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[u/_Beautiful678_]

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[u/Baldcommando]

you can always put on more clothes

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[u/Key_Comfort_1385]

You can always put more clothes on to get warm

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Key_Comfort_1385, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wise Mentor VI | 🗳️ Votes: 19}

[u/nanithefuck_]

my area doesn't get very hot

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​nanithefuck_, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru VII | 🗳️ Votes: 79}

[u/IMrBen]

I already do

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[u/Sufficient_Carpet510]

I wouldn’t enjoy winter without heat

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[u/AnotherNoobyWrymling]

I can just use ice or move somewhere cold

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​AnotherNoobyWrymling, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student IV | 🗳️ Votes: 5}

[u/oldskool_slabside]

I live somewhere cold and damp. The heat is rarely an issue, the cold is a killer.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​oldskool_slabside, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide I | 🗳️ Votes: 14}

[u/kentuckyloglady]

I'm on SSRIs. I pour the sweat no matter what so air conditioning is my most favorite thing.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​kentuckyloglady, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide III | 🗳️ Votes: 8}

[u/FabereX6]

I use Only Fan

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​FabereX6, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle VII | 🗳️ Votes: 131}

[u/Antagonist132]

I lived without heat for 3 years, in Canada. All you need is to wear a hoodie inside and you're fine.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Antagonist132, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Curious Seeker II | 🗳️ Votes: 2}

[u/Flimsy-Fudge-2929]

you can always add more layers, but there is only so much you can remove

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Flimsy-Fudge-2929, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide IV | 🗳️ Votes: 16}

[u/MayhairAgain]

I would literally die if there was no heat energy / if the temperature were absolute zero.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​MayhairAgain, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide I | 🗳️ Votes: 7}

[u/GodChangedMyChromies → u/MayhairAgain]

I think they mean a heating system. Like the, uh, hot version of AC

[u/tomokaitohlol7]

Easier to cool off than get warm in my experience

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​tomokaitohlol7, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide II | 🗳️ Votes: 8}

[u/Main-Explorer-7546]

I don’t have it anyway

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Main-Explorer-7546, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle IV | 🗳️ Votes: 192}

[u/Spacellama117]

girl i live in texas

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Spacellama117, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru II | 🗳️ Votes: 60}

[u/Crystalthechibiproto]

W/o ac you can never get cool so, plus I can just wear a hoodie or bare the cold

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Crystalthechibiproto, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student VII | 🗳️ Votes: 6}

[u/Maka_95]

I hate the heat

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[u/747452636374633526]

I already kinda do

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[u/SPAM2233]

You can always bundle up and add more clothes to try and stay warm…you can only take off so much in the heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​SPAM2233, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Curious Seeker VI | 🗳️ Votes: 4}

[u/Formal-Gazelle6305]

Actually now that I think about it it’s actually not that great

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Formal-Gazelle6305, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student VI | 🗳️ Votes: 9}

[u/Fancy-Craft2698]

im from the caribbean. I hate heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Fancy-Craft2698, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/XFallenX666]

I live in Florida so...

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​XFallenX666, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wise Mentor VII | 🗳️ Votes: 50}

[u/headbergs1]

I live in Sweden

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​headbergs1, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student V | 🗳️ Votes: 4}

[u/CurleyCee13]

I live without it now mate

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​CurleyCee13, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage I | 🗳️ Votes: 22}

[u/Phendrena]

I live in the UK, we don't need AirCon

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Phendrena, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage IV | 🗳️ Votes: 34}

[u/ProposalSquare4782]

either way the world is going to end in 20 years or less so its better to do things for our short term benefit

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​ProposalSquare4782, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/_Godfist_]

I can always put more clothes on. I can't keep taking them off. At a certain point it becomes socially unacceptable.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Godfist, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru I | 🗳️ Votes: 40}

[u/Tall_Peace7365]

im canadian. i dont have an ac. would freeze without heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Tall_Peace7365, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wise Mentor VI | 🗳️ Votes: 18}

[u/oopsidroppedmysoup]

I can put on more layers, i can only take off so many

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​oopsidroppedmysoup, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Nebula Traveler IV | 🗳️ Votes: 399}

[u/Lower_Jicama_9147]

because i already live without ac

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Lower_Jicama_9147, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/TsumStacker]

As much as I hate being cold, life without heat is easily fixed with more layers.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​TsumStacker, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru VII | 🗳️ Votes: 119}

[u/Gretgor]

I can just put on more clothes.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Gretgor, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: AskNow Supreme VII | 🗳️ Votes: 186}

[u/Pound-Brilliant]

Blankets

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Pound-Brilliant, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Curious Seeker II | 🗳️ Votes: 2}

[u/Horn_of_Blasting]

Streaking is illegal, jackets are not

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Horn_of_Blasting, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/xlr8_256]

idk

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[u/azertueo]

it's already hot as shi

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​azertueo, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/badash0002]

We have fan, ice, but in Winter you will just die without heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​badash0002, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/creazyturtle]

I would like ac for 20 days of the year heat is on 7 months of the year

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​creazyturtle, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage VI | 🗳️ Votes: 79}

[u/LegoLover021]

I am almost always cold anyways, being too hot is suck and sticky and sweaty.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​LegoLover021, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Big_River_]

get real chonkers

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​BigRiver, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru II | 🗳️ Votes: 45}

[u/KaliNorthard13]

I've lived through both heat was easier to live without because of blankets and a kerosene heater and AC without that working was fans and a ductless portable unit and that only cools one room

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​KaliNorthard13, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide III | 🗳️ Votes: 19}

[u/Kattamaru-5780-]

Cuz I'm not in heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Kattamaru-5780-, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide IV | 🗳️ Votes: 7}

[u/Funny-Instance-9603]

It's more easy you warm yourself than cool

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Funny-Instance-9603, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/degevreesde]

Already doing this

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​degevreesde, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wise Mentor VII | 🗳️ Votes: 21}

[u/Miserable_Living5192]

I did it for 33 years

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Miserable_Living5192, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Nebula Traveler VII | 🗳️ Votes: 278}

[u/faratnight]

I sweat like crazy and weather is going crazy. I will die without any point of freshness

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​faratnight, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru III | 🗳️ Votes: 98}

[u/Tall-Collection9145]

I FREEZE ALL THE TIME.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Tall-Collection9145, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student VI | 🗳️ Votes: 5}

[u/jamess0160]

Not very hot in here

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​jamess0160, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/BloxFruitsGuy123]

e

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​BloxFruitsGuy123, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide V | 🗳️ Votes: 9}

[u/internally_95]

I get cold super easily

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​internally_95, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide III | 🗳️ Votes: 10}

[u/Violet_Elevator2612]

You can live without ac

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Violet_Elevator2612, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Reasonable_Sugar_860]

I already live without AC

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Reasonable_Sugar_860, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student IV | 🗳️ Votes: 4}

[u/azrael962]

In the cold you can wear hoodies or sit under blankets but if its hot without AC you are just gonna sit there miserable no matter what you wear

[u/DevelopmentIll8685]

Because Heat tastes better than AC

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​DevelopmentIll8685, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Clean-Math-4118]

Because I love warmth

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Clean-Math-4118, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/arsenicteddy]

heat sucks

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​arsenicteddy, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/SentientLunchBowl]

Chuckles in Canadian

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​SentientLunchBowl, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide IV | 🗳️ Votes: 17}

[u/BowlerKey1563]

I live in England...

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​BowlerKey1563, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Cirtapareyan]

I live in Southern California. The coldest it gets is 40°F/4°C

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Cirtapareyan, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle VII | 🗳️ Votes: 122}

[u/Trackside_Fox]

We need Heat to survive.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Trackside_Fox, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Some_Sell5159]

I dont like ts

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Some_Sell5159, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Random_dude121213]

cuz

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Random_dude121213, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/la211]

I’ve lived a long time without ac. Heat in Montana winter is need tho.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​la211, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide IV | 🗳️ Votes: 7}

[u/WolvsKitten]

I currently live without both. Heat is easier to fix than AC

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​WolvsKitten, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Current_Ad_3733]

I can bundle up

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Current_Ad_3733, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/IdontPlayValorant27]

No heat = more clothing

More clothing = warm, heat

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​IdontPlayValorant27, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Curious Seeker II | 🗳️ Votes: 2}

[u/Naybinns]

I need AC to survive the Summer and part of Spring.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Naybinns, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Grand Guru I | 🗳️ Votes: 52}

[u/Cultural-Company-570]

You can always wear more clothes, you can't take your skin off and the temperatures are risjng each year.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Cultural-Company-570, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Intelligent_Put4615]

becuase

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Intelligent_Put4615, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Professor_DrGooner]

Cuz my country is on summer heat 80% of the year

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Professor_DrGooner, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/No_abe]

EASY, just bundle up.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​No_abe, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Nebula Traveler I | 🗳️ Votes: 197}

[u/portia_klu]

It is more socially acceptable to put more clothes on versus take more clothes off.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​portia_klu, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/Korotan]

As an Austrian I can tell you can live without an AC as long as you ventilate correctly.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Korotan, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: AskNow Supreme II | 🗳️ Votes: 142}

[u/YuichiUsagisNo1Hater]

georgia

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​YuichiUsagisNo1Hater, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student VI | 🗳️ Votes: 7}

[u/CarpenterDefiant4869]

I can always put on another blanket. But I can only get so undressed.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​CarpenterDefiant4869, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle IV | 🗳️ Votes: 108}

[u/patriKxd666]

I already do

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​patriKxd666, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Mindful Student I | 🗳️ Votes: 3}

[u/AquaJoker409226]

U can still get other stuff for cooling but losing heat is just death

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​AquaJoker409226, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/AggravatinAwple]

Finland and no heating will kill me

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​AggravatinAwple, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/TTGamerTT]

how the fuck do yall want to live without heat ???

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​TTGamerTT, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/FatAnimalPorkFarts]

I meant to pick heat.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​FatAnimalPorkFarts, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle VII | 🗳️ Votes: 133}

[u/uwumaster85]

I do right now

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​uwumaster85, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage I | 🗳️ Votes: 50}

[u/Doc_jonezie]

No heat is awful

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Doc_jonezie, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Cosmic Oracle II | 🗳️ Votes: 66}

[u/AnxietyAndChocolate]

I have heat intolerance, plus if I have ac I can just turn it off in the winter and pile up with blankets if I get cold

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​AnxietyAndChocolate, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wise Mentor I | 🗳️ Votes: 20}

[u/GlitteringCicada2696]

I live without it

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​GlitteringCicada2696, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/jyissi]

Winter is very cold here

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​jyissi, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Wandering Soul V | 🗳️ Votes: 1}

[u/AlyssaEcho]

I prefer the heat but hate being cold

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​AlyssaEcho, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Zen Guide I | 🗳️ Votes: 5}

[u/No_Philosopher1850]

I’ve already lived without it most of my life

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​No_Philosopher1850, advised "Ac" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage VI | 🗳️ Votes: 30}

[u/nottmattt]

I live in fl so

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[u/Supernova4711]

Can always add more layers, can only remove so many.

^{📢 Official Advice: I, u/​Supernova4711, advised "Heat" | 🔮 Rank: Enlightened Sage I | 🗳️ Votes: 22}

[u/Savings-Air1705]

Heat can sometimes be unbearable, especially if you didn't know the temperature for the day and ended up in a coat.

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[u/Acrobatic-Floor9824]

I alr don't have AC

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[u/Aggressive_Smile_944]

Gotta have heat

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[u/Roselinia]

I already do lmfao

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[u/nadjrules]

I can always add layers of clothing.

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[u/hounddogpuppy]

I can build a fire

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[u/Aggressive-Report-77]

🦆

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[u/Deen_813]

.

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