Why America Freezes and France Refuses to A/C Every American traveler in Europe has experienced it: stepping into a Parisian boutique in July, sweating, only to realize the thermostat is set to 'slightly less hot than outside. Meanwhile, every French tourist in New York has a horror story about freezing to death inside a grocery store. 🇫🇷 The French Philosophy: "The Cult of Fresh Air" For many French people, artificial cooling is treated with deep skepticism. The prevailing