The first time I heard the term hitzefrei, I was working - or at least attempting to - in a sunlit German office that magnified the summer warmth. SEE ALSO: Is it ever legally too hot to go to work or school in Germany? Students in Dresden rush off as 'Hitzefrei' is declared at one school in 2015. Photo: DPACulture shockAs a Californian, I was not used to any weather preventing me from going to school or work. This made hitzefrei a distinctly German phenomenon for me, only possible in a place where there is no air conditioning - and a lack of desire to have it.

Source: The Local July 23, 2019 12:11 UTC