She just not used to it, I know people in freaking shipping industry that make bucket loads of money that can't stand it
El Corte Ingles is like the Macy's of Spain. They have them all over the country.
Greeks don't avoid AC.
Important is the posotion of the aparment, the highest is hot but the 1 floor or undrrground is cool enough.
Daniel you have acquired Nafplio local accent in your Greek, it shows when you asked "Kala eiste?"
It was 40 in the Peloponnese yesterday. That's like 105 for all of you in the US. We turned the AC on in the hotel. The sea was great!
Yeah my Greek born husband doesn't like air conditioning 😂
Greek Air Conditioning is OPEN A WINDOW.
I am a greek from Ρόδος living in the US outside Baltimore. We have central ac 24/7 (not too cold) also the heat is different in greece( more dry)
I know in Greece they partially don't like the ac but mostly the don't turn it on until it gets really hot because energy is energy is so expensive.
Yup it's true about AC s ,, if I used it I wake up with bone pain all over 😁😅 that's the window units, but if you have central air is different 😊
Every building and/or lot in Greece should have government subsidized solar panels due to the abundant and very strong sun there! That could help defray the cost of A/C!
Athens, 24/7 open A/C until autumn and open windows only late night and early morning for 1 hour just to refresh the air inside. 27-28 Celsius. and just check the bill : 450 kw for June= cost 118 euro (EUR )
I see people saying that Greece has low humidity, and a dry climate and I'm really curious where they live, or which location they visited. I'm located in northern Greece, far from the sea or any rivers, and we are still suffering from the humidity. Summer is just not bearable without an AC, or at least a fan.
In Greece I notice people are human and not ashamed of sweating a little. In the USA it seems like sweating is taboo, to be avoided at all costs (like getting their sweat glands operated on).
> like getting their sweat glands operated on
Wow! people actually do that?
@@user-lm6me2tz9t No , its a generalization frankly... lol
@@mariafentis Oh, I get that part, but I didn't know that there was such a procedure. I had never even imagined someone would want to do that, but it seems to be a real thing.
He says at 6:11 why, it's more a cultural thing, here you go, I saved your time.
Or the pharmacy has mild a/c on the back were there are no customers. maybe a low voltage fridge too for some meds. I'm just guessing but it's true. I think many Greeks prefer to go to the country side or an island when it's too hot.
Now, it's unavoidable. I'm getting my a/c units installed on my next trip
Until 1980s where a massive heatwave killed thousands we did not know the word A/C . As a Greek in my fifties yes I do have AC at my house but... the fact that I'm confined in my house locked in is very stressfull. My mother in her 90s also feels the same and we force her to have it on. As a calture we used and still do sleep with open windows and shutters. Yes electricity bills are high thats an issue but the main issue I think specially for older generations is the fact that they are "closed" in the house.... as for me when I use AC I always keep one window open 😉😉😉fans are my favourites. Athens
@@mardendr5484 the heatwave of 1987...
Btw I feel exactly the same thing when I drive my car, I need the windows rolled down even at winter!
@@Pavlos_Charalambous it's a must to have half window open while driving with AC
Wow you rock the long hair
καλημερα Ντανιελ απο Τριπολη. i have car with air codition i dont use it, window the old way, i can stand heat even over 40 degrees, my sister cant. in our home we havent a/c
5:20 heaven on earth~!
There's a huge difference between Greece and Northern Europe, we can't put those two in the same category. Europeans generally don't even have AC and even if they have it they only need it in extreme cases. Greece often has temperatures above 30⁰C from May to October, so we practically need AC half year long. We also have to distinguish between Athens and the countryside. In the countryside people indeed tend to consider AC a big town luxury and are sceptical about the air quality in an air-conditioned room. Also in places with lots of greenery the temperature falls significantly at night, so one doesn't need to sleep with AC on, and it's just reserved for midday. So we could acknowledge a cultural factor for not using AC especially for elderly people born and living in the countryside. In Athens because of the concrete the temperature is higher both day and night, so life without AC is virtually unbearable. After the great heatwave of 1987, when we had thousands of dead, Athenians gradually started using AC, so in Athens there is a relatively long culture of using AC, but after the economic crisis they stopped in order to save up. Also AC units need repairs and maintenance, so if not taken care of after some years they become unusable. So now there are three groups of people, first the ones who always use it because they can afford it, the ones who rarely use it and keep it for heatwaves, and the ones who never use it because they either don't have any or it needs service. So if Athenians don't use AC it's to avoid high electricity bills, not out of cultural reasons.
@@Thanos_Kyriakopoulos that's very true about the greenary I mean you can even see the difference in Temperature between central Athens and northern Suburbs
And in did in most of the countryside temperatures significantly drop at night
It might be August and need a light jacket or something to go for a walk at a seaside town or a mountain village
But the skepticism is also have to do with the habit of many people to set the temperature extremely low like 17 decrees lower than the temperature most refrigerators operate 😏 that obviously make people sick and skeptical about using A/C units all day long
Bills part it's just the last straw
I sleep in my basement so I use a large stand up fan which works great.
El Corte Inglés είναι μια μεγάλη αλυσίδα καταστημάτων στην Ισπανία. Θεωρείται ότι έχει ποιότητα στα προϊόντα που πουλάει. Hasta luego.
A/C sucks! In summer I like to be hot,in winter I like to be cold etc...I m fed up with all the grinia .....Oh it s so hot oh it s so cold...eleos pia live your life people
Facialis nerve paralysis is maybe induced by the AC :-)
The reason greeks avoid air conditioning is because the price of electricity has skyrocketed 200% over the last five years.
You cannot pay a 500 euro electricity bill when you get a 1000 euros salary.
It's that simple.
+1
Ceiling fan all day long since early may and ac almost all day since mid June, mainly since July. Yes, I am concerned about the electricity bill but I am not going to suffer or be sleepless just to save some euros. No way!!!
For working you need the ac but you need to stay in it. In and out of the ac into the heat is unbearable with 20-30 degree change in temp. This is what makes people sick. My son always argued because he wanted ac and we didn’t. We let him win. Then he got sick. Now he prefers to sweat. Fans are necessary and a cold shower before bed.
I am Greek living in SW Peloponnese and I am surviving the heat of the past 2 weeks and the heat that will follow in the next weeks because of A/C that is running 23/7 at home. I have a Labrador that refuses to move or go out to the balcony and sits opposite the A/C. At home I normally run my ceiling fans at the bedrooms, but with so high temperature they don't help. At the office the A/C in on all the time I am there. There is no other option. So I have to disagree with you. Even with so high energy rates all the people who own an A/C they use it a lot. My elderly mother also uses her ceiling fans and A/C during the heat. In order for the A/C to work effectively and more energy friendly we air the place late in the evening and early in the morning & close all windows and curtains while running the A/C at 26-28 Celsius.
The new inverters are more reasonable in amount of electricity used but I agree, I never liked ac since I was young. It’s ανθυγιεινό s the Greeks say.
There are places (cities most of them) that with all this concrete temperature remains high all day long ... so air-conditioning is a must ... So you have to use it and then pay the expensive electric.
On the other hand most of our greek countrysides they have a mild summer... islands to ... so you could get by with a fun ... or even doors an balconies open ... Older people's can find any excuse to not use them but i guess its how they learned to live there lives.
On any case unfortunately electricity is expensive, salaries are low ... so ... most of the people who doesn't use them they are doing it out of scarcity
My friends and relatives kept saying “ it’s too cold you are going to get sick”! 😂😂😂😂 it pisses my mom off ! 18 c inside all of the time I was there the back problems that they talk about is insane! Every house in Athens has AC I doubt they use it ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
in greece i dont know anybody without ac and i highly doubt that u can go into any pension in greece (unless in the mountains) without having ac.
not me mine’s on all day and night can’t leave with heat
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Mate you live in the countryside. The temperature is droping significantly during the night and you can sleep without ac at least most of the summer. In the big cities you can't survive without ac. The only reason we avoid using the ac unit constantly is the cost of the electricity. Thanks fellow Greeks for your "wise" voting
worried about humidity...doesnt turn on A/C lol ( do they know A/C dehumidifies also?)
CorrectO: AirCos DEHUMIDIFY.
PEOPLE::: CLEAN your AIRCO FILTERS, at least once a week, w Clening VINEGAR or your Dishwasher!
No-one GETS SICK from AC... This is MYTHOLOGY.
Most Greeks FORGET to CLEAN the FILTER!!!
CLEANING VINEGAR ::: 3% Acidity
6:40 - we also have it in Moldova & Romania, abt cold, evn in the summer would be... if you have a window & a door open in a room, expect if a Romanian is to enter n be like "nu te trage curentul?" Like doesnt the current dragg you like, meaning doesnt it somewhat hit you, the cold air that's circulating from room to room... now i know from a doc, that unlike others "knowledgeable" that said that its a myth, that doc said, it is qt truth... now i dont exactly remember the reason but i remember why s more often probable to catch a cold in colder times than warmer, cs the air s circulating faster ith, n so do the germs* (s not the plain cold air that circulates who does the problem, but what it carries..) i also believe neck stiffness s qt a thing, esp if you're used to believe as such. Remembering on a video ive seen from an American that moved to some place in Italy & said also sth bad abt the lack of air conditioning, n that in states altho she used to have it on 24/7 esp during night she'll never get stiffed neck...
No one "catches a cold" from AIR or Open windows or AirCOs: viruses enter RESPIRATORY TRACK from HAND to NOSE...
ALSO, CLEAN your AIRCO FILTERS!
Once a week!
Europeans forget to that air-conditioners HAVE HEPA Filters that need CLEANING..geez!
Hot in the summer hot in winter any indoor place you go in Greece they will run the heating all winter
Most of the people have air conditioning and use it in Greece, I don't know how you had this impression
No they don't. I live in Greece and it's not an impression or my opinion, it's a fact and cultural thing here in Europe, not just Greece. Most Greek won't use an AC even if they have one. My In-Laws and other family members rather fry themselves before turning the AC on.
@@MyGreekLifestyle Do you ever watch the news? Have a look at all the people complaning that their electricity bill will be unbearable because with the heat they must use their airco all the time.
Plus they think its saving money
Idont really like airconditioning...
You are wrong and your video is based on your personal experience. The majority of Greek homes have air condition and almost every shop, cafe, restaurant, hotel etc.
They have this imaginary thing in Greece called ψύξη . They say έπαθα ψύξη από το air conditioner when in fact it’s just from sleeping crooked.
😂👏🤣
@@koslouk regardless of people thinking they got it or not ψύξη isn't " imaginary" is a true condition, in the old days it was known as the Disease of the locomotive drivers
nah they are cheap they don't want to raise the electricity bill. I can't live without AC
I can't live with it. Learn to understand that people are different.
@@panteleon1 I know a guy that his father owns a shipping company
And still avoid it
Do you think money is his issue?
Stiff necks, belly aches, body pains from blowing of air conditioning, yet no mention of how expensive it is to run?
This is one of ur weakest videos.
> Stiff necks, belly aches, body pains from blowing of air conditioning, yet no mention of how expensive it is to run?
If you ask around in Greece, the cost of the AC was never the main reason people didn't install a unit. All the other stuff? Top of the list usually.
In past couple of years with the weird electricity bill situation, sure, people mention all kinds of costs more. But that is a very recent thing.
I can afford to install ACs and I have photvoltaic panels so the electricity cost is a non-factor.
Still no ACs in my house.
So, not a weak take at all.
@user-lm6me2tz9t I did not hear, maybe I missed it, maybe it was implied, but I didn't get an exact reason why Greeks don't use/Luke air conditioners. So I assumed it was the electric bill. I've heard from many other Greek expats who are vloggers, say cost is a reason why Greeks don't use A/C. They also mention they don't run the hot water tank all the time because of electric bills.
If it's not cost, then why exactly is the reason(s) Greeks/Europeans don't like running the A/C? This guy was not explicit.
@@RRealityWithin > They also mention they don't run the hot water tank all the time because of electric bills.
Yes, here we have the extremely unwise part of the population that does not own a solar water heater. Most people do own one (and have owned one for decades, this is old tech) because the country has 300 days of sunshine. It is not the kind of people you should take as a benchmark for the rest of the population. ;)
> If it's not cost,
The cost is NOW a reason, but it was not so in the past.
Main reasons:
a) We didn't grow up with them, ergo older people do not like/need them.
b) A lot of people feel bad in places where the AC is running (e.g. supermarkets or civil services). A lot of such ACs have not been properly cleaned/maintained and that has given them an unsanitary reputation
c) You can get some nasty health problems if you run the AC too much or if you fall asleep while it is running.
d) Much older people do not understand how they work or when they should work. Combined with the above they are also afraid to use them. E.g. My father would claim that a regular fan, on the other side of the house, on a different room, created a draft that annoyed him and prevented him from sleeping. I've tested it and he could actually tell when the fan was on or off and wake up. Odd, but true.
e) You have to modify your house to fit them in. Now all houses and rooms where designed to work properly with AC.
@@user-lm6me2tz9t I didn't say the take was weak. I said the video was weak. The title says About why the main reason? Greeks don't use or like air conditioners. And his explanation was weak. It didn't say exactly why. That's why I said it was weak. As far as i'm concerned, i'm moving to greece next year.I'm gonna have an air conditioner.And I want to use it as much as I want
@@RRealityWithin > i'm moving to greece next year
Sounds neat! Which town/region are you headed towards, if you do not mind me asking?
> And I want to use it as much as I want
A lot of people have one and use it a lot. It is not a taboo or anything. :) Just expect that if you catch a cold, the FIRST thing you'll hear from a local (even someone that hugs their AC to sleep) is "eeeh, maybe it is those pesky ACs?"
I don't like the blue eye you put in the comments. It has to do with warding off the "evil eye". When I see it in Greece it makes me think that whoever is carrying or showing is ignorant. Especially if they also claim to be Christian. If you have any respect of the teachings of Socrates get rid of it.
Turkish people, also, have it and believe on that. And they sell it on markets... The blue eye has to do with superstition and not with religion!
Hello ! I am Greek American and am working from Greece for the next few weeks and one of my stops is nafplio . I am here now on day one and would love any food recommendations and any other suggestions