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.)

  • @ace_garp
    10•1 month ago

    I’m in two places:

    • In Australia

    and

    • in tears!! XD

    ‘But do Australians call it “winter” in January and “summer” in July?’ !!!

    • For future reference, every country on the planet calls their own cold time of year - Winter, and their hot time of year - Summer.

    Except countries near the equator(halfway between the top and bottom of a world map), equatorial countries are hot all year and have a wet-season and a dry-season.