• This week and the following week, it is and will be very very hot in France.

  • As life resumes during deconfinement, the French are adapting to these excessive temperatures.

  • You shared with us your best strategies for less suffering from this intense heat.

This beginning of June is hot, very hot, and it is here to stay.

Next week, it will be up to 33°C in Paris, 31 in Marseille, 34 in Montpellier and Lyon.

Scorching temperatures that will put the French, and their perspiration, to the test.

But friends of sweat, iced teas and halos, you have entrusted us with your best strategies to survive these intense days as best as possible.

Start by being well equipped.

We obviously think of deodorant (and pity, think about it too), but also of more specialized tools.

“I invested in an air conditioner two years ago and it has been running every summer so my apartment is cool.

Of course I don't open the shutters either.

For work, loose clothes and a fan,” says Stéphanie, 35.

And if you find it well equipped, wait until you see Laura, 28: “My house has a swimming pool, and thanks to the coronavirus, I can telecommute.

My

boss

doesn't police me, so I'm going to take two or three quick swims when it's too hot.

And yes, we are not all equal in the face of the heat wave.

Sheltered at home

If everyone does not have Laura's swimming pool, teleworking and staying at home are popular actions.

“My days will be simple.

It will be dropping the children off at school in the morning, then going to have my usual coffee, going home, putting on the air conditioning and working from home,” Rahal, 30, is already planning.

Even without air conditioning, this is also the plan of Dimitri, 29 years old: “I close the shutters, I live in the dark and I am warm in silence.

But it keeps me from sweating and stinking in front of work colleagues.

And then, I'm not fully vaccinated yet, so that forces me to respect social distancing", and from Marine, 23, "I'm going to stay in my room with the fan, the shutters a little closed and the window open because I can't stand the heat.

Hydrate as much as I can and we'll see.

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For others, on the contrary, it is face-to-face that is essential in these particular conditions: “Ok, that means an hour in public transport to die of heat.

But then it's eight hours of air conditioning in the office, and all that without paying!

You might as well take advantage of the return to face-to-face, it's timely, ”enthuses Romain, 31.

Adapt your schedules

Adaptation can also take the form of schedule changes.

For example, Romain has planned to change the time of his jogging.

"I get up very early in the morning when it's not too hot yet and I go for a run, just to avoid dying.

In the evening, with my friends, we will meet more at the bar at 9 p.m. than at 6 p.m., in order to avoid the heat.

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There are also those for whom this heat was on the contrary expected.

Like Stéphane, 36 years old: "I've been waiting for sunny days for several weeks, it will be a lawnmower, barbecue, and DIY in the shade during the hottest hours with a little beer", to which we will nevertheless remind that beer does not is not the best to hydrate under strong heat and that it is better to prefer the good old bottle of water.

Enjoy the heat

Far from our wise advice, Julien, 23, has also had a whole alcoholic program: “Is it hot?

But the terraces are open, the university is over and it's the Euro, so it will be cold beers on the terrace in front of the matches with friends ”(we remind you, we are not all equal in the face of heat).

But like him, many students on vacation are very happy with this weather.

“Did you have the gray weather in May?

It's finally sunny and warm, we're going to enjoy it.

People are never happy…”, grumbles Aline, 26 years old.

"Yes, it's going to be hot, but we're going on vacation to the beach!"

So I prefer three degrees too much than three degrees less,” she says.

The heat, really not the same problem for everyone.

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