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.)

  • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Yup we’re in the middle of winter as we speak.

    The season names relate to the weather, not the period of year. It would be odd to have Spring be when all the leaves are falling off the trees.

    There’s also many different Aboriginal calendars which relate much better to what the weather is like compared to an imported European system.

    So for example this month I should see the cold weather end, orchids and wattles start to bloom, and brown butterfly caterpillars to start feeding.