Spain bans setting the AC below 27 degrees Celsius

I guess the "don't wear ties" comment was meant to be less serious, but men's business clothing has driven a lot of office thermostats to 60⁰F over the course of my experience. Men in suits and ties are comfortable at the approximate temperature of a meat locker, while everyone else is freezing and energy is wasted. If the PM were serious about trendsetting to reduce energy use, he would ban the suit jacket and encourage men to wear shorts to work.

I've never understood why (in some countries) public places are so cooled down in the summer and so heated up in the winter. In Japan, in the summer they put the ACs to what feels like 16ºC, so whenever you go from outdoor (very hot and humid) to indoor, you feel like you'll freeze (because you're dressed for 30ºC). In the winter, they put the ACs to 25ºC, so you move from outdoor to indoor, it's extremely hot and sticky (as you're dressed for 5ºC). Why not meet in the middle and use 21ºC or something all year round? (Or save energy and just change the temperature a little to make it a bit more bearable.)

For context, A&#x2F;C in public places is not as prevalent as in the US. In some large retailers, e.g. El Corte Ingles, it&#x27;s set to ~24 degrees Celsius, quite lower than outdoors, especially in the larger cities of Central, Southern, and Mediterranean Spain. It feels really cold.<p>Anyway, the odd voice here is the one from the president of the Madrid region, who went on Twitter to say that they won&#x27;t comply, mostly not because of the A&#x2F;C, but another bit that requires stores to shut off their lights when they are closed, effectively keeping their showcases in the dark at night.<p>Personally, it sounds like the stupidest hill to die on.

*in public places; your home is still yours to cool as you wish (though few homes have AC)

What would a modern human do without technology? Judging from the comments here it seems almost nobody can tolerate anything less than perfect thermal confort. Personally I find this ridiculous. Our bodies are perfectly capable of regulating their temperature over a pretty wide range of circumstances, especially with the help of adequate clothing, yet people are complaining about 18c in the winter or 25c in the summer.

27C is intolerable to work in..

27? Here in the UK I would&#x27;ve thought most offices keep it around 22-25

For whatever reason, I don&#x27;t comprehend Celsius intuitively. I convert that to Fahrenheit and see 80.6 degrees. Is Spain dry? Or humid? I would revolt as I much prefer cold.