What is Asia’s obsession with air con???

Photo not in Asia but need this jacket in some dorm rooms and eating places!

Yes, Westerners might struggle with the heat and humidity but at night, sleeping or on trains not moving much, it gets freezing!!!

I have experienced this daily now for months!! 

I, like many others in dorms, struggled with icy cold air con, either one setting or changed by the various people in the dorm, coming and going.  But it does stop some of us sleeping, or seeing the views, making conversation or other activities as survival mode kicks in to get warm-ish!!!

It’s quite distracting as temperature is a regular stressor unless it’s comfortable around the normal range of human temperature.

On the train to Singapore from KL it was like this for the first hour!  Everyone huddled in sarongs (definitely something to carry around and/or buy for a variety of uses other than a sarong!) like me, towels like the woman across from me or sweatshirts and hoods just to be a little warm.  We started complaining to staff, moving to the canteen or standing in the doorways to warm up!!

Eventually someone did turn it down, as he just had when I followed him out of the carriage! 

I’m still sat in the canteen so unsure yet if it’s better or not but for seven hours it’s ridiculous they think we want this, or need it – even locals. 

Buses are similar, trying to keep everyone happy I realise but it doesn’t work. And no doubt for local people it is a welcome opportunity to cool down but for me, even in the UK on hot days, I dislike the cold!