Gotta love the a/c. 100 degrees here in NYC today and the humidity is very high. I really think I would melt without it.
Ice cubes? No biggie, I don't really like my drinks that cold. In fact, LOVED the Guiness in London - served just the right temp, not to warm, not too cold.
Street/freeway/highway signs. I really think we have great signage. The best. We had a difficult time in France trying to figure out where we were going (although the Metro was very easy to figure out).