I grew up in the northeast, where summers were stiflingly humid. On the hottest nights, I’d ask my parents if we could keep the air conditioner on. My parents, who immigrated from China and didn’t have air conditioning growing up, scoffed at this idea. They wanted to save money on electricity. “Go take a hot shower,” my mom would say. “The air will feel cooler afterwards.”
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I grew up in the northeast, where summers were stiflingly humid. On the hottest nights, I’d ask my parents if we could keep the air conditioner on. My parents, who immigrated from China and didn’t have air conditioning growing up, scoffed at this idea. They wanted to save money on electricity. “Go take a hot shower,” my mom would say. “The air will feel cooler afterwards.”