As usual, Egyptians never fail to take anything and everything with a light heart. We’re masters at turning the most serious of all situations into a meme. If it’s a celebrity scandal, the gossip begins. A failed attempt to create any form of art? Well, we’re a tough crowd. Even as a potentially dangerous heat wave hits the country, we couldn’t sit still; we had to go there.

Even though sometimes it can be provocative, it just seems like this is how Egyptians tend to cope and adapt; with humour. Check out how our people reacted to the heat wave on social media below:

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Egyptians definitely deserve a gold star for creativity, but at the end of the day, one’s got to stay safe. Click here for some tips on how to survive the heat wave.

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By Nadine Arab