A: I think that the air conditioning in Thailand must be working harder than anywhere else in the world.
B: Ha, yeah. Outside is so hot, you want to cool down as quickly as possible when you go indoors, so they must turn the air conditioning up full.
A: With it boiling hot outside and the air conditioning turned up so high indoors, it must be like being transported to the North Pole. It’s such a relief when you first walk into the room, but once you stop moving around, you’ll start shivering from the cold.
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B: It’s the same in Taiwan. The temperature indoors is so different to outdoors. One minute you’re hot, the next you’re freezing. It’s very easy to catch a cold, or at least get a headache.
A: That’s why I always carry a long-sleeved top with me: It keeps me warm in an air-conditioned room and protects me from the sun outside.
A: 我覺得世界上冷氣最冷的地方是泰國。
B: 哈哈對耶！因為外面太熱了，一進到室內，希望趕快冷卻下來，所以冷氣都開得超強！
A: 外面多熱，裡面冷氣就開多強，簡直是穿越時空到北極！一到室內覺得很涼很爽，可是一靜下來，就冷到發抖。
B: 在台灣也差不多。這樣室內和室外溫差太大，忽冷忽熱很容易感冒，不然就是頭痛。
A: 所以我隨身攜帶一件長袖，在有冷氣的室內可以保暖，到室外可以防曬。
（Translated by Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱）
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