Go Google: Europe Ice Cubes and you will find hours of reading about you have trouble getting ice cubes in Europe and air conditioning.
Sounds like it’s a lack of low cost energy ... or something. And old wives tales about what eating ice will do to you.
Regardless, I love A/C and Ice!
I just came back from Europe. Everytime I asked for ice, I got it.
It’s like ordering tea in the South, if you don’t say anything, you get sweet tea, you have to explicitly ask for unsweetened tea.