The Floor Never Looked So Comfortable - Traditional Korean Sleeping

You would think about how much Koreans pride themselves on heated flooring, they may have come up with something in regards to cooling their houses off. Unfortunately, when you talk to a Korean about air ducts it usually goes into a full explanation of what they are and drawing pictures. Koreans use air conditioner boxes which simply only cool off the small area around the unit. If you have ever lived in Korea, it gets hot (fry an egg on the sidewalk hot). The humidity is unbearable at times and you will run into shelter assuming it would be a lot cooler, only to find it's even hotter being enclosed. It's interesting though because I never see Koreans sweat much and deodorant can be found, but not everywhere. Many of the Koreans told me they use it a bit during summer, but not at all during winter. I am assuming it has to be something genetic or that their just plain use to it. Either way, they find sleeping on the floors during the summer enjoyable and usually station themselves need the air conditioning boxes. There are some newer places that have air conditioning boxes separate in the ceiling, but it really doesn't do the job of air ducts. You could always turn on a fan, but Koreans have said that it could lead to your death (the reason every fan here has a timer!).