Apologies to y’all Europeans, but Americans can’t help feeling amused by this kind of climate porn.
Cue the transatlantic culture clash. In Europe, where homes tend to be older and climes fairer, residents mainly favored cross-ventilation over machines that leaders cast as pricey spewers of greenhouse gas emissions. “It’s like living in a sealed jar,” one French columnist complained of AC in 1994. “It’s unbearable.”
“One thing the World Cup has taught me is that Americans might be onto something with this air conditioning stuff,” mused Victor Vacheron, a 35-year-old comedian and software designer.
In the week since he unpacked his suitcase, [British food vlogger and Cheshire resident Jono] Yates had been sweating in “the shortest shorts known to man,” he said, while tossing ice chips to his panting shih tzu, George Michael. His electric fans blew hot air.
Escaping this inferno, he knew, required more than cash. Installing AC simply wasn’t the British thing to do. He’d have to break a stiff-upper-lip mentality and make peace with a trade-off that Europeans tend to view as taboo: Air-con accelerates global warming.
Still, his mind kept wandering back to a Starbucks he had visited in Los Angeles.
Foreigners don’t dislike America. Same as Americans, they dislike Trump. When your president can’t go to a sporting event for fear of a chorus of boos (from Americans)… The world quite liked Obama; still does, as does Ameica. Note the cheers every time his picture is flashed. Matbe because not every thing is about Him, as Trump insists.
You sound like an entitled and cynical rich person, I would review your post and attitude about Taiwan and why you made a comment like that.
Maybe that’s for YOU sitting on your lonely ass self on your own in Taiwan in a factory or office but not for some of us, it’s our home and some of our families are proud to be Taiwanese. Taiwan is not something just to make some money, we enjoy it and the access to nature , you’ll find me hanging with my family or hiking or doing outdoor activities, looking for wildlife , enjoying the relative freedoms and people not in your face because of politics or religion ,freedoms not to have a stupid assed ignorant arsehole as President TWICE and a functional democracy that doesn’t swing wildly to dictator like whims, not to be chewed up at immigration just because we are foreigners and instead welcomed in , having our relatives here and yes some people even enjoy the food here believe it or not.
Freedom of religion is a great thing in Taiwan, I wish it was the same in US but sadly we have religious fanatics in the government who tries to push their stupid religious agenda on everybody else
Oregon is far more welcoming to illegal immigrants than Taiwan is. Try getting a driver’s license in Taiwan without showing a valid ARC.
Oregon was the first state in the nation to pass a statewide sanctuary law (in 1987). Under these protections, state and local police or government agencies are strictly prohibited from enforcing federal civil immigration laws or using public resources to assist federal authorities with immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant.
Core Protections Under Oregon Law
No Local Immigration Enforcement: Local police departments do not coordinate with ICE, enforce immigration laws, or detain individuals solely based on their immigration status.
The Sanctuary Promise Act (2021): This law strengthened original statutes by requiring state and local agencies to document, report, and explicitly deny requests from federal agencies regarding immigration enforcement made without a judicial order.
Workplace & Civil Rights: Public bodies, including the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), may not inquire about a person’s citizenship or disclose sensitive information to federal immigration officials unless required by a court order.
Education & Healthcare: Public schools and health facilities are restricted from providing information or assistance to immigration officials without a judicial warrant or subpoena.
I don’t have any political or philosophical positions that I refuse to answer questions about so I’m confused why others feel the need to evade, obfuscate, or refuse to answer questions about their political or philosophical positions.
Pretty sure I’ve previously expressed agreement with your views on immigration. This topic has been gone over numerous times. You’re like a broken record.
Looks more like the US is growing a chip on it’s shoulder. This need for validation is either engineered propaganda or a real inferiority complex. Or both.
