Hello Jean! I wanted to say that it's always lovely to read your Substack. It's very interesting to compare your experiences in France (and the rest of Europe) to my experiences living in Asia! The Japanese are very similar to the French when it comes to using air conditioning, though I struggle a lot more here in Tokyo due to the urban heat island effect and severe humidity. The Japanese rely a lot on hand fans and parasols, both of which I have fully adopted into my necessary items to carry every day. Anyway, I thought I would let you know that I look forward to seeing your writing delivered to my inbox!
Thank you Emmerson! It's always nice to hear feedback from readers. I would love to see a photo of you with your parasol! It's such a good idea. I wished I had one in Rome.
Thank you for the feedback! It's always nice to hear from readers. I would love to see a photo of you with your parasol - I wish I would have had one in Rome! I did have a wonderful, compact usb-rechargeable fan that was very helpful.
Hello Jean! I wanted to say that it's always lovely to read your Substack. It's very interesting to compare your experiences in France (and the rest of Europe) to my experiences living in Asia! The Japanese are very similar to the French when it comes to using air conditioning, though I struggle a lot more here in Tokyo due to the urban heat island effect and severe humidity. The Japanese rely a lot on hand fans and parasols, both of which I have fully adopted into my necessary items to carry every day. Anyway, I thought I would let you know that I look forward to seeing your writing delivered to my inbox!
Thank you Emmerson! It's always nice to hear feedback from readers. I would love to see a photo of you with your parasol! It's such a good idea. I wished I had one in Rome.
Thank you for the feedback! It's always nice to hear from readers. I would love to see a photo of you with your parasol - I wish I would have had one in Rome! I did have a wonderful, compact usb-rechargeable fan that was very helpful.
Having to wear heavy sweaters in my office year-round was one of the (lesser) reasons I chose to retire early.