Thinkin’ it’s incredibly funny that British hospitals have been put on alert because temperatures might reach over 30. It’s like 25 some days in winter in Australia!! & we wear tshirts hahaha
But I suppose it’s what your used to. I remember a few years ago 5000 people died in France when the temperature got to 35 because people weren’t prepared for it. Apparently most deaths were from elderly without air-co that didn’t drink enough water.
The Hottest temperature I’ve ever experience was here on the mid-north coast of Australia on Christmas day. The official report was 49 celsius but our thermometers showed 50. It was so hot your eyeballs stung & you can get severe sunburn in less than 15 minutes. You cant leave your cups & bottles in the open because the sunlight going through the glass can start bush fires. You’re also unofficially allowed to beat the crap out of people who throw lit cigarettes out the windows of their cars. Your thongs (or flip flops as americans call them) stick to the road as well as your bike tires & you can get 2nd degree burns on your feet if you walk across the sand at the beach. We often have to sleep at friends houses or at pubs because bush fires cut off the roads to home or sometimes you may get stuck on a highway for several days with helicopters bringing in food. Everyone gets out & plays cricket, if your lucky there might be a woolworths (like an Aussie wallmart) near by so you can buy some fresh underwear
Lucky we had an ice cold keg of beer for Christmas. Also my birthday is Christmas day, what a way to spend it!
Yes we don’t have kangaroos skipping thru the snow at christmas. We have flies & bush fires. Sometimes it looks like snow but, it’s usually ash :) You usually get 2 choices in Australia. Stinking hot or floods
My savage throat infection is a great excuse to wear this. It’s also a great way to scare off door to door sales people when they knock
