this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2025
894 points (99.3% liked)

Memes

12559 readers
967 users here now

Post memes here.

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We took my in-laws back to my father-in-law’s hometown in France this summer and it was kind of mind-boggling to me how most of the homes had no air conditioning but also no screens on the windows to keep bugs out.

[–] socsa@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This shit drives me nuts. The locals will be like "oh well, the bugs usually aren't this bad..."

Sure Jorge, the bugs always just follow me from the US whenever I visit. The entire European continent has such a weirdly abusive relationship with the very concept of climate control.

[–] Koarnine@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

I do wish screens were standard here, or at least more common... But AC is typically an excess/luxury in most of Europe. Only common in offices, schools, hospitals and the like.

People have started to get those portable standing ACs more often now that our climate is getting clapped, but window units are alien to us.

Heat pumps are probably more common now