Anon has been bullied

If you don't have air conditioning, you live in Alaska or you're just crazy.

*Northern Sweden

If america jumped off a bridge...

Wait that hits too close to home.

Yeah fuck my neighbour let's flood his windows with more heat, I'm cool

It actually adds to the updraft increasing the windows effectiveness.

I love living in a country/part of the country that doesn't really need AC. Today is the hottest day this week peaking at 27°c but the rest of the week is like 23°c. Perfect weather to go to the beach to cool off.

Where?
- South coast, UK

Dude climate change demands these. Have them powered by solar panels and its a win/win

They might have meant that. Americans using climate change to bully them to install a mini split.
Any energy from solar going to AC means solar energy not going to the rest of the house.
- Unless you've got a battery to charge, or are otherwise constantly running something that takes more than a solar panel generates, most of it probably isn't going to the rest of the house anyway.
- And your point is?
- solar produces more in the summer, when an AC is more needed
- K

My guess: american guests expect 70s temps or AC. Homey runs airbnb, guests want it and go to his competition that offers it, therefore he's bullied.

poor fuckin' baby.

Much of Europe is getting hotter. AC is literally a life-saving technology on extremely hot days. No, it's not mere "comfort". Old people, in particular, are at high risk.

And it's not like Europe is completely blameless when it comes to global warming, either.
- come on, most of the world have worst temperatures and no AC
  
  edit : yes you are right and it is a problem. But I do not know if AC everywhere is the solution. Building viable living spaces and changing our way of life probably is.
- americans have bullied me into installing this
  
  (not so) cool story bro.

Well you messed it up anon. You'll need a bigger antenna for good wifi ac

Nah, that's the antenna to watch TV for the TV watching license.

I have heard that they recently passed a bill for having a toaster license you have to use to use your own damn toaster.
- I heard about the TV Watching License from my boyfriend the other day. I honestly thought he was joking, what a way to find out he wasn't.

That's not a great place for a compressor, direct exposure to the weather means they are unable to exchange heat as efficiently. Why'd they put it up there?

Lack of space is the primary reason for putting it on a roof. It will get direct sunlight and there will random temperature differences so efficiency will never really be perfect. The condenser coils are also covered and it's not open like a ground unit would be.

They could put it in the shade, and that would be nice. I am curious where they should put it in this case...
- I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those “American style” ground units in Europe. They all look like the one in the picture and are predominantly wall or roof mounted.
Also it's not a matter of if that hole in the roof for the tubes will leak, but when. Don't put holes in your roof.
A sprawling yard to put things on is a very american thing.
- It could be a thing for any rural house in countries that have the land for it.

A Yagi?

Do these pe*ple not know window units exist???

Those only really work for American style up down windows. In Germany and most eu countries a different style are used. They are hinged on both the bottom and the side and you can choose which set of hinges to use. Very useful but not compatible with American style window AC units. If you google for “German window” you’ll see the memes.
- I mean, you could turn it on it's side if the pump was still at lowest point and you moved/turned the lines and radiator to the proper positions. Not sure how feasible that is. If the cooling loops, fluid reservoirs, and radiators were reconfigurable for that purpose, it would tap into a new market for the manufacturer that pulled it off.
- if you google "german window"
  
  That sounds suspiciously like a sex act, not falling for that one!
- I've seen the memes I just don't understand how no one has come up with a window unit that can be properly mounted to them. Window units have been around for decades and not one engineering company has capitalized the idea?

This guy's European roof looks better than the prettiest American houses

American eyes can't bear the blinding light of the truth and they scurry back into the gooncave.
- As an American, I'm offended by this characterization...
  
  I don't have a gooncave.
- Hey man, are you okay?
Is that a European roof? I haven't seen corrugated iron anywhere there, but then again, I haven't been everywhere in Europe.
- Could be asbesthos sheets. Still regrettably common in former Soviet countries.