And vice versa, of course, but boreal seasons have a way of winning out over austral ones.
A reader notes something I had never thought of: when journos in the northern hemisphere use seasons in lieu of at least months, it's hard for those in southern hemisphere to make sense of timing.
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All I know is I got the flu in Australia last summer so now I feel invincible as everyone around me falls sick.
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Pioneer!
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it's pretty confusing when you tell someone in the southern hemisphere "next winter", this is more common than you'd think
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There’s a Southern Hemisphere?
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I lived in NZ and it was common to hear phrases like “northern summer” or “northern winter” so as not to confuse.
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Yeah, but there's only like 12 people that this affects, right?
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