Hot and bothered

There was much chortling on Australian breakfast TV this morning at the news that the UK government is issuing advice on how to deal with dangerous heat levels of 32C.

(Sample piece of advice: "Wear light, loose-fitting clothing, such as cotton, so sweat can evaporate." Wow, I must try that sometime.)

As summer temperatures here regularly reach 35C+ without anybody going into a state of panic, I can see why this would amuse.

To their credit, nobody actually used the words "whinging" or "pom".