Jimu News reporter Hu Li
According to Reuters, the United Kingdom will usher in the hottest day on record on July 18, local time, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius for the first time. Jimu News reached out to Steven Hao, a Chinese student studying at a university in Birmingham, UK, to learn about life in the UK under high temperatures.
London is getting hotter (Source: INEWS)
Chinese students: hot To dizzy
Public information shows that the UK belongs to a temperate maritime climate, with an average temperature of only 20°C in summer and very few weather above 30°C. The high temperature of 40°C caught many Britons without air conditioning at home by surprise.
Heat warning on UK roads (source: Sky News)
Steven Howe said: ” This summer is much hotter than usual, and people who are prone to sweating will get dizzy when they go out.” Steven Haoshi also introduced to us that the climate in the UK is similar to that of Northeast China, the penetration rate of air conditioners is very low, and there are very few places There is air conditioning. Only high-end places and some public places have air conditioning.
The reason for the low penetration rate of air conditioners is not only the climate, but also the high cost of manual installation.
Steven Howe said: “The labor cost of air conditioning installation is sometimes even higher than that of air conditioning, which is one of the reasons why the installation rate of household air conditioning is rising slowly, and the electricity bill is also a lot for the local people. This year’s high temperature has made people living in the UK feel uncomfortable, Steven Howe added, only after eight or nine o’clock in the evening and before dawn the next day can you open the windows for ventilation, otherwise it will be too hot .
British people soak in water to cool down
According to the “Daily Mail” report, most residents in the UK do not have air conditioning in their homes, and air conditioning has become a luxury , hotels with air conditioning were looted. But Steven Howe said that the situation may not be “crazy”, because there are still some people who don’t want to go out because the weather is too hot or choose to soak in the swimming pool.
Steven Howe said: “Most people might go to the mall to cool off when it’s too hot in Asia, but that’s less common in the UK. As far as I’m concerned, many of my friends prefer to go there. Stay in the swimming pool to cool down. If you have a swimming pool at home, you can just go in and soak, and those who live in apartments go to the public swimming pool to swim.”
Finally, Steven Howe also introduced to us: “If you really can’t avoid traveling, , people can only drive.” Although the bus also has air conditioning, but the previous price increase on public transport in the UK has made the already expensive tickets even more unaffordable. Steven Howe sighed: “The price of public transport in the UK is really unfriendly and unfriendly.”