[HPFGU-OTChatter] air conditioning

[Przemyslaw Plaskowicki]

artsylynda at aol.com napisa:
> Silly question, this, but it bothers me.  If the houses on Privet Drive are 
> so "nice" and the owners so "particular," why do they have their windows open 
> on a hot day?  Don't houses like that have air conditioning?  I realize the 
> open windows help the plot a lot (letting owls in, letting Harry hear the news, 
> etc.) but still, if it's so hot, why not use a/c?  And another thing (this 
> bothers me from TV ads here in the US which are often filmed in California where 
> there aren't as many flies and other bugs, since they're in the desert, as 
> there are here in the Midwest or in the South) -- why no screens?  Don't they have 
> bugs to worry about in Surrey?  In California or Hawaii, screens are 
> unnecessary, but in other parts of the country, there are a lot of bugs so we have 
> screens on our windows, doors, even porches.  In Florida, they will have screens 
> covering their entire back yards quite often, to protect them from mosquitos.  
> My curiosity is running amuck here -- any Brits care to answer my queries?  
> Thanks!  ;->

Most Americans and Europeans does not really now, how different is 
climate between Europe and US. But let's take a look on the map: London 
is as far north as Montreal, Canada (ca. 52 N), and Florida is as far 
south as Luksor, Egypt (ca 25 N). So all Europeans on the list, while 
thinking of weather in southern states -- think of Egypt, and all 
Americans here -- while considering weather in Hogwarts think of 
Canadian coast cities.

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