The UK is experiencing severe episodes of heat waves in various parts of the country. In an effort to add some respite, a user on Twitter cooked up a thread full of advice on “how to stay cool during the UK heatwave”.
The now-viral Twitter feed is centered around Filipinos and features some very unique and hilarious ways on how Brits can find ways to cool off in the scorching heat. The first the yarn says is to wear the most “loose” cotton or linen you can find. For this, according to the photo, men should prefer to wear babydolls or, as it is called in the Philippines, “Duster Dress”.
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✨HOW TO STAY COOL IN THE UK HEAT WAVE (WIRE FROM ME, A FILIPINO TROPICAL BABY):✨
1. Wear the loosest cotton or linen (that’s a word today) you can find, preferably a big loose dress (men, this is a good time to try on a dress). In the Philippines we call it a Duster dress pic.twitter.com/QsnJivfmR7
—Jill Damatac (@JillDamatac) July 18, 2022
Following it is another tip that tells users to “do nothing” and “open all windows”.
2. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., stay still. Do not do anything. Open all the windows, but keep the sun out. Put on a telenovela. And then another. And another. pic.twitter.com/3SqYoNHnd8
—Jill Damatac (@JillDamatac) July 18, 2022
Tips like turning on all the electric fans and falling asleep on the couch, “in front of the fan,” also appear in the thread.
3. With the windows open (and the sun out!), turn on any electric fans for that gentle cross breeze. And don’t forget your own salary (or give your nephew a few pesos to do it for you, he can afford a taho later when the taho man comes down your street) pic.twitter.com/aPgqMfhpTO
—Jill Damatac (@JillDamatac) July 18, 2022
4. Around 2 p.m., fall asleep on the couch, in front of the fan, as Eat Bulaga passes by. pic.twitter.com/dOrOuzimT7
—Jill Damatac (@JillDamatac) July 18, 2022
After spending the day indoors doing various activities, including a highly recommended “quick midday ban” or a quick bath, comes dinner time. The tweet read: “We don’t eat salad, because we are Filipinos. We don’t cook inside either, because it’s too hot for that shit! Grill a ton of BBQ Pinoy pork on skewers.
8 p.m. to 6 p.m.: dinner time! We don’t eat salad, because we are Filipinos! We don’t cook inside either, because it’s too hot for that shit! Grill a ton of BBQ Pinoy pork on skewers. Preferably with Red Horse beer. Recipe below. You’re welcome. https://t.co/S0VkmWGLaT
—Jill Damatac (@JillDamatac) July 18, 2022
The thread went viral and loved the Filipino-style ways to beat heat waves. Internet users particularly liked the first advice which suggests that men wear nighties.
One user wrote: “It doesn’t matter where you are from! Good heat wave advice is good heat wave advice! Stay calm.”
It doesn’t matter where you come from! Good heat wave advice is good heat wave advice! Stay cool y’all https://t.co/bddcVpe9XD
— 🌲yee-haw hee-haw🌲 (@bean_donk) July 20, 2022
One user called it “Solid Advice”.
solid advice https://t.co/pljMQ7Ea0V
— Dianne Victor (@yvonnethevictor) July 20, 2022
One user praised “Dusters”.
DUSTERS >>>>>> https://t.co/dvmbsWnGcZ
— evil 🌙 (@mxlorierie) July 19, 2022
“I love it so much,” this user said.
I love it so much https://t.co/DIurzhL3Zo
– heeyyy, heeyyy? you don’t seem very awake.. (@zkullheadx_x) July 19, 2022
“Daster supremacy,” said one user. Daster is the name of baby dolls in Indonesia.
daster supremacy 😌😌 https://t.co/uS27CofAHc
— ron🐺 (@_iiiron) July 19, 2022
So what do you think of these tips? Are you ready to try?
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