‘Everyone is laughing’: Australia reacts to British heatwave hysteria

Aussies baffled by UK’s failure to cope with ‘average’ temperatures

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08:Members of the public recline in deckchairs as they enjoy the afternoon sunshine in Hyde Park on September 8, 2009 in London, England. Temperatures in the capit
Sunbathers in a London park
(Image credit: 2009 Getty Images)

Australians are struggling to muster much sympathy as whingeing Poms swelter in what may prove to be the hottest temperatures ever recorded in the UK.

In fact, Britain’s heatwave hysteria is causing much amusement down under, where the record stands at 50.7C.

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