It’s been a hot start to 2017, with some parts of the country reporting record-breaking high temperatures, but if you’re a local, then there are some parts of an Aussie summer that are common each year. From hot steering wheels to frying eggs on the hot pavement, here are 11 things you’ll only understand once you’ve experienced a hot Australian summer.
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11. You’ll wonder how you ever managed to drive through the summer heat: