Why don't Germans have air conditioning?

With summer temperatures in Germany reaching 40°C/104°F, why is it so rare to find air conditioning there? Do Germans love torturing themselves? Chapters: 00:00 Why no A/C? 00:59 Future unknown 03:14 The power dilemma 04:43 Side effects 06:18 Heat pumps: a viable alternative? 08:26 Messaging Music: "Hot Swing" by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com Creative Commons Attribution licence --------- Become a channel member for bonus content:    / @rewboss   Send letters and postcards to: Rewboss Postfach 10 06 29 63704 Aschaffenburg Germany Please don't send parcels or packages, or anything that has to be signed for.