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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.)

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[-] Kelly@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

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.

Nothing anyone wound mention but there are some ironic Christmas clothing like a shirt with Father Christmas with sunglasses and cooking a barbeque, or a rashie with a knitted sweater pattern.

We are also aware that if a foreign studio announces a game or movie with a season for their release window they probably mean the northern season. Our studios tend to just use a month instead.

[-] Knuschberkeks@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

spending christmas in australia or new zealand has been one of my top bucket list items for decades.

[-] CopernicusQwark@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

My friends who grew up outside Oz find it weird that to me "it ain't Christmas unless it's scorching hot". To me the idea of having a cold Christmas is the odd one.

[-] sobriquet@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago

🎶 drinking white wine in the sun 🎶

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