Why don’t the Islamic European countries install A/C for their black burqa-clad lifestyle?

The forecast high for today is 104 in Paris, part of the predominantly Muslim region of Europe (measured by hours spent in religious observance).

It is supposed to hit 106 in Berlin on Sunday using the temperature units that God prefers:

The most popular outfit for women in these Islamic cities is a black burqa or at least a full covering that includes a hijab (not for a majority of females, of course, but the burqa/near-burqa would have a plurality; France is apparently jammed with haters and bans face coverings, but an uncovered face won’t provide a lot of cooling). This is not an ideal match for the prevailing hot sunny weather. Previously, Europeans said that they didn’t need A/C because they would just tough out the two-month heatwaves, like the one that hit the pre-Islamic UK in 1911 (temps up to 100). But now that these countries want to be welcoming toward their new citizens, many of whom do not have the option to strip down to a bikini (haram), why not fully air-condition apartment buildings and public spaces?

What’s it like over there? I’ve been talking to rich friends in Europe. All live in single-family houses that cost over $1 million. All are being subject to outside temperatures of 97-103 degrees F. None have air conditioning. Answer from a $15,000/month small house in Switzerland: “AC? We are Europoors.” When the heat began, he said that he was “surviving on the eight sleep, which actually does a decent job of cooling the bed”. (This seems to be a 400W Peltier cooler and, thus, will make the room hotter.) Today, though, “Last night was the most painful. 8sleep couldn’t keep up. [Slender Spanish-born] Wife, who is always cold and considers AC the Antichrist, even asked to chill her side of the bed. Still have no temp gauge to measure, but felt like sleeping in a sauna.” A reader in the Paris suburbs has the luxury of basement access, presumably denied to apartment-dwellers. It’s an inferno above-ground in the house (about 86F on the ground floor and much hotter upstairs), but the basement has stayed at 70 and the family is sleeping there.

A Dutch academic: “I have a PhD graduation today here. It’s a big affair where I need to put on a black suit and, over that, the toga and hat. There’s no AC in the building.” (He’s in a 4-story townhouse with no AC and also no screens on the windows. There aren’t that many mosquitoes in Holland and the Dutch apparently don’t mind sharing their houses with flies.)

New York Times, regarding the peasants in their stacked boxes:

Mr. Dewison’s apartment, like most in London, has no air-conditioning, and he said the temperature there had reached 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 Fahrenheit. He said he was worried about future heat waves and their effects on nature. “This is a bit mad,” he said.

Here’s how the Europeans are supposed to manage (source):

(Note that this means spending the entire day in the dark.)

Here’s an odd twist: the subset of Europeans rich enough to afford a trip to Miami or Houston for World Cup games ended up being far cooler than their (often Islamically covered) neighbors who stayed home. Both Miami and Houston have lower high temps than Paris or Berlin, for example. The stadium in Houston is fully air-conditioned. Any hotel where a spectator might stay is, of course, fully air-conditioned. So “the Germans went to Houston to cool off” is an accurate statement!

Circling back to the main question: Why won’t the Europeans, at least those who’ve received maximum enrichment from Syria, Afghanistan, and other conservative Muslim societies, go all-in on A/C as part of their transformation into places where fully covered Muslim women can feel at home, welcome, and comfortable?

A perfect Thursday in Paris:

10:00 – Wake up drenched in sweat, windows closed to keep the heat out

11:00 – Turn off the fan to reduce electricity use

12:00 – Walk outside into the 43°C weather

13:00 – Observe five adult Indian men swimming naked in public fountains

14:00 -…

— Matthias Schmidt (@eurofounder) June 25, 2026