There was an article in the NYT this summer about how old people in Italy were suffering dramatically from the heat during the heatwaves, with medical professionals and gvt folks advising them (as they do in France) to stay indoors, out of the heat. But the elderly people said they didn't even have fans (which cost as little as €15 in Fr…
There was an article in the NYT this summer about how old people in Italy were suffering dramatically from the heat during the heatwaves, with medical professionals and gvt folks advising them (as they do in France) to stay indoors, out of the heat. But the elderly people said they didn't even have fans (which cost as little as €15 in France) likely because they didn't like the air moving around them believing that drafts cause illness, as I've heard here too....even when it's 95ºF/35ºC. 15k people died in France during the heatwave in 2003, which is a lot. For the record: We have 3 fans!
That is so sad David, different mentality I guess. I have just turned 79, wow that sounds old when I put it in print lol…. Still fit and healthy, thank goodness, but know full well that me and the heat don’t go well anymore. Definitely no sunning myself for hours on end.
There was an article in the NYT this summer about how old people in Italy were suffering dramatically from the heat during the heatwaves, with medical professionals and gvt folks advising them (as they do in France) to stay indoors, out of the heat. But the elderly people said they didn't even have fans (which cost as little as €15 in France) likely because they didn't like the air moving around them believing that drafts cause illness, as I've heard here too....even when it's 95ºF/35ºC. 15k people died in France during the heatwave in 2003, which is a lot. For the record: We have 3 fans!
That is so sad David, different mentality I guess. I have just turned 79, wow that sounds old when I put it in print lol…. Still fit and healthy, thank goodness, but know full well that me and the heat don’t go well anymore. Definitely no sunning myself for hours on end.