I mean, everyone knows that in January it’s hot in Australia, and in July it’s cold there.

But do Australians call it “winter” in January and “summer” in July? Or does just “winter” imply hot weather and beaches, and “summer” implies winter, eh, i mean, snow sports and wool socks.

And given that, most of the population lives in northern hemisphere, is there a body of dad jokes and culture tropes related to the fact that “we’re different”, or is it just too cringe and boring. (I realize both could be true on this one.)

  • @Cringedrif
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    115 months ago

    So right now the summer Olympics are taking place in winter…

      • @grue
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        35 months ago

        Except for the surfing, which is taking place in Tahiti. 'Course it’s not really “winter” there because it’s tropical, but still, it’s at the same latitude as parts of Australia.