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TIL that 80% of Australian homes are colder than is recommended by the WHO safety standards for indoor air temperature. (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by thisisdee to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1232260

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

If I could afford to, my house would be colder than 18 C or 64.5 F. I have my thermostat set at 68 and is still hot AF in my bedroom and living room.

Edit: I live in a place where the absolute lowest the temperature gets is 18-25 C, I used to live where the lowest it got was -51 C. Not everyone is acclimatized to that kind of cold, but I like it, especially when I’m sleeping.

Edit 2: my most controversial comment is expressing my opinion to a bunch of freezing Aussies that I prefer to be cold. Make sure you waste more of your effort downvoting me, and less effort figuring out how to use space heaters, put plastic up on the outside and inside of your windows, and hang up blankets to keep warmth in your critical areas. Y’all wouldn’t have survived a Minnesota winter. Just be grateful they didn’t sentence your ancestors to exile in Canada I guess 🤷‍♂️

[–] coaxil 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hey I'm Aussie and with you, I like what we call cold in Brisbane, middle of winter and I only wear shorts and t shirt, everyone else here is rugged up like it's the Arctic, I would be happy if my place sat at 18 all day!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

There’s literally MULTIPLE of us! /s

Thanks for chiming in, I was beginning to think I was just a yeti in disguise or something 🥸

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