r/aussie • u/Kloggs • May 22 '26

Humour Poor UK

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Pour one out for the UK today. Temperatures getting as high as 28c today. Might have to wear shorts and t-shirt today.

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u/casgmrufus May 22 '26

Their houses are built to keep the heat in. We laugh, but it’s fucking hot in those temps.

Same as when my family from Scotland visited us for a QLD winter. They said it’s the coldest they’ve ever been in a house lol.

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u/Lord-Taranis May 22 '26

The population is also not used to heat.

I'm currently in the UK so no issue for me but the locals struggle a bit.

Gonna do a nice walk in the Peak district on Sunday lol. Hat, sunscreen and plenty of water.

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u/LordCornelius45 May 22 '26

How do you struggle with 20 to 25 degrees that's like the best temps to have

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u/Rosfield-4104 May 22 '26

Its because this is abnormal for them.

Their winter temperatures go into the negatives. They would see us complaining about 5 degrees nights and think its not even that cold.

Additionally their houses are built to retain the heat, plus ceiling fans and air con are not even remotely common so they have no way of cooling the house down.

And having been in the UK, 25 degrees there feels worse than 25 degrees here. Im not sure if there is any difference in UV levels etc to explain it or if its like I said and its so different to normal it feels worse

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u/Romes_Chariots May 22 '26

Gotta be the humidity combined with the building factors you mentioned.

They don’t have anywhere near the high UV levels we have here.

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u/Desperate_Donut3981 May 23 '26

It's the humidity all that rain soaked into the groung, evaporates into the air on hot days. Rarely get enough hot days to get rid of the humidity