- not being able to tell if there is a spider running down your leg or just a drop of sweat

-hanging out with the squad at the shopping centre because your parents won’t let you use the air con

-the water is the same temperature regardless of whether you use the “hot” or “cold” tap

-your food staple is not rice, but ice

-catastrophic fire danger warning

-going to the cinema and buying tickets to 4 movies just so you have a reason to stay there all day

-waiting for your zooper doopers to freeze overnight

-you decided to go to Bondi and it’s extremely overcrowded, but the beach is too hot to walk on anyway

-buying the last box of Golden Gaytimes from Woolies

-volunteering at a Bunnings barbecue and empathizing with the sausages and onions

-having to choose between not drinking tea/coffee or overheating

-spending the entire day in the dark with the curtains drawn because you can’t afford to use electricity

-burning yourself on the seatbelt buckle

-impromptu pool parties. every day.

-the power goes out at 2pm because everyone within a 200km radius of you has their air conditioning on full blast

-you could probably fry an egg on the roof of your car

-all you want for Christmas is rain