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Texas in Europe RN

This is a two-panel reaction meme joking about uncharacteristic record high summer temperatures in European countries that typically have cool, rainy climates. The top panel shows a photo of people holding umbrellas on a bridge in London, with the Palace of Westminster visible in the background during heavy, overcast rain. The adjacent text is a stereotypical British complaint about being sick of millennia of dreary rain, expressing a wish for a sunny summer. The bottom panel depicts a hellish, burning apocalyptic landscape full of charred, screaming undead monsters. The adjacent text shows the same speaker panicking about the extreme heat that followed, screaming that they never asked for this condition and repeatedly saying they are melting. The core joke compares the unexpected, uncomfortably high temperatures in Europe to the typical hot climate of Texas, mocking how Europeans are unused to and unprepared for extreme heat after frequently complaining about cold, rainy weather.
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BLOODY HELL, rather sick of this dreary rain we've had for millenia. for once i'd like a sunny summer
BY THE GODS! I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA IM MELTING IM MELTING IM MELTING

Overview

This is a two-panel reaction meme joking about uncharacteristic record high summer temperatures in European countries that typically have cool, rainy climates. The top panel shows a photo of people holding umbrellas on a bridge in London, with the Palace of Westminster visible in the background during heavy, overcast rain. The adjacent text is a stereotypical British complaint about being sick of millennia of dreary rain, expressing a wish for a sunny summer. The bottom panel depicts a hellish, burning apocalyptic landscape full of charred, screaming undead monsters. The adjacent text shows the same speaker panicking about the extreme heat that followed, screaming that they never asked for this condition and repeatedly saying they are melting. The core joke compares the unexpected, uncomfortably high temperatures in Europe to the typical hot climate of Texas, mocking how Europeans are unused to and unprepared for extreme heat after frequently complaining about cold, rainy weather.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit:Meme subreddit per the provided RSS source information. It circulated widely during the record-breaking European summer heatwaves of the 2020s, playing on the common cultural observation about the stark contrast between typical cool European weather and unusual heat events that felt as hot as Texas to unprepared local residents.

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