The heat wave swept across Europe, and the UK recorded a high temperature above 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in history, and it only turned cooler today (20th).
Helen, a Hong Konger who moved to England for one year, shared on the radio program today how to deal with heat waves, including closing the curtains, sticking reflective paper, eating cold noodles at night, and cooking bamboo, cane, chaffy water, etc. He also joked that many ways are to learn from the locals: "They are head bugs, so know how to deal with them." She also mentioned that local prices have risen significantly, but the increase is not very large, and whether they can afford it depends on the individual.
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Close windows and curtains at home to reduce the influx of hot air
Helen, who moved to the UK for a year, said on a commercial TV show that the temperature in the UK was over 40 degrees Celsius yesterday. She saw friends on social platforms sharing methods, trying to close windows and curtains at home to reduce the flow of hot air into the house. She admitted that the house The effect on the ground floor is good, but the effect on the second and third floors is poor, but after sunset, the interior will be more baked.
Hong Kong with two fans "isn't enough", and the cost of adding a floor fan to install air-conditioning is high
Helen points out that on the hottest day, she boils bamboo cane and choke root water at home, eats cold noodles and watermelon at night to escape the heat.
Because there was a heat wave in the local area earlier, at that time, she and her family felt that the two floor fans brought from Hong Kong were "not enough", so they bought an extra floor fan, which was also used this time, but she admitted frankly. Unintentional installation of air conditioners, due to high cost and limited use.
The picture shows the London Underground on July 18.
Although there is air conditioning in the subway, there is no platform, so passengers have to cool off on the train.
(AP)
Some schools in the UK are closed or part-time staff can be WFH
In response to the heat wave, some local schools in the UK have suspended classes or dismissed early to prevent students from getting heatstroke.
In some schools that continue to teach, students do not need to wear school uniforms, but can change to sports uniforms: "It's all for their comfort." In addition, some companies also have employees stay home to work and reduce going out.
Prices in the UK have recently attracted attention. Helen pointed out that he noticed that prices have risen significantly, but the increase is not very large, and whether it can be afforded depends on the individual.
Instead, she felt that local oil prices, like those around the world, had the most marked rises.
[British heat wave] In the extremely hot weather, the school did not allow boys to wear shorts, and the principal said that "you can wear skirts if you like", so a group of boys wore skirts to school to protest.
(Simon Hall Twitter)
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