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Lmao. We do need ac though, the problem is Europe has a ton of older houses which were build when it was much more beneficial to try and keep warmth in rather than out. And it's a pain in the ass to retrofit all these houses with ac. I live in a flat which was build about 15 years ago and the difference compared to my previous apartments is enormous. Still no ac, but it's not needed here because of proper isolation and smaller windows.
The problem is (at least here in the Netherlands) is that all our windows are fucking enormous because it used to be cold and overcast 90% of the time here, and you'd take all the warmth and sunlight you can get. With the insulation already normally there, it heats up a ton in summers these days because the sun is just shining through you window covering the entire wall half of the day. The heat then can't go anywhere. It's completely build to get as much heat and light in and trap it there. The only thing you can really do against that is sun blocking on the outside of the house, but that isn't always possible, and if you happen to have an apartment on the top floor or side of a building or an apartment with/on an attic, you're just shit out of luck.