I just watched some video about Yakutsk Siberia which is meant to be the coldest city in the world. Thought “Those poor bastards, wonder what they need to wear indoors when it is -40 outside.”

Turns out a pissing tank top and PJ bottoms. We really need to start demanding better things in this country don’t we?

I’m also reading a book about coal mining. All the unpaid labour, minimising wages and dodgy things the bosses did then still happens now. Now I’m not a tankie so don’t get the wrong idea here. But why are we all okay living like this I don’t get it? Why is the UK population so forgiving at living it shit conditions.

Also I’m going to jump in before anyone says no insulation keeps you cold in the summer. Insulation works both ways, it can keep heat out or it can keep heat in. It’s better in the summer and in the winter.

Siberia video in question:

https://youtu.be/K0z7Avc9ZtY?si=_KTob2YYMn2HLwkv

Also I hope I havent broken any rules. I can’t see any. This seems mostly news posts but I guess text posts are allowed? Sorry if not.

    • Tak@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Oh I’m sorry, I just assumed because really old houses were just wood and gypsum with no insulation lol

      • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Some of them are. And no paper for a moisture/wind barrier too I think.

        But those, I think, were less about insulation and warmth and more about ease of construction and plain exposure to the elements.

        E.g. not great but good enough. But now we have wood, etc and insulation and I was musing that maybe the reason why stone/brick homes didn’t was because they worked well enough.

        • Tak@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          I wouldn’t doubt if it’s just good enough and it’s expensive to add the insulation to old buildings let alone stone/brick ones. But I’m not going to pretend I understand what life in Britain is like or what homes are generally like when I’ve never been. I was going to say that buildings might be substantially older but honestly I don’t know how old the average home is in Britain, most people could live in something made in the 70’s or newer like here in the US.