[jasonbvr]

I try not to complain too often, but sometimes things in Japan just don't make sense to me. Heating and cooling is a big one.

Why are most buildings and apartments so cheaply designed? There is no insulation in the walls and the windows are not just a single sheet of glass. In the winter time when it is really windy, you can put your hand next to my closed window and feel the cold coming in and the heat escaping.

Another question, why are they running the A/C with the bloody windows and doors open? It is like the concept of trapping air within a building has never occured to them.

One last question, why do the fans in the classroom blow air down instead of pulling it up like a normal ceiling fan? Do they know that hot air rises and that the ceiling fan is designed to pull that air away from you?

And I used to wonder why everyone carries around little fans and towels in the summer in Japan.