The main reason I’ve become such a “air conditioning is an essential life saving technology” advocate is because I was horrified to find out how many people seem to think that letting millions die during heat waves without it is better “for the greater good” of slowing climate change.
genuinely speechless here.
Guy at the pyramids called after me “sir!” No response “maam!” No response, after a few seconds he tries again “cousin!” I think we’ve cracked it. There is a gender neutral honorific.
The thing about Montreal’s summer “festivals” is that many of them last for weeks. Duration is a great strategy for relieving crowd pressure. Montreal also permits multiple closures to happen concurrently, creating more space. Put more time and more space together and overcrowding evaporates.