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At about the time we stepped out of the air conditioned shopping centre yesterday to head to our air conditioned hotel room, it was a little over 42°C (108°F).

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Because I am a poor, poor student. And Aircon seems to be very, very expensive no matter where you go.

This week in Adelaide, we get from Monday to Sunday over 40°, so... it's going to be exciting times. I just hope to survive.

I think the lowest temperature I have encountered in Australia has been about 6°-8° in the coldest winter, so it's not really surprising we get worried when the temperature threatens to become a single digit number!

We only own an a/c - for one room - because my parents insisted on buying it for us, bless them. The rest of the time it's fans and cold showers.

I am glad I'm not the only one in Australia suffering- I thought it was just me and a handful of students. I tent to visit a guy in the next flat quite a lot on hot days.

I was really hoping to make a "cool fan" joke there; but it didn't really come together.

I can. It doesn't take much Googling to find examples of the "heat or eat" / "cool or eat" phenomenon among poor Americans.

Try the Google search. There are plenty of poor Americans with somewhere to live and no money to heat or cool it.

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