I feel bad for Belle and Gaston in this European heat wave.

[Buzz Rules]

I feel bad for Belle and Gaston in this European heat wave. In the actual village that the story originally takes place, Villeneuve, it will feel over 100 degrees F this whole weekend and in other parts of Europe as well. I wonder if the weather didn’t feel as bad in 1752 (the approximate year of the movie) due to less global warming and a working O-Zone atmosphere? I wonder what Belle, Gaston and others from the movie would do to escape the extreme heat? Swimming, eating ice cream (it actually existed in the 18th century), hanging out in the ice cellar? If Belle had the 8 kids with Gaston, I wonder if the kids or the heat would drive her more crazy on an oppressively hot day? How do you think the fictional Disney characters would beat the heat? Have fun with the thread.

 

[Smugpugmug]

There was a heat wave when I lived in Germany (this was summer of 2018). The feel temperature was around 115. It was MISERABLE, especially since my apartment and most places in the city I lived in didn't have air conditioning. The only places that had AC were American brand stores like McDonalds, Subway and H&M. I remember people bringing in their laptops into those places and camping out all day. It got to a point where they kicked out people that weren't buying anything.

I bought a fan for my room and hoped for the best, but it was terrible so I understand how bad the heat wave is over there.

 

[Buzz Rules]

 

[Buzz Rules]

There was a heat wave when I lived in Germany (this was summer of 2018). The feel temperature was around 115. It was MISERABLE, especially since my apartment and most places in the city I lived in didn't have air conditioning. The only places that had AC were American brand stores like McDonalds, Subway and H&M. I remember people bringing in their laptops into those places and camping out all day. It got to a point where they kicked out people that weren't buying anything.

I bought a fan for my room and hoped for the best, but it was terrible so I understand how bad the heat wave is over there.

Thanks for the response.

 

[BorderTenny]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age

 

[Mysterian]

I feel worse for the Beast's servants. Sweltering heat AND you're cursed as being animated furniture or dishware. Imagine being a spoon in this weather, in this economy. Fooey to that, I say.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I feel worse for the Beast's servants. Sweltering heat AND you're cursed as being animated furniture or dishware. Imagine being a spoon in this weather, in this economy. Fooey to that, I say.

Wasn’t winter year round there before the curse broke?

 

[Planogirl]

My mother spent a summer in her homeland the Netherlands during a heatwave. She said that not only was the heat oppressive since none of her family and friends had air conditioning but they had a lot of wasps coming in through open windows. How would the characters handle the wasps?

 

[Buzz Rules]

My mother spent a summer in her homeland the Netherlands during a heatwave. She said that not only was the heat oppressive since none of her family and friends had air conditioning but they had a lot of wasps coming in through open windows. How would the characters handle the wasps?

Winnie the Pooh and honeybees don’t get along. So……

 

[Buzz Rules]

So do you think the oppressive heat would annoy Belle more or her 8 fictional kids on a hot day? I wonder if she would send Gaston and her kids to the lake so she could get some peace and quiet?

 

[Buzz Rules]

There was a heat wave when I lived in Germany (this was summer of 2018). The feel temperature was around 115. It was MISERABLE, especially since my apartment and most places in the city I lived in didn't have air conditioning. The only places that had AC were American brand stores like McDonalds, Subway and H&M. I remember people bringing in their laptops into those places and camping out all day. It got to a point where they kicked out people that weren't buying anything.

I bought a fan for my room and hoped for the best, but it was terrible so I understand how bad the heat wave is over there.

Is air conditioning not common for a reason?

 

[Smugpugmug]

Is air conditioning not common for a reason?

It's due to how buildings are insulated. They're built with stone and brick which helps keep homes cool. Also a lot of it has to do with the buildings themselves being much older and they do not have the insulation like newer homes do to install AC units. I was studying at a university in Germany and not a single building on the campus had AC.

 

[Buzz Rules]

It's due to how buildings are insulated. They're built with stone and brick which helps keep homes cool. Also a lot of it has to do with the buildings themselves being much older and they do not have the insulation like newer homes do to install AC units. I was studying at a university in Germany and not a single building on the campus had AC.

Honestly that kind of sounds like a health violation for a university.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

My son is currently playing Gaston in a production of Beauty and the Beast. Don't feel sorry for Gaston. He's a big jerk who deserves whatever heat he gets! Belle, on the other hand, will be just fine. We know she would never in a million years marry Gaston. She'll be sitting in the castle, reading a book while the servants bring her ice cold lemonade!

 

[Buzz Rules]

My son is currently playing Gaston in a production of Beauty and the Beast. Don't feel sorry for Gaston. He's a big jerk who deserves whatever heat he gets! Belle, on the other hand, will be just fine. We know she would never in a million years marry Gaston. She'll be sitting in the castle, reading a book while the servants bring her ice cold lemonade!

There are several good fanfics where they actually have a great marriage. I wish Disney went with their original plan for Gaston instead of the anti-feminist version they chose instead. He was actually just supposed to be an overly confident marquis. He wasn’t totally against most Belle’s views in the original plot. Belle also had two sisters and a mistrustful aunt in the original version. Gaston was only changed because one of the creators wanted to show a bad stereotype of men. I personally disagree with the decision but it became a classic anyway so I guess Disney was right for what they did.

https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Gaston

 

[Buzz Rules]

https://podcast.history.org/2013/07/22/the-colonists-summer-wardrobe/

 

[Buzz Rules]

My son is currently playing Gaston in a production of Beauty and the Beast. Don't feel sorry for Gaston. He's a big jerk who deserves whatever heat he gets! Belle, on the other hand, will be just fine. We know she would never in a million years marry Gaston. She'll be sitting in the castle, reading a book while the servants bring her ice cold lemonade!

 

[Genie+]

The 8 kids would spend most of the day playing in the backyard creek. Belle would be sitting on a rock with her feet in the creek, tuning out the kids while reading up on Newton’s law of cooling.

 

[Buzz Rules]

The 8 kids would spend most of the day playing in the backyard creek. Belle would be sitting on a rock with her feet in the creek, tuning out the kids while reading up on Newton’s law of cooling.

I like this thought.

 

[ronandannette]

Wasn’t winter year round there before the curse broke?

Well, as we say here in Calgary even on the hottest of days "...Winter is coming...".

Honestly that kind of sounds like a health violation for a university.

An American university maybe.