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Spending Christmas with another family is a bit of a challenge. The music playlist is not what you expected, the food doesn't taste like what you're used to, and you don't feel that confident interrupting the person who is talking nonsense. Everything is the same, but different. But imagine the holiday season on the other side of the Earth... It's blazing, Santa is wearing shorts, and the neighborhood python popped into your house to say hi. Yes, I'm talking about Australia. For your understanding of one of the most popular celebrations in the world, here are some tweets that sum up what it is really like in the Southern hemisphere.

#1

Australian-Christmas-Tweets

ScaryDropbearAu Report

troufaki13
Community Member
5 years ago

So koalas are the Australian cats?? 😂😂

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    #2

    Australian-Christmas-Tweets

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    Missy Moo Moo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    A fan?!?! Are you joking? It's going to be 42C tmrw, which is 108F. A fan is NOT ENOUGH!

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    #3

    Australian-Christmas-Tweets

    Australia Report

    Perfumista Perfumista
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    bebe looks so confused

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    #4

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    Hekas_ Report

    Russell Ellwardt
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Back to the roots! This is actually how, centuries ago, the first ever Christmas trees in Alsace were put up! People hung them from the ceiling because they had little room in their houses and in order to protect the goodies on the tree from mice.

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    #5

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    7NewsAustralia Report

    Láďa Durchánek
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Drinking 2500 cans of VB is way more ridiculous than making a Christmas tree out of them.

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    #6

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    NorannV Report

    Perfumista Perfumista
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Love what you've done with the tree

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    #7

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    russellcrowe Report

    CATMONSTER2018
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    oh hellll no

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    #8

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    ThisThrive Report

    Panda-riffic
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Well, hello Santa! I've been a very good girl this year. ;-)

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    #9

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    cindyrellapr Report

    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    ok boomer

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    #10

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    Brocklesnitch Report

    Alyssa Wakefield
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    40 degree (Celsius) days is what Christmas is to me! If it was cold, it would feel like the middle of June and not Christmasy at all!

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    #11

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    Australia Report

    Helen Haley
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Anyone else see a gnarled motorcycle couple?

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    #12

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    suelapp Report

    Josh Tall
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    that's also a pre-hurricane ritual in Florida!

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    #13

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    IAmChrisRamsey Report

    Blue J
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    30 degrees celsius = 86 degrees fahrenheit

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    #14

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    slazo Report

    Rick
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Actually I think it’s because he saves the best til last and wants to get the bad stuff over and done with first. (Just kidding, love you Australia! Apart from your snakes. And your spiders. And your unbearable heat. And the long flight. And-)

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    #15

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    QT0ri Report

    Hollysmom
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Lots of places in US don't get snow but, few of us get HOT weather.

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    #16

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    DarkWolfized Report

    CATMONSTER2018
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    some are making a run for it

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    #17

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    bobbychallton Report

    Luther von Wolfen
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    As one would expect.

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    #18

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    coffeeandfic Report

    cassiushumanmother
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The guy who rates benches should like this one. I hope it has a plaque.

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    #19

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    NishoYoru Report

    I'manoob!
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    Does anyone know where I can find that wallpaper?!?! I want it!!

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    #20

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    elmakias Report

    E Menendez
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The visual this give me is a-mazing.

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    #21

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    geo_genesis Report

    Cybele Spanjaard
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This looks great but not the usual here all the same

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    #22

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    lesleygaunson Report

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I haven't seen a Christmas Beetle like that before except in a greeny iridescent colour.

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    #23

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    Lauren_Southern Report

    Bill
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Don't say that to a good portion of Europe

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    #24

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    jaysivyer Report

    David Butler
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Forty, as in degrees Celsius, is the F-word.

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    #25

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    B4MCORE Report

    Chez
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    South African here. Can confirm. Except that in Cape Town Christmas is normally bloody freezing (current temp: 21 degrees and it looks to be only 24 on Christmas Day). Explain that please.

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    #26

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    GlendaIkundi Report

    Russell Ellwardt
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Ho ho ho!

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    #27

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    Medodile Report

    Hollysmom
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    In Australia I would think you were lucky if it was 'just' spiders. Although they may be as big as cats.

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    #28

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    billytae_cyrus Report

    Steve Cruz
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That would be 61 F.

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    #29

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    femmocollective Report

    Agfox
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Minor correction: it's jelly in Australia

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    #30

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    Brocklesnitch Report

    youshouldseemeinacrown
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    As an Australian, any Christmas movie with snow is automatically American.

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    #31

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    dreamtime61 Report

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I will literally be spending Christmas Day on the beach with my family. Can't wait.

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    #32

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    RandomPersonHi2 Report

    Bunnie
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    also us south africans!

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    #33

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    FoleyKev Report

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Looks just like Florida Christmas

    #34

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    skldrawsandstu1 Report

    #35

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    RiedElke Report

    CATMONSTER2018
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    hehehe

    #36

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    mallowtalks Report

    JkNuss
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    What's a goon bag?

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    #37

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    presley23 Report

    Chaz83
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Port Pirie! I'll be there tonight for Christmas - can't wait!

    #38

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    lhjh70 Report

    Liz Jackson
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Explain.

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    #39

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    NoAtIsFree Report

    Matheus Oliveira
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    What a nice home!

    #40

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    John_Cotter Report

    #41

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    xodarap51 Report