If you have ever been in a climate where there is no need for a heater, you will likely remember what it was like to not have to put up with dry air issues.
I grew up in a climate where it was hot all year long, and I don’t remember ever turning on the central heating.
We used the a/c or nothing. I do remember that it was a nice relief to be able to open the windows during the winter months and be pretty comfortable. Now, I live a bit farther north, and I have to say that for at least a few weeks a year, we really do need our heaters. I, however, absolutely hate to run the heater because the dry air associated with forced air heating causes me all sorts of grief. I almost always get cracked lips in the winter. I go through about a pound of hand lotion every month, and worst of all, I get headaches from the dry air the heater puts out. I think the headaches are the result of my sinuses getting dried out while I sleep, and that dryness is both naturally occurring and worsened by the artificial heating in our homes. I know this is going to happen every year, so I wait as long as I possibly can to turn on the heater. When the news starts giving freeze warnings and talking about burst pipes, that is when I know I have to give in and just turn on the heater. Maybe this year, I will get a humidifier for my bedroom.