Thanks for all your replies. I now understand why you have little trouble facing the heat.
Because we are used to a moderate climate schools, many small shops/offices, many factories, especially those built before 1990, most (large) distribution halls, some homes for the elderly, the cars before 2005 that were not that luxurious, practically all of the churches and houses do not have airconditioning. Ceiling fans are even more rare.
Unlike the south of Europe our houses have big glass windows without shutters, same goes for our bedrooms. In the South of Europe the houses are often white, our houses are usually made of red brick with red or black tiled roofs.
Most businesses have the same big transparent windows, meaning they are not dark or with a layer that reflects sunlight., but they do often have sun screens.
So it is getting hard here for lots of people to have to work, study, eat and live in daytime temps > 27 C (80.6F) for weeks. In my region > 30C (86F).
Portable fans are practically sold out. Only the expensive ones that cost 300 euro ($347) or more (
Dyson cooling towers and fans) are easily available.
Do pity us.