After already threatening to jail and fine residents for heating their homes above a certain temperatures this winter, Switzerland is now suggesting families take showers together at the same time to conserve energy usage.
Earlier this week Switzerland’s environment minister Simonetta Sommaruga, in a Q&A courtesy of Swiss outlet 20 Minuten, she suggested people “turn off the computer when you don’t need it, or turn off lights, or shower together.”
Citing a report from The Times of London, The Epoch Times reports that the backlash Sommaruga’s begat her to then say this was only intended to be for younger people, saying that “after a certain age, showering together is no longer suitable for everyone,” though she insisted her message was still overall well-received…
