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How do people in hot countries continue to populate?

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dontcomeatme · 10/07/2025 21:43

Honestly, even just the thought of having sex in this heat has me running away in sweat drenched disgust. I have under boob sweat, arsehole sweat, my knickers are gross, my hair is wet, I feel disgusting and I am far far too hot! How do hot countries manage? I couldn't think of anything worse than sex right now! Thankfully my OH is in complete agreement 🤣 we can barely tolerate our clothes touching our body never mind sharing heat 🤣
What's the consensus? Does the heat affect your libido? Or are you lot all lying in a pool of combined sweat and continuing as normal?
Shamelessly posting in AIBU for traffic.

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dontcomeatme · 11/07/2025 09:50

HonestOpalHelper · 11/07/2025 09:36

I'm sat here in the UK, really appreciating Mr. Willis Carriers 1902 invention of air conditioning having just purchased a portable one from B&q for £250, game changer!!

Oooh might need to have a look ! I've been browsing amazon

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dontcomeatme · 11/07/2025 09:48

Tartantotty · 11/07/2025 08:46

Sounds like you're overweight if you have all these sweating issues.

Thank you for that 👍

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dontcomeatme · 11/07/2025 09:48

CraigElwell · 11/07/2025 08:45

its 19C in my house and I do not have AC what is this heat you are talking about? I do live up North

28 in my bedroom last night

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dontcomeatme · 11/07/2025 09:46

Sharptonguedwoman · 11/07/2025 07:53

If you're at home, shut the curtains and open the windows. If you have to commute, that's trickier and all sympathy. Find the cool side of your house if there is one. Back of my house faces north so we're fine, really. I quite like a bit of sun and it'll be raining soon enough. Are you in a flat, OP? They can be like ovens.

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No we just moved into our new home, loads of windows and huge glass doors. It's like a greenhouse 🥴 beautiful views, but my oh my! The heat is unbearable

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HonestOpalHelper · 11/07/2025 09:36

I'm sat here in the UK, really appreciating Mr. Willis Carriers 1902 invention of air conditioning having just purchased a portable one from B&q for £250, game changer!!

MrsEverest · 11/07/2025 09:29

You also get used to heat.

there is someone on another thread asking if she should cancel all activity in case it’s mid to high 20s. I laughed.

Zimunya · 11/07/2025 09:29

I've lived in loads of hot countries, sometimes with air conditioning, but mostly without it, and I second what many posters have said - English homes (I have only lived in England, so can't comment on Scotland, Wales, Ireland or Northern Ireland) are built to hold in heat. Great for winter, awful for summer. As others have also said, tiled floors and windows placed to catch a breeze are helpful. I like fans, although I appreciate they're not for everyone.

@dontcomeatme - your opening post did make me laugh. I would definitely prefer to do the deed when it's warm and comfortable to be naked, rather then shivering and trying to keep the duvet over me!

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 11/07/2025 09:22

Maybe people in hot countries aren't as fat as us in the UK so don't sweat quite as much....

SerendipityJane · 11/07/2025 09:19

dontcomeatme · 10/07/2025 21:47

The UK most definitely needs to invest in air conditioning!

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Not with all the electricity going into EVs ....

FlexiSadie · 11/07/2025 09:16

Meh. No amount of heat is going to stop me shagging. If I feel a bit grubby beforehand l'll jump in the shower beforehand.

HerbertPootle · 11/07/2025 09:13

We have air conditioning in the main bedroom (loft conversion) our house is so well insulated it’s boiling up there (30s) without it. We also have solar panels / Tesla battery so not using tons of electricity to power it.

Elektra1 · 11/07/2025 09:10

They have air conditioning

notnorman · 11/07/2025 09:10

Our air con is an air source pump and provides warm as well as cold air. I thought they were all like this? Super efficient

Fletchasketch · 11/07/2025 09:07

Anonnanon · 11/07/2025 05:20

There should be more...

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agreed, terrible for the planet. Added to which, there's maybe 20 days a year you'd actually use aircon in the UK. What a nonsense.

Borracha · 11/07/2025 09:03

I live in the Middle East and it can hit 50 in the summer. We have AC on all year round, our home has high ceilings and is made of concrete.

Tartantotty · 11/07/2025 08:46

Sounds like you're overweight if you have all these sweating issues.

CraigElwell · 11/07/2025 08:45

its 19C in my house and I do not have AC what is this heat you are talking about? I do live up North

isthismylifenow · 11/07/2025 08:43

gingercat02 · 11/07/2025 08:23

I love that we think everyone in hot countries have air-conditioning. Developing countries most people don't (Asia Africa for example)
My parents lived in rural Spain for 20 years, all the expats had air-conditioning, majority of normal Spaniards didn't. They do sensible things like open doors and windows on the cool parts of the day. Close windows and shutters or curtains when the sun is high, drink plenty, long lunch breaks, sty inside in the heat of the day.

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Yes this. I do not have air conditioning in my house. Electricity prices are scary high, so to run one on the grid all day is shockingly expensive anyway.

Our houses are tiled though, IF anyone has carpets they would usually only ever be in a bedroom.

We have ceiling fans. These help a lot so I am not sure why more people don't install these in UK houses.

gingercat02 · 11/07/2025 08:23

SamiSnail · 11/07/2025 05:14

The UK is very backward in many respects. Most first world countries have air conditioning throughout the house. Split cycle - so it is heating in winter, and cooling in summer. Their hospitals are fully air conditioned and their public transport.

I love that we think everyone in hot countries have air-conditioning. Developing countries most people don't (Asia Africa for example)
My parents lived in rural Spain for 20 years, all the expats had air-conditioning, majority of normal Spaniards didn't. They do sensible things like open doors and windows on the cool parts of the day. Close windows and shutters or curtains when the sun is high, drink plenty, long lunch breaks, sty inside in the heat of the day.

isthismylifenow · 11/07/2025 08:20

We do it in the pool.

Obvs we have our own pool, not a public one where we would get arrested for indecent exposure.

😂

Bikergran · 11/07/2025 08:16

Cheaper than air-con, we have a ceiling fan above the bed and it's fabulous in hot sticky weather.

SkiAndTravelTheWorldWithMyDog · 11/07/2025 08:14

Shower before and shower after.

Riverswims · 11/07/2025 08:01

IMissSparkling · 10/07/2025 21:53

Oh yes, great, let's make a boiling planet even warmer by using MORE power.

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Bore off love 🙄

gingercat02 · 11/07/2025 07:56

Ilovelowry · 10/07/2025 21:53

I quite like it. Much better than shivering under the duvet whilst doing it in the winter!
Even better if it's on holiday after some lunchtime wine.

Absolutely, a bit of sunshine makes you horny 🍆🌞🌝

Sharptonguedwoman · 11/07/2025 07:55

Allywill · 10/07/2025 21:56

We have air con in the bedroom and living room (in uk) - it didn’t cost a fortune (3k) and can also heat which was v useful at new year when our central heating pump broke and we had to wait 2 days for a plumber. Honestly don’t know why it’s not more popular (and recently an estate agent calculated it had added 5-10k on the value or our house.

Not a fan of air con so I guess there are people like me. Mostly I find it set far too cold and it's very noisy (at least in hotels).

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