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Why do some cultures prefer to light their homes with bright white neon lights? And others with more yellow dimmed lighting?

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[โ€“] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read once there's a subconscious influence on your perception of the temperature in the room, based on the lighting.

So whiter lit rooms "feel" cooler.

Source: the cobwebby part of my brain.

[โ€“] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago