Well, if societal pressure and/or the Gummint all say that you can’t have air conditioning during one of the worst heatwaves in living memory, then you can always rely on !Science! to provide an alternative:
Scientists claim applying YOGHURT to the outside of your windows can cool your home by as much as 3.5°C
Oh wait…
The idea is that the yoghurt forms a thin film on the window, reflecting some of the incoming solar radiation, and preventing heat from passing through.
You know who’s really going to go for this idea?
[checks calendar] Nope, it isn’t April 1st.
FFS.