Funny Little Things...

I find that strange too!

And I absolutely fail to understand the economics of making the room so cold that it is necessary to sleep under a duvet.

Interesting ... I find it necessary & very therapeutic to have the room as cold as possible. In Canada, I leave my bedroom window open in the dead of winter with temps down to -20c. Of course warm blankets & good body heat/circulation have to be present/working .... but hot, humid, warm &/or stale air is not option when it comes to rest time.

The mangalsutra that women wear in Maharashtra wear to signify married state. You don't need anything for men. That hang dog expression gives it away..

Most probably to minimize CAPEX. A full fledged HVAC system with numerous controls and graduated flow control and separate inflow and exhaust ducts is a factor of two to three times more expensive that a simple system, where you calibrate it to the furthest corner. This is also an issue in many of the 60s and 70s, high rise, glass office buildings in the North East region of US, but for other reasons. It is called the corner-office syndrome

ouch! I carry a shawl with me wherever I go, even if it is 90+ in Chicagoland! many times restaurants have their AC temp on meat locker temps!

One of my thoughts prior to leaving England: "I am absolutely fed up with having to use energy just to keep warm."

How different we all are!

I carry one too, and it gets used in over-ACed concert halls. The curious thing is that, almost always, I am the only one showing any discomfort or dislike of cold/drafts .

Its a hot 70 in ATL and our internal temperatures are at a comfortable 65.... i am really baffled by why we do this too.
I remember when i was traveling overnight in an a/c bus from Chennai to Kumbakonam, the temperature was very low, water bottles started to condense... and the driver cabin is locked out. People started create a micro riot, and finally the 'conductor' of the bus said they have only one mode, ON or Off. These buses don't have any windows that you can open, so if you "off" you are toast, if you "On" you are frozen meat. Imagine our dilemma everyone opted to be frozen

''...fail to understand the economics of making the room so cold...''

And, what about those cafe franchises where you pay around 80 cents for a coffee, which almost always have only 0 to 3 customers at any time, but are ice cold all day. It is only a slight exaggeration to say, I can almost feel the sweat under my loose flowing suitable for Indian temperatures clothes turning to icicles, while I get my coffee hit. It is one reason to mostly have the coffee hits in Cafe Leopald, while in Mumbai, where the open front means they have to resort to ceiling fans.