If you live in the UAE, you'll have noticed an unusual chill in the air in the last few days. As the temperature dips to the late teens, you may have noticed people out and about in a few more layers than usual, heaters being fired up on the Emirates' terraces and the beaches emptier than ever.
Naturally, the people of Twitter had something funny to say about the "big chill", and we have rounded up all of our favourite Tweets (and one Instagram post) for you here...
This Twitter user gave the designer coat club a quick talking to:
It's 20 degrees in #Dubai and I just walked past a girl wearing a Canada Goose jacket. Sorry but no one has acclimatised that much.
— Lily (@LillianZahra) January 20, 2019
Ned Stark was right, winter has come and we're all Jon Snow right now:
This funny thread, which calls out the over-layered in Dubai:
Not long before we see people out in puffy jackets and woolly hats weathering the harsh Dubai winter. pic.twitter.com/Bj9P4vUubd
— Jaaved Khatree (@jaaved) January 19, 2019
The weekend before last, I saw someone in Spinneys in a padded gilet. Ridiculous.
— Daniel (@danielmarcevans) January 20, 2019
My only Dubai superpower is never being cold.
— Cool for cats (@janethejourno) January 20, 2019
'Fess up:
The perfect use of this Friends gif:
There have been some 'what has it come to' moments:
It’s so cold this morning I’m making a tea to warm to up! Now that’s something I never thought I would say in #Dubai #cold #weather #lightweight
— Tonic_With_A_Twist (@TonicUAE) January 22, 2019
The wrapping-up is real:
My colleagues thought this was funny. It wasn’t 🙄 Me in the office during Dubai freak weather #cold #notusedtowinter pic.twitter.com/UVK0Fy8ENj
— Arfa Shahid (@ArfaShahid) January 21, 2019
Accurate fashion commentary:
*temperature falls below 30C*
— Nick Dahlink 💅🌈 (@theregos) October 25, 2018
Everyone in Dubai: pic.twitter.com/EbVRSOjb8s
Dramatic side effects of the big chill:
I swear my instant coffee got instantly cold outside dubai wyd
— معاذ (@maazamirr) January 20, 2019
Let It Go:
Its gotten so cold in dubai that when I get home in the heat I feel like Elsa from Frozen
— this user would rather be dead (@ArmaanQuraishi) January 22, 2019
Dubai is being used as a barometer for a global freeze:
you know it's cold cold even when Dubai is cold
— rue🧚🏾♀️ (@itsruee) January 20, 2019
The perfect opportunity for a winter wear #OOTD, with the caption, "Someone turned down the thermostat... I need my trench coat!":
A sentiment echoed by pretty much every European expat:
When people momentarily consider replacing their AC unit with central heating:
dubai has gotten chilly to the point that i just caught myself thinking "oh, would be nice to turn on a radiator right now". @ universe i am already miserable pls don't do this to me my toes are cold
— ani 🌻 (@anaihitasingh) January 20, 2019
That said, not everyone is convinced it's really winter:
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