Post by Wischland on Jul 29, 2020 20:23:45 GMT -5
Here's the link to the NS thread: forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=489258
Going Cold Turkey on AC
The Issue:
During a meeting with the Smalltopian ambassador @@randomname@@, @@he@@ comments that the air conditioning has made your office "cold enough to chill a Weizenbier" and asks why @name@@ is so adamant about its use of air conditioning.
The Debate:
1. "My nation uses air conditioning sparingly; most buildings don't even have a cooling unit installed." The shivering ambassador explains. "Instead, we take advantage of colder nights to open windows and keep buildings naturally cool. It saves money and reduces Smalltopia's carbon footprint. You ought to encourage your people to do the same and chill out on the extreme air conditioning."
Effect: home burglars love the government's new open-window policy
2. "Nonsense!" interjects @@randomname@@, a lobbyist for the air conditioning company Too Cool 4 U, who happened to be passing by your office. "@name@@ is much warmer than Smalltopia, so AC is absolutely crucial. Not to mention the production, sale, and installation of cooling units provides thousands of jobs for @@demonymplural@@. Don't leave air conditioning out in the cold! Instead, you could give out some subsidies, and order the installation of AC into all government buildings."
Validity: Must have private industry
Effect: parkas and long underwear are considered a staple of @@demonym@@ fashion
3. "Nonsense!" interjects @@randomname@@, your Minister of Temperature Regulation, who happened to be passing by your office. "@name@@ is much warmer than Smalltopia, so AC is absolutely crucial. Not to mention the production, sale, and installation of cooling units provide thousands of jobs for @@demonymplural@@. Don't leave air conditioning out in the cold! Instead, you could increase my department's funding, and order the installation of AC into all government buildings."
Validity: Must not have private industry
Effect: parkas and long underwear are considered a staple of @@demonym@@ fashion
4. "It's true @name@@ does have a warmer climate, but perhaps we could work with that?" muses your secretary, while fiddling with the thermostat. "If every @@demonym@@ had a house in both the warm and cold regions of @name@@, we could simply move between them as seasonal temperatures demand. Then we won't need AC or heating! Of course, we'll have to double the number of houses in @name@@, but I'm sure the taxpayers wouldn't mind if they get both a beach house and a mountain villa."
Effect: ornithologists excitedly study @@demonym@@ migratory patterns
Going Cold Turkey on AC
The Issue:
During a meeting with the Smalltopian ambassador @@randomname@@, @@he@@ comments that the air conditioning has made your office "cold enough to chill a Weizenbier" and asks why @name@@ is so adamant about its use of air conditioning.
The Debate:
1. "My nation uses air conditioning sparingly; most buildings don't even have a cooling unit installed." The shivering ambassador explains. "Instead, we take advantage of colder nights to open windows and keep buildings naturally cool. It saves money and reduces Smalltopia's carbon footprint. You ought to encourage your people to do the same and chill out on the extreme air conditioning."
Effect: home burglars love the government's new open-window policy
2. "Nonsense!" interjects @@randomname@@, a lobbyist for the air conditioning company Too Cool 4 U, who happened to be passing by your office. "@name@@ is much warmer than Smalltopia, so AC is absolutely crucial. Not to mention the production, sale, and installation of cooling units provides thousands of jobs for @@demonymplural@@. Don't leave air conditioning out in the cold! Instead, you could give out some subsidies, and order the installation of AC into all government buildings."
Validity: Must have private industry
Effect: parkas and long underwear are considered a staple of @@demonym@@ fashion
3. "Nonsense!" interjects @@randomname@@, your Minister of Temperature Regulation, who happened to be passing by your office. "@name@@ is much warmer than Smalltopia, so AC is absolutely crucial. Not to mention the production, sale, and installation of cooling units provide thousands of jobs for @@demonymplural@@. Don't leave air conditioning out in the cold! Instead, you could increase my department's funding, and order the installation of AC into all government buildings."
Validity: Must not have private industry
Effect: parkas and long underwear are considered a staple of @@demonym@@ fashion
4. "It's true @name@@ does have a warmer climate, but perhaps we could work with that?" muses your secretary, while fiddling with the thermostat. "If every @@demonym@@ had a house in both the warm and cold regions of @name@@, we could simply move between them as seasonal temperatures demand. Then we won't need AC or heating! Of course, we'll have to double the number of houses in @name@@, but I'm sure the taxpayers wouldn't mind if they get both a beach house and a mountain villa."
Effect: ornithologists excitedly study @@demonym@@ migratory patterns