Research in Thailand done several years ago determined that this is exactly the temperature where Thai people prefer at least a little stir of air movement; in general studies have found that locals, both men and women, like air velocities between .5 and 1 m/s when the temperature moves much above 26 C (79 F). These breezy levels of air movement have traditionally been consigned to the word "drafts" in Western culture.
Words do more than convey information; they transform it, sometimes in surprising ways. Sati ("mindfulness") becomes sloth. Kit mahk ("thinking a lot") becomes depression. When as I often do, say in Thai to a taxi driver it is cool today, I mean pleasantly so. He will reply with an agreeable shiver, taking my expression of satisfaction as an expression of disatisfaction.
But not a complaint. Or, O my Buddha, not an opinion. For more on why elders should not hold opinions, read the sample of my forthcoming book which you can download for free by clicking to the right.
