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Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

The principle of fans is that moving air feels cooler than still air, even at the same temperature, otherwise no-one would ever use them! You do have to be sitting within range of it though. Given no air-con, I would far rather have a fan than no fan. Couldn't live without a/c now though, I'm not tough enough any more!

BobbyBan · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 201

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

parrothead · Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 342 Location: Japan

I use a fan everyday and set it six inches away from my body. It works well. Wink

On a sort of related note, I recently went camping, only to come home with a gazillion mosquito and other insect bites. I used common Muhi cream and slathered it all over my body. I sat in front of my fan and the blowing air on the cream activated such a chilling effect that I thought I might freeze to death. The OPs heat problem is solved. Razz

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

I still keep hearing about that, even though I retell my wife the same story of growing up with a fan blowing on me every night for every summer. At that time Connecticut didn't get that many humid days (and not even that many nights), so using a fan was practical and cheaper.

Here, even on the nights I want to us one (which is not very often, but I suppose tonight would be suitable), my wife is worried that the 'newer' fans will catch fire, neglecting to remember that the fans I used growing up were probably a lot more dangerous than what we're using now.

By the way, we haven't heard from the OP recently; our fan stories have probably put him to sleep until the landlord or the agency calls him again Cool

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Yawarakaijin · Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 504 Location: Middle of Nagano

Thread has taken an interesting twist Wink

In regards to the heat, the reason is sucks is I just recently moved in and haven't bought an aircon yet. The place didn't come with one.

One a good note, she has now started to come to my door to complain directly Wink

The divider between our verandas has a good 6 inch gap from the ground to the bottom of it. Last night at 11:30 she deemed it necessary to inform me that she didn't like seeing the the first 6 inches of my garbage bins from her side. All I could do was shake my head. Wink

shuize · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 1270

onesentiment · Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 45

She's really beating around the bush isn't she? ... can't she just say she doesn't want a foreigner living near her and you closing the door in her face? It's gonna end at that, watch.

gaijinalways · Joined: 29 Nov 2005 Posts: 2279

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Rooster_2006 · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 984

I've had major problems with Asians' hypersensitivity to noise on multiple occasions over the past 2+ years. So I've been trying to think of a solution.

They sell soundproofing material on eBay. Supposedly it blocks out almost all noise. Has anyone ever thought of buying that and padding their walls with it, or at least building a small booth where they can strum on a guitar and talk on the phone? I'd definitely do that if it meant the end of neighbors complaining about the clinking of my spoons and chopsticks.

I realize I'm not going to change the mindsets of billions of East Asians, so I'd rather just get some soundproofing material and solve the problem that way -- but does the soundproofing material actually work?

Khyron · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Posts: 291 Location: Tokyo Metro City

I thought "fan death" only affected Koreans? Has it mutated and now affects other Nationalities?

Rooster_2006 · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 984