thanks my Aussie family we love you aswell

As a kiwi I agree

I'm Australian and I trust kiwis more than aussies 😁

Amen to that,Aussies are the best neighbours we could ask for ,leave them alone,or you deal with our Warrior spirits.

we will always share a bear with our Aussie brother at the end of the day .....gloves off 👍🏻👍🏻

Sitting on tables still shouldn't happen in parks or anywhere that food is placed. It's disgusting because our bums sit on all sorts of grubby surfaces and we don't appreciate it on our food surfaces. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🙆🏻‍♀️

im kiwi and i dont understand what family is, because im poor and a younger kiwi male nobody wants anything to do with me, people only want conveniance and theirs plenty of single mothers out their, like other western countries our woman have a war of power struggles trying to gain all the good parts of being a man when its conveniant but then not wanting the responcability that goes alongside it, my mother abused me growing up which caused so many problems, the mental health is also one of the worst, the court system also corrupt as hell at least against younger males esp if you dont have support, infact every time i tried to get help it made my life worse and lost hope in humanity, everytime i tried to be honest about something that i thought needed to be bought up people got defensive and ran away from their problems that spill out over onto others, everytime i went to the park id clean it up sometimes it took hours and the next day it would be full of rubbish again and id end up cleaning up 2-3x per week and it never ended, someimes id go in a circle and after afew hours their was already much rubbish dumped around the place and i was lossing motivation iin continuing, NZ is a mess, i wish i was born somewhere else and moved here because id have a much easier time in NZ if i wasnt kiwi or if i was female, kiwis arnt very understanding or accepting of people unless thoes people have something they want

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Yes this... exactly

100%. We do tend to be non-confrontational. Bad service, overpriced, small portion, plastic smiles… we just don’t go back!

A long time South African friend once told me, in SA the boss at the top, tells everyone on the bottom what to do, in NZ it's the other way round, people at the bottom will tell you to go get f.....

The best way to kill your business in NZ is to rip people off or try deceptive manipulative marketing tactics. Example, new dentist in my area a few years ago offered free exams as an introductory offer. But what was happening is they would work into the exam, taking x-rays to check peoples teeth. But guess what, "oh, no, the x-rays aren't free, only the exam is free, you will need to pay for those". The place was gone in 2 months. We do not take kindly to this sort of behavior. And most people refused to pay so the place ended up carrying the cost of all those unpaid x-rays. If they had stated clearly what was what people wouldn't have had a problem and some might have taken advantage of the free exam (only having to pay for the x-rays and been happy to pay for them). It's the dishonesty and deception we react badly to. This isn't to say all businesses in this country understand this. We do have large companies trying deceptive practices from time to time but this is likely tried by new marketing people who have come in from overseas where this sort of thing is acceptable. Several years ago a well known (in the US and Canada) fast food brand selling fried chicken (name is 3 letters that are an acronym whose last 2 words are Fried and Chicken"), suddenly sacked their disabled workers around the country. This was done by a new HR manager who had come in from over seas and who was quickly shown the door once the public backlash took hold. The colonel didn't come out of this well. Part of which was because the competing companies employed those disabled people and used the marketing opportunity The Colonel had handed them on a silver platter. So if you're an American thinking of coming here and starting a business and wondering how to promote yourself, deception is not the way to go about it. You'll find yourself packing your bags and heading back to where you came from fairly quickly.

Yes exactly!

Nice joke

@@craigsavage4651 have you visited the US?

I'm a NZ citizen, and no.

@@craigsavage4651 wishing an American a “good morning” will like be replied to with a middle finger in a lot of US cities lol

Same here if you even attempt to make friends

Welcome ..Kia or a hope you like it here ..North Island is better

Awesome! Elin.. don't hesitate to reach out as I am here to help

Kiaora ... most of my life in the North Island, shifted to Winton and that's as far as I ever want to move.@@patriciagoffe9173

Debatable, very. Depends on what folks want out of life. I found what I wanted in Invercargill, which is indeed NOT the 'anus of anywhere' that many believe it to be. Am currently in the UK and hoping to return one day to Winton.@@patriciagoffe9173

In case you missed my Life Story: Spouse and I are both English; Spouse got homesick for England so we burned our bridges and came back. HUGE mistake ... don't anybody with even half a brain EVER do that ...

Awesome

Tasmania is known as Upper North Western New Zealand

@@waltergreen5894 lol so funny 😂😂

You should be welcome over👍

@@Sharon-777 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Let's be honest though, it is a creek. Cantabrians get super snotty about it.

Yes defo...its creek but i suspect the it reminded the english settlers of the river cam in Cambridge where you go punting

AAAH HA Ha ha that's Gold!

Haha this is awesome

That's hilarious. We feel the same way about what you guys call mountains. 😁

Could have been a Norwegian. Sounds like Kiwis are our siblings down under!

I disagree with that lol

This is unfortunately something we have inherited from our English roots. It's a fragment of the UK class system. The boss is of higher class than the workers and as such any worker who speaks out is totally in the wrong. Sadly, this is also the very reason many new businesses fail in this country. Because the bosses won't listen to anyone who can see where they are going wrong and are trying to help them - it's their job on the line too if the business goes under.

There used to be an anecdote about a British general touring around in North Africa with General Fryberg during WWII. The British general complained to Fryberg the New Zealand soldiers didn’t salute him. Fryberg apparently replied oh just wave to them. They’ll wave back. I don’t know how much truth was in that but it sums up the attitude of the old New Zealanders. You had to earn their respect.

Not all the same

yes. but i feel the speed limit one, and #10 - (don't contradict the manager) are not really a thing in Australia. Sure Australia has a lot of speed cameras but they still very much like to ignore the speed limit. And in regards to #10, i feel Australians are just more confrontational over all, and take less offence over others being so.

The head is very tapu and females DEFINITELY don't step over anyone. Māori are very superstitious but not only that, it's very disrespectful! You say excuse me please, move your feet or GTF outta the road if you're ignored lol

Depends where you are. Desks can move and give you a fright. Do whatever feeds comfortable.

Oooosh ... getting told off by the Oldies 🤣🤣🤣 I feel for ya ... as kids we were taught to stand up straight when addressing a class of peers but especially when talking to our Elders and another big No No while speaking to a class for that generation ... no hands in pockets ... the amount of times my Mum threatened to sew my pockets closed 🤦‍♀️ Ooohhh and to add onto the pillow thing ... Never Ever sit on a pillow ... all three are a sign of disrespect or poor manners

If children get "the bash" for sitting on the table, I'm sure it's fault of the aggressor. Not the person sitting. Says more about our aggressive nature than anything else. (Coming from someone who definitely would not sit on a table).

Its because Maori hadn't figured out underpants yet so use your imagination.

@Jim Coats no, it's because putting your arse where your food is going to go is gross. So is putting your feet there too btw. If you enjoy arse-food then sit on your own table at home.

Grandmother here. Never put you butt where people might eat, yes we tell that to children. Bad.

@@jimcoats3531 kinda rude aren't you JIM, OZZ🇦🇺

A waste of a comment!

@@aheat3036 why do you say this? I’m just speaking the truth.

@@aheat3036 Oh the irony of your comment is effin gold!

Yep 😂😂 absolutely

Haha yip or you'll burn your mouth.. Cold pies though yum!

Especially late at night or in the very early hours of the morning. 🙂

Well I am glad to hear someone does! I think it is quite relevant to American culture

That's awesome I think every country should 👍

A lifetime ago , (when I lived in NZ) the Puhoi pub was the best day trip ever to while away a few pleasant hours over the odd pint.

I get mine at Countdown. Much better than just milk

hahaha, yeah, the jungle juice we call coffee in this country will really surprise Americans used to drinking the stuff Starbucks calls coffee

Just curious where do you live now?

@@michaelatkinson5681 Aus

@@glenradford5988 I’m also New Zealander living in Australia, can’t say that I find the food much different here can get almost everything you get in New Zealand in Australia. I have heard it said though that the New Zealand food is richer in flavour?

@@michaelatkinson5681. Aus mangos are better, but nz apples, kiwifruit n stone friuit better imo

There is no way New Zealand has better food than Australia which is richer, more developed & has more choices. There is a reason you went to Australia and left Kiwiland in the dust!.. New Zealand is not known for any food and no one thinks of New Zealand when they think of food!… No one!

i feel the "Tidy Kiwi" thing goes back even further than the 90s. I remember it being a thing in the 80s as well

Awe thanks... glad you enjoy them

I think it is a very common thing to do in many country-unless the owner of the house that you`re visiting sais that you may keep your shoes on.

I think it's to do with the fact that many NZ homes have carpeted floors. Also, it wasn't a common practice prior to the mid 1970's.

@@zeissOholic I think it's mainly because we have a lot of rain. Shoes tend to get wet a lot of the time. Lots of mud in NZ. Not appreciated inside.

we "kiwis " aren't saints a are guilty of littering as well. We are trying to be clean , green kiwis but we should lead by example 👌🏽

@@dragonzeyez.spookerz3578 agreed , some of us do and that is disappointing

The good rule is "take nothing but photos, leave nothing but foot prints".

@@TheTheotherfoot the perfect rule sir .

Spend the money and put trash cans and hire people to empty these trash cans if you don’t want people to litter!… I am not walking around with garbage!… It’s much easier to empty out trash cans than clean garbage strewn across everywhere blown by that ridiculous New Zealand wind!

I remember going to Auckland, years ago in my new car, and was climbing a hill just outside the city limits. I was doing 70 miles an hour and a tourist bus pulls out and passes me. I was gobsmacked. I never forgot it. Lol.

normally it’s impossible to go more than 20kmh in Auckland

@@boomertuxx The clue was in the speed, in miles per hour not kilometers per hour. That's how long ago.

@@bernardsummers9050 ive been here over a decade and still often convert esp as this is aimed at Americans

yep i used to go from auckland south everyday and did 120k always

Thanks Beth!

NZ ? Its a place where the environment is damaged constantly by farming, we have the 100% NZ what it should read is 100% environmentally degraded.

That's true.. Some areas are tapu you do not take anything.. Eg shells flax there is a spiritual aspect to it. Eg burial or cemetery wash your hands before and after.. Take off jewellery so nothing attaches itself and makes you sick.. Māori customs but integrated mainly in to North Island culture..

Bush telegraph 😂

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Thanks so much!!

Soo glad you like it! I have only had a boiled Hangi

And why a car will tailgate for miles, then turn off into a driveway. Clearly their trip was not so vital, yet they harass the car in front for no reason.

hahaha... in NZ...rule of thumb is give way to any vehicles coming from your right 😉. all of our " round abouts " you turn left into them 👌🏽 also be careful of which lane your traveling in lol you might end up somewhere you don't want to be lol

This is a video necessary for NZ citizens too.

*roundabout

@@dragonzeyez.spookerz3578 actually the rule is to give way to ANYTHING on the roundabout, most dont realise this and start beeping their horn at you despite entering the roundabout second

Thank you! Will do!

Yeah and it is worse elsewhere

That's why b/c you live in Auckland LOL

@@janececelia7448 A pretty big portion of NZ in terms of population 😆

Well it is AKL after all lol!

I agree that people do ask what you do for a living, I know I do. I think the asking is more to connect rather than judge. A way of showing interest in the person and continuing the conversation.

Asking someone you meet what they do for a living is nosey and rude af!

Kmart, the Warehouse and Brisoces when they have a sale are the best go too's for cheap and fairly reliable household items.

@@ILoveAngie69 Briscoes have sales 365 days of the year- its a national joke.

Kmart or The Warehouse for cheaper reasonable quality basics

Warehouse is best in terms of best quality for cheapest price, and id highly recomend it for crockery etc as well, Kmart furniture is less sturdy in my experience but their decor and crockery is cute and cheap. If he can afford Briscoes that's better than both warehouse and kmart in terms of quality, great especially for small appliances and towels/bedding, but warehouse towels and sheets are good and last well. Same for curtains and most furniture (just be critical about what you're buying) In terms of bigger items like fridge, Harvey Norman or smith's city both have decent pickings and payment plans available through (I think) zip or afterpay. Also trademe or Facebook marketplace for second hand goods, I've never been to where your son is moving but op shops like red cross/salvation army/Vincent de Paul usually have good furniture that is clean and in good condition, those are the options I used when I have needed to restart in a new place here in nz in the past. Depending where he's moving from i'd say new furniture might be a bit more expensive than he's used to, things like that tend to be a bit pricier, I assume because we're an island and imports cost more/taxes etc so second hand can be a good option, not looked down on here culturally or anything like that and considered quite normal to have second hand furniture and appliances (unless he ends up around some very snooty people lol) He will also be able to rent certain large appliances if he needs to, like a fridge or washing machine and I believe even beds

Oh really... interesting

Keep New Zealand beautiful… be a tidy kiwi. Still have the t-shirts ❤

It started long before that - when I was about 6 (which is almost 53 years ago now) we'd all be given rubbish bags at school from time to time and go out into the neighbourhood (supervised) to do a "litter drive" - which meant picking up and bagging all the rubbish you could find. You'd then carry it back to school - however far it was and however heavy your bag was - to dispose of it properly. The clear message was that littering was bad, litter was bad and had to be cleaned up and it was not okay to treat your country (which is your home, after all) as a rubbish dump. And as much as I wouldn't litter at home I wouldn't dream of littering in another country. I can't imagine visiting someone's home as their guest and dropping my litter all around their house or garden. And, to my way of thinking, someone's country, their cities and countryside, is their home. So I was "socially engineered" into a "Littering is not okay" mindset from about 1970. Quite apart from the fact that my Mother would have given me "the look" if I'd dared to litter before that. :-)

Awesome - glad you approve!

Are there any good managers in NZ? I’ve yet to come across any. Most of the buggers want to play politics.

Thats possibly because most people know social etiquette.. There will be various people to call you out if and where it's not appropriate.. Either directly don't do that or indirectly.. He's a chair for you to sit on..

And if someone from the US says I sound Australian, I tell them that they sound Canadian.

Not at all!… People in the educated countries are success driven go getters and they don’t have the horrible socialistic and/or communistic tall poppy syndrome!

You can't be looking very hard. Almost every cafe I go into offers soya or almond milk. You might be right if you mean lactose free cow milk; I've never noticed.

That's cos we kiwis can handle real milk ! 😁

Yea I’ve never had a problem with this either. I don’t know of a single cafe in Welly that wouldn’t offer soya or almond milk.

All three of the cafés operating in the Wellington suburb where we live offer lactose free milk. They sell this by the tumbler full or just a bit in the hot drink you've bought. I would say that lactose free milk is available right across the city and its suburbs. Not always quite so common are all those milk choices that many Americans seem to live their self entitled lives around.

@@jamyshaw no they mean lactose free milk which is its own milk, not a non dairy milk like soy, almond etc.

Oh really... good to know!!!

Good point

Agreed I witnessed obnoxious behaviour from a bus load of Asian visitors at the little blue penguin colony. They just disregarded everything they were told not to do and it was translated for them so no bloody excuse. It ruined the experience for everyone else too.

Yep, not a fan of this!

Nonsense!… Complete & utter nonsense!

Yeah it kinda rubs me the wrong way how she conveys that one message in particular.. Its not tall poppy syndrome.. Share your achievements we all want you to succeed just have some grace about it over arrogance..

Thanks Joe!

Ha ha no just a sweet cream you put i to drip coffee... no milk steaming

It is a flavoured cream that Americans put in their coffee

Taking your shoes off is a Maori/ Pacific culture thing. It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Why do you want to trudge all the yucky things on your dirty shoes from outside into your home...

Of course- it is a generalisation~

Nope but they have a similar store called the warehouse