How to spend the hottest day in British history?There are less cool in the mall, and more in the swimming pool

Jimu Journalist Hu Li

According to Reuters, on July 18, local time, Britain will usher in the hottest day since the record, and it is expected that the temperature will reach 40 degrees Celsius for the first time. To this end, Ji Mei News is connected to Steven, a Chinese student who is studying at the University of Birmingham in the UK to learn about British life at high temperature.

London is ushered in a cool summer (Source: INEWS)

Chinese students: hot to dizziness

Public information shows that Britain belongs to temperate maritime climate. The average temperature in summer is only 20 ° C, and the weather above 30 ° C is very small. The high temperature at 40 ° C caused many British people who did not install air -conditioning at home.

High -temperature warning on British road (Source: Sky News)

Steven Hao said: "This summer is much hotter than usual, and people who are prone to sweating will be hot to dizzy." Steven Hao also introduced to us that the climate in the UK is similar to Northeast China, and the penetration rate of air conditioning is very low. There are few places with air conditioners. Only high -end places and some public places have air conditioners.

In addition to the climate, the reason for the low penetration rate of air conditioning is that the labor cost is high.

Steven Hao said: "The labor cost of air conditioning installation is sometimes higher than the air conditioner. This is one of the reasons why the installation rate of household air -conditioning is slow, and the electricity bill is a great burden on the locals."

This year's high temperature makes people living in the UK feel uncomfortable. Steven is replenishing. Only after eight or nine in the evening, the window can open the window before the next day, otherwise it will be too hot.

British people soak water to cool down

According to the Daily Mail, most British residents did not install air conditioners at home. The air conditioner became luxury goods. The hotel with air conditioners was robbed. But Steven Hao said that the situation may not be "crazy", because some people still don't want to go out because the weather is too hot or choose to soak in the swimming pool.

"When the weather in Asia is too hot, most people may go to the mall when the weather in Asia is too hot, but this situation is not common in the UK. As far as I am, many friends prefer to go to the swimming pool to cool down. Home at home. Those who have a swimming pool go in and soak in, and those who live in the apartment go to the public swimming pool to swim. "

In the end, Steven Hao also introduced to us: "For people who can't avoid travel, people can only drive." Although there are air conditioners on the bus, due Can't afford it. Steven Hahao lamented this: "The price of public transportation in the UK is indeed not close to the people, not friendly."

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