13 WEIRDEST things about new zealand for an american

13 WEIRDEST things about new zealand for an american | oh you kiwis...

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A few weird things about New Zealand life from an American perspective that I've noticed since living here with you wonderful Kiwis!
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@kilgh Жыл бұрын

Day, Month, Year is the logical way to express the date. Smallest unit up from left to right. The US way is out of order compared to the English language syntax.

@hahno455 Жыл бұрын

I'd also like to add that I don't think I know anyone that says the date "October 4th".. I know I, and anyone that I know says the date as "4th of October". And why do Americans call it "The Fourth of July" and not July the Fourth"?Sometimes Americans confuse the shit out of me.. 🤣

@phillipridgway8317 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to tell you, but most of the world outside of America writes dates the same way NZ does! ... The logical way!!!! 😄

@thecurrentmoment Жыл бұрын

When organising dates in data, it is much easier to write the month beftlore the date...but the year also goes before the month (so biggest number to smallest number). Makes it easier to sort, and you can find everything from one year, then one month, then one day, etc. If you organised everything by the 23rd day, and then month then year, you would have a mess. But going month date year doesn't help anybody

@paulg3336 Жыл бұрын

Year month date is mathematically logical and when used in file names automatically sorts according to the time line

@thecurrentmoment Жыл бұрын

@@paulg3336 That also works and I believe that's the international data standard (i.e. how computers store data).

@kevinbalfour1728 Жыл бұрын

When you talked about yutes, its actually called a Ute which is short for Utility Vehicle meaning its a multi purpose vehicle.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Oooohhhh, that makes sense=)

@SamYoungnz Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff And they are also largely owned by tradespeople and farmers because they are useful utilities 🙂

@mymai5859 Жыл бұрын

Utes are the best vehicles. You can take the kids to school/sports, move furniture, then pack up the back for camping or travelling to big family events. They carry, bbqs, dogs, the odd stray sheep, hay bales, groceries, garden waste to the dump, timber & tools for building, tiles, bricks, & a bath for home reno. Mine has a Canopy (Topper in USA) so my gear doesn't get stolen or damaged from weather & can come off for moving big stuff. Plus it has a tow bar for pulling a trailer. Anyway I better stop...we love our utes.

@howudoin8282 Жыл бұрын

Like a pick up truck?

@mirandahotspring4019 11 ай бұрын

@@howudoin8282 Hard to draw the line where a ute ends and a pick up starts. Utes are more like a car in terms of driving and handling and were originally based on a car undercarriage. Now the terms are interchangeable in NZ.

@HaurakiVet Жыл бұрын

I understand that some years ago Walmart was intending to opened a series of branches in New Zealand but naturally wanted them to be union free. The right to unionism was explained to them and being a big organisation suggested that an exception could be made in their case. Nope! And now we have zero Walmarts and feel no loss for that.

@mynameisk5388 Жыл бұрын

That's why Kmart exists

@Vikinggirl1679 Жыл бұрын

You're lucky not to have Walmart there. They are a horrible organization that feeds off the slavery of others

@kevinmahernz Жыл бұрын

And New Zealand is definitely better off without Walmart! Kmart and Target are in Australia as clothing stores, both are fairly good

@Lxx-tc4xc Ай бұрын

Who needs Walmart when (s)he already has The Warehouse?

@lisarogers5443 Жыл бұрын

The date thing - I'm in NZ and say the 3rd of May, so we write it as we say it. :)

@swimorca3d505 Жыл бұрын

We don't have many high rise apartment buildings because they fall over when the earthquakes happen. Just ask someone from Christchurch or Wellington. Buy a house with a tin roof and made of wood unless you want it to come down on you.

@mymai5859 Жыл бұрын

Pineapple usually gets shipped to NZ in cold storage with leaves & it helps with ripening. However once here in Distribution the leaves can get wet due to condensation & changing temps in storage. So the leaves are cut off because of the surface Mould on the leaves. This does not affect the fruit inside. However if mouldy leaves are left on too long it speeds up rot going to the fruit.

@jeffreyobrien8056 Жыл бұрын

Tops of pines can contain seeds, so it is a requirement that they are trimmed if to come to NZ. They are also inspected at entry by MPI and any sign of bugs will result in fumigation. Just protecting our environment.

@T0be100 Жыл бұрын

The date thing made me laugh, as a kiwi I'd tell you its the 4th of October, we mostly say it the same way we write it!😊

@Ellie-kt2jm Жыл бұрын

I cam here to say this, I would absolutely say the 4th of October not October 4th

@susannetenahu6691 Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why the month is said first & not the day.

@dmwallacenz Жыл бұрын

Months are bigger than days but smaller than years, so they belong in the middle, no matter what format you use. Writing month/day/year makes exactly as much sense as writing the time as mins:hours:seconds.

@MikeO-H Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking, Nice.

@ivydickson7596 Жыл бұрын

Yet Americans say 4th of July, not July 4th, go figure.

@AsagazSouljah Жыл бұрын

I agree about the American Clothing lol. I think everyone wears the University sweatshirts since they seem retro and the lettering is actually nice. The takeaways are actually nice in NZ, especially Fish & Chips. Most of the time, the takeaways that have those photos of the menu, are actually the best.

@ivydickson7596 Жыл бұрын

Strange to complain about clothing that is designed and made in China. That's probably why so many American words.

@sandramartin6103 Жыл бұрын

Limited high-rise buildings because of the high earthquake rate in NZ.

@kjriwoutube Жыл бұрын

Why Kmart is doing fine here is that in the late 70s someone in Australia licensed Kmart as a franchise and the same company does Kmart NZ they have been completely independent of the US Kmart for years

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Ah, that makes sense=)

@markberryhill2715 Жыл бұрын

Me and my neighbor were discussing our K Mart's that closed here in the States(SC)10 years ago or so the other day. We miss them.

@larryprice5658 Жыл бұрын

California lost it's last Kmart last Christmas Eve. I believe New Jersey lost theirs earlier this year. There's less than ten left, and they are up towards Michigan and or Wisconsin. The all knowing oracle of knowledge Wikipedia may have a more concise answer.

@sara_387 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff Yes, and in Australia we have Target also, and they are definitely nothing to write home about. Target, Kmart and Big W are all basically all the same, with slight differences in brands stocked. Kmart is much more popular than Target here.

@runforrestrun1965 Жыл бұрын

Kiwi fruit was chosen for its main benefit of being able to be picked when not ripe. It has a longer shelf life. This enables long distance shipping overseas without rotting before they arrive. Yes there is some cold storage but far less required than most fruits that we export. Same with avocados I believe. Pip fruits and citrus can go off very quick once picked.

@cookdislander4372 Жыл бұрын

Chinese Gooseberry Muuuaaaate

@jumpingjohnflash Жыл бұрын

The "Chinese takeaways" originated in the 1960s as a kind of extension of what fish and chip shops offered and the "Chinese" was mostly southern Chinese styles altered to suit NZ tastes and available ingredients (kinda like "chow mein" in the USA) - they're generally cheap and pretty tasty. Some of them these days are now owned by more recent Chinese immigrants and will have a separate Chinese language menu with authentic Chinese dishes if you know to ask. There were very few actual Chinese restaurants in NZ cities offering authentic Chinese cuisine until the large Chinese immigration began in the 90s, first from Taiwan, then Hong Kong, followed by those from the PR China most recently. So there has always been a kind of distinction between "Chinese takeways" and "Chinese restaurants".

@kharsis666 Жыл бұрын

To add to the above - takeaways are a mixed bag . Some do very nice food despite looking a bit seedy, others look good but their food is so bad a hungry dog won't eat it.

@cadifan Жыл бұрын

"Ute" without a "y". Because we don't say "October 4th 2022", we say "the 4th of October 2022" so the date is written the way we say it.

@pineutrino Жыл бұрын

Various commenters are commenting about how non-US date formats (d/m/y) are more intuitive than US formats (m/d/y), and I agree ... but you know what's an even better format? I kicked off a web-development career some years back, and learned tons about date formats, and by far my favourite is yyyy-mm-dd. Why? If you have a bunch of text files with dates in their titles, and sort them by their title, then you also sort them by date. Both at once. So much easier.

@barrynichols2846 Жыл бұрын

"It's the 16th of October 2022" And it's logical to write the date in order of size. And Kiwifruit grow better in New Zealand.

@gl3nnium Жыл бұрын

Yup I found that weird living in the states too. Day, Month, Year. It's in logical ascending order. The U.S. was such a contradictory place for a kiwi like me to live in. Yes it's a first world country that prides itself on innovation but at the same time they resist change so passionately that they refused to adopt things that make life easier just because it's different. I bought a newish car there. The speedo was in miles. You go to the supermarket, things are in pounds and ounces and most people seemed to be paying in cash. It was like living in some kind of alternate steampunk reality where some things were frozen in the 1950s.

@rollyrolly7729 Жыл бұрын

the prime minister that was caught speeding wasn't driving. she was running late and was rushing to catch a plane, the car even had a police escort but some people were up in arms about it.

@iosefhotahi9162 Жыл бұрын

No. She gets blamed too much. The pm continuously assured Kiwis the vaccine was totally safe so it's been awesome no one dying from the ultra safe vaccine that is 100% effective oops 96.7% effective, well maybe 95%. Let's not fuss over some stupid efficacy rating.

@barrynichols2846 Жыл бұрын

Fair enough for that. The driver should be responsible, but did she pressure them to drive fast?

@kharsis666 Жыл бұрын

@@barrynichols2846 Yeas she did as she was due at an All Blacks match that evening, but instead of sticking up for the Driver she dropped him in it without a moments hesitation. That was former primeminister Helen Clark

@jayslater3166 Жыл бұрын

@@kharsis666 Helen Clark is horrible she disrupted our country by opening the gates to China making it easy for them to get in our country but that wasn't the same for other countries and when she lost to national she didn't care bout us kiwis she picked up and left for America ,but now now she's back cause they didn't want her anymore like the UN dropped her now jachinda is going down the same road if she loses she's got a job hooked up overseas too.

@RudyAdrian 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, she lost my vote for it :(

@michaelheliotis5279 Жыл бұрын

Why don't we have more apartment blocks to provide affordable housing? Because we actually have building and rental regulations in New Zealand, so constructing and leasing apartments is really quite expensive! 😅

@growtocycle6992 Жыл бұрын

@Pete we DO want more, except for rich NIMBYs

@snoozyq9576 Жыл бұрын

Because apartments are a bit depressing lol people here like a bit more space

@JVDV11 Жыл бұрын

Day, month, year seems more logical to me, smallest to largest / First to last. But if you're taught one way your whole life then it would be weird to think of writing or saying the date any other way than you're used to I guess

@montygenesis Жыл бұрын

Cos almost all the world would say it’s 4th of October 2022.. but I get it American , you gotta flip the switch wrong way 😂🤣

@montygenesis Жыл бұрын

Your videos are great, am gonna be moving to NZ shortly so I use em as a precursor to things ahead .. good fun, subscribed!!

@jay1303 Жыл бұрын

but what about 4th of July?

@NZKiwi87 Жыл бұрын

To you it’s October 4th, to us it’s the 4th of October - like the 4th of July, see?

@slamtilt01 Жыл бұрын

Tell your family back in the US that NZ is 4 hours behind California but it's tomorrow 😃. Countdown tried to become Target some years ago, but the clothes were getting soiled by kids touching them while they're eating the free food from the produce aisle. It's also common for people to open chocolates and eat them while shopping and just scan the wrapper at the checkout. So everything was getting soiled and sticky. Also another weird thing you could mention is having to look right when crossing the street.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Hey Paul! lol I have tried just about everything at this point! Oh, that's pretty gross, glad they didn't stick with that! Good point, and when driving=)

@superkiwistar Жыл бұрын

kiwifruit were not as they currently are. in china, they were non-commercial - not as large and longlasting. In 1927, kiwis developed them into hayward kiwifruit, which are the global standard today, accounting for 80% of the world market. kiwis called kiwifruit "chinese gooseberries" when selling them locally and into the uk. then when the exports started going to the us, turners and growers renamed them "kiwifruit" to give us credit for inventing them. nz is the worlds largest exporter of kiwifruit. they were designed to grow best in a particular region of nz - te puke. nz has the worlds largest research facility, and has developed varairties such as: gold, red and berry.

@paulg3336 Жыл бұрын

They were renamed kiwifruit because "Chinese" would have guaranteed zero sales in the US

@jeffreyobrien8056 Жыл бұрын

Chinese gooseberries are vastly different from kiwi fruit, after decades of selective breeding. There should be pics on Net; also different from Cape gooseberries which we grew in our home garden in Auckland.

@parker6739 Жыл бұрын

We wear American apparel because that’s all rebel sports sells lol. And yes Chinese takeaways are the best the uglier shop the better

@arriettysbags Жыл бұрын

Ute is short for Utility vehicle. Usually used on farms, builders and off roading. It's not spelt Yute, but Ute.

@shaunmckenzie5509 Жыл бұрын

Kiwis say "4th of October". Saying it the other way is an Americanism. And most of those Chinese places are good.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

I have heard that they're pretty good, sadly probably hard to escape gluten at them though=(

@shaunmckenzie5509 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff I should've said good, for the price. Obviously they're not haute cuisine lol

@jonathonrobinson6081 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff Don't be scared of the Chinese Takeaways. They are more often than not re-purposed fish and chip stores that haven't been renovated since the early 80s. At least you are being spared all the ugly laminated fish posters that crowded the walls of fish and chip takeaway stores when I was growing up. Gluten free options are almost non-existent throughout NZ fast-food places.

@mariannegilbert8786 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff yeah being unable to have gluten basically means no takeaways at all here lol although Hells Pizza does a seed base that isn’t bad. I sometimes have fried rice and chop suey from Chinese but there will be a smidge gluten in the soy sauce and I’m not meant to have garlic and onion either… but I don’t react too badly so can’t be too much gluten in it. I miss having lemon chicken but it’s battered so can’t.

@kittencourageous Жыл бұрын

The green part of a pineapple when replanted grows another pineapple. So then the farmers get to easily continue their crops if they cut the top off straight away and use it 😊

@iosefhotahi9162 Жыл бұрын

But that will affect the climate, don't ask me how but rest assured, it's messing with the climate

@thecurrentmoment Жыл бұрын

The real reason for global warming everybody leaving the bloody door open and letting all the hot air out. You know you should have listened to your mothers!

@rangiteaorerehepi9424 Жыл бұрын

KiaOra... I'm a New Zealand Maori... and I must say, I LOVE KMart 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂 Also, I drive a "Ute"... it's more cause I live in a small tiny rural town, and having a 4x4 truck makes sense... And, we also do Thirsty Thursday too...🍻🍻🍻 and I gave up smoking but 8 years ago... and my brother is a Q.C at a huge Kiwi Fruit factory in Te Puke...😂 So, you pretty much told the world my entire life...😂 I love your vids, keep it up So, to anyone reading

@DomingoDeSantaClara Жыл бұрын

The only shop NZ needs is Aldi or Lidl. Just to say...4th of July.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Aldi would be great!! Spot on=)

@mystikalmadness8739 Жыл бұрын

As a kiwi we don't celebrate American holidays, so things like 4th of July & thanksgiving doesn't really matter here

@DomingoDeSantaClara Жыл бұрын

@@mystikalmadness8739 as a fellow Kiwi, I was pointing out how they write the date, month,day,year but their most well known holiday is day month year.

@mystikalmadness8739 Жыл бұрын

@@DomingoDeSantaClara r/wooosh lol that went right over my head hahaha

@DomingoDeSantaClara Жыл бұрын

@@mystikalmadness8739 we all have those days mate.😉

@sianhancock5872 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. Had a really good laugh how you describe Utes or "yutes" lol. Had to pause and tell my car enthusiastic family who also had a bloody good laugh lol. Will definitely be going through your videos for more laughs. Awesome. From Dunedin in the South Island(not Florida). Interesting to hear what other people think about the country. Best country in the world lol. Edited to add that yes I have subscribed. Awesome humour.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Hey Sian, lol I do know NOTHING about cars....hence all the comments correcting even the spelling=) So glad you are enjoying! Hard to know what different people think is funny so I am focusing on what I think is lol happy you do too! That is the one city I have not been yet, will have to check it out. Let me know if you have any requests or ideas for more videos and thank you for subscribing=)

@d.i.robinson Жыл бұрын

omg I love this!

@andrewcomerford264 10 ай бұрын

In Scotland, our local chip shop is run by a Chinese family, they serve both traditional chip shop fare (fish, haggis, black/white/red puddings....) but also an extensive Chinese menu. I'd say the 4th of October.

@tomcampbell1093 Жыл бұрын

Becsuse we say 4th October 23

@michaelheliotis5279 Жыл бұрын

Also, just gonna add that Americans evidently said it just like us Kiwis (and presumably the British) at some point in history, hence you celebrate the "4th of July" and not "July 4th". 😆

@arriettysbags Жыл бұрын

Because, I actually say 4th of October, I don't say it the other way around. Just saying 😉 I was only just complaining about the fact they remove the leaves off the top of pineapples here. It is because bugs and creepy crawlies can hide in them and it is another way to stop pests from entering NZ - space too I expect. It is really interesting to see your take on NZ.

@KC_Eden Жыл бұрын

I'm a Kiwi girl. I saw your thumbnail and wholeheartedly agreed before seeng the video! 😂 Utes = Utility vehicles.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

lol Thank you, I guess everywhere is pretty weird but it's fun to poke fun=)

@TheTHRILL101 Жыл бұрын

spelt 'Ute', short for Utility Vehicle. Used by tradespeople or going grocery shopping, picking up kids from school lol.

@TheTHRILL101 Жыл бұрын

the US equivalant would be a 'pick up' truck.........

@cheetaih Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of newer apartments in Auckland. The taller ones are at Downtown or near Downtown. There are some (3 to 6 stories) near the Downtown suburbs. They remove or "relocate" the old buildings Downtown or near Downtown suburbs. Those apartments are actually more expensive than houses because they locate in expensive districts. The crook part of New Zealand government is those cities/towns councils are not keen to approve cheap apartments on land with a lower value.

@cheetaih Жыл бұрын

Literally, things that are made in China will eventually come to New Zealand. Those American college hoodies have been popular in New Zealand probably because they are made in China. There are lots of Chinese traders and merchandisers working in New Zealand retail field bringing up stuff from China and selling them in New Zealand.

@deejaystump Жыл бұрын

LOVE WHAT U SAID ABOUT NZ keep it up

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry! Glad that someone thinks it's funny and/or helpful=)

@piaxgft5799 Жыл бұрын

re dates we do write how we say: eg 4th of October 2022 = 4.10.22.... Also day to month to year is logical.

@eileenhildreth8355 Жыл бұрын

We say 4th of October lol

@ameladolnz7784 Жыл бұрын

hehe Yute... just Ute lol, as someone said below it means Utility Vehicle and is basically a pickup in the states. You should definitely try the Chinese Takeaways... some are meh but some are amazing! ask your friends for recommendations

@bronwynevans3067 Жыл бұрын

You only say the date in that order because that’s the way you are used to reading it. We say date, month year.

@snoozyq9576 Жыл бұрын

I think we would love some of the stores like Target but for now we have Kmart. Maybe one day! We did just get Costco recently

@nadeansimmons226 Жыл бұрын

We don't say October 4th 2022, we would say the 4th of October 2022

@NoDrNo 11 ай бұрын

We write the date first because it is the most changed number and when you look at it you can identify it quickly as its the first number...also, we usually say the day first such as the 16th June 2023, just as it reads in legal documents

@atarangi-qy5wb Жыл бұрын

for the Chinese takeaways they're pretty good we love our sweet and sour pork they aren't like good food or anything but it's cheap tasty and easy, also its utes not yutes lol and no I don't know why its spelled that way. lovely video always fun to see the differences between here and the states

@TheAztec1289 5 ай бұрын

Regarding the American t-shirts, it's because NZ retailers bought the excess production from the USA at a discount and sold it here at cheaper cost.

@Andy_M986 Жыл бұрын

We have target here in Australia as well, never had it back home in NZ, but the Warehouse is so much better anyway.

@WARR10RZ_4L1F3 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up Morgan great vid.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe! Glad it didn't come off rude or anything=)

@Athuwu Жыл бұрын

Idk if anyone else has mentioned it but I am sure you have noticed we say "24th of October" rather than October 24th so we *do* say it and write it in the same order 😂😂😂 awesome video

@shoutatthesky Жыл бұрын

So time is different in different countries? Who would have thought!

@EzzzyE Жыл бұрын

DD/MM/YY (big endian) and YY/MM/DD (little endian) are more logical than the US format of MM/DD/YY, middle endian is just illogical, period. You wouldn't write "three thousand one hundred and twenty five" as 2513... at least 5213 is just the reverse of 3125.

@johanmeischke9189 Жыл бұрын

Ah I suspect that most in the Anglosphere, say day month year which when you think about it day month year is again logical

@soulelement5681 Жыл бұрын

it's not the images that have people switch from smoking it's the cost

@pianoman4967 Жыл бұрын

Hail Morgan, the new Queen of stand-up satire!! Loved that presentation - the timing and humour really on point. Secretly between you and me... I know you weren't actually complaining. Hehehe... 😂 Oh, and the mike drop? Perfect! You do realise that what you thought, and finally flattened, wasn't a fly, but in fact a nano-bot that followed you from the States... just sayin'... 10/10 for this video!💖👍🏻

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

lol OMG thank you so much Piano Man! To be honest I kinda went out on a limb here as a tester of sorts to see if anyone would be too offended (previous comments from Kiwis indicate a bit of let's say misunderstanding) but it seems like it went well! I'll have to continue my American sassiness in the future🤗 Also, I KNEW it was weird that the fly had a tiny metal collar with questionable engraving🧐🇺🇸😳

@pianoman4967 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff You've made my day! Until next time...

@robmorgan3842 Жыл бұрын

We would say the 4th of October not October 4th. So we are already doing what your suggesting - saying it the way we write it.

@trudimclaren2609 Жыл бұрын

You need to try these Chinese dishes at these places - here in the south, they're more usualy fish and chip shops! Total staple of family treat night when I was young, and love it now - can choose between fish and chips and burgers or chinese food - you have to try lemon fish or chicken, sweet and sour wontons or combination fried rice. Never ever been sick on this

@gregarchipow7643 Жыл бұрын

the chinese take aways also sell european takeaways (ie. fish and other seafood and chips) burgers, never seen one with pizza though

@iallso1 Жыл бұрын

Ute is spelled without the y, it originated because farmers needed a practical vehicle for work but would be suitable for taking their wife to town at the weekend.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

lol that makes sense, no one wants to go on a date night in a dirty big truck=)

@michaelgrey7854 Жыл бұрын

Mostly we say the date as 4th of October. I dont usually say October 4th. That may just be me though.

@rachaelbean1439 Жыл бұрын

Not just you all New Zealanders do.

@petergale9200 5 ай бұрын

A ute ( no y, short for utility ) was initially created to “ Take my wife to church on Sunday, and my pigs to market on Monday “

@TheTHRILL101 Жыл бұрын

because i would say as a Kiwi ''today is the 21st of October'' - not that weird is it?

@cheetaih Жыл бұрын

Taco Bell and Costco arrived in Auckland recently with a lot of hype.

@paulg3336 Жыл бұрын

Most of the pineapples that are sold in NZ are Dole , an American brand. If they cut the foliage off it is probably so they don't pay to ship a useless part of the fruit halfway across the planet

@jeffreyobrien8056 Жыл бұрын

No, it's bio security requirement by MPI.

@fantailphil1701 Жыл бұрын

Ute...Short for Utility Vehicle. Lol. Hey it's the 21st of October. lol We say it different too. Great to have you in the country though!

@vicky55200 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm I actually find it super weird that the cigarettes boxes in the US don't have the cancer images??? What? In South America is completely normal since forever, and yes the campaign is important to try to repel consumers

@tonywood6163 Жыл бұрын

Date dd/mm/yyyy is the logical way, just like metrics. The USA military knows this

@jackiemeredith9826 Жыл бұрын

You would obviously write the day first because it voes from smallest to biggest, day(24 hrs) ,mounth (29-31 days) an dyear of 365 days.

@Iherdit2day Жыл бұрын

Utes, short for Utility Vehicle

@michaelyiannett4515 Жыл бұрын

The thing is we don't necessarily say the month first as in may, 22 -1974 we often say the day first therefore 22 of may 1974

@whoareyou361 Жыл бұрын

It's definitely the 4th of October here

@swimorca3d505 Жыл бұрын

We say first of October not October the first for example.

@jamesglenn4266 Жыл бұрын

Most if not all the other countries in the world both write and say the day, the month and year in that order.

@robinrother1799 Сағат бұрын

The sport shirts thing has been a thing for fifty years...

@SD78 Жыл бұрын

7:45 Isn't this the same America that celebrates the FOURTH OF JULY?

@silasstedman7801 Жыл бұрын

Hi, do you live near Whanganui?

@NeoKingArthur Жыл бұрын

About the date thing.. I do write the date with the same format as how I say it. 4th of October 2022. So 04-10-2022.

@cheetaih Жыл бұрын

In New Zealand, The Warehouse (a New Zealand company) is worse than K-mart.

@AilsaPehi Жыл бұрын

True that!!! If anyone gifts me anything from Warehouse it means they hate me.

@HaurakiVet Жыл бұрын

I read that Walmart was interested in setting up here in NZ but wanted to be union free. Fat chance of that, workers rights are protected here and when the big W made non union worksites a condition of moving here they did not get their way no matter their clout elsewhere, so no Walmart.

@NighthawkNZ Жыл бұрын

write the date the way we say the date... A few laughs... still got you American sense of humour... that will change the longer you are here... ;-) I say 7th of October 2022... that is also the way I write it so.... ;-)

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

I have to say...I do feel it slipping away!! You must be on to me=)

@luahlu7152 Жыл бұрын

just wanted to add, a lot of people in NZ have family in the US who send them all the random college and sports clothing

@iallso1 Жыл бұрын

Because it is the 4th day of October so the rest of the world say the 4th of October and write it 4/10/22. Just because the US turned it around for efficiency doesn't make it correct, but hey we are used to the US being different, and unwilling to follow the rest of the world, still using imperial units when the rest of the world are using SI units.

@iallso1 Жыл бұрын

Since Steven Adams went to play basketball in the US, basketball has grown massively in popularity in NZ, this seems to have kicked off a love affair with some demographics in NZ who thenbuy the replica shirts. Marketing be what it is picks up on this and floods the market with similar product and if the price is right suddenly half the people are wearing shirts and sweaters for fashion and not for any affiliation. Replica rugby jerseys are quite expensive imo and that is possibly what prevents them from being such a fashion item, more reserved for die hard fans.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

That makes sense! Thanks Ian=)

@mariannegilbert8786 Жыл бұрын

Mostly they are cheap imports at markets and the cheap Asian stores (university tshirts and some sports tshirts). I reckon most people who wear them don’t support the sports team or university. It became extremely fashionable to have Chicago Bulls gear when I was at high school, so that stuff was super expensive.

@NZFarmboy80 Жыл бұрын

In the 90's basketball was massive here, I think mainly due to the success of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, I had several Bulls merchandise and Air Jordan's, my high school basketball team was called the Bulls

@haleyrichardson8818 Жыл бұрын

Much like teenagers these days who wear band shirts and have no idea who the actual band is 😢

@fookutube501 Жыл бұрын

I understand the cookie time

@gracewestern1132 Жыл бұрын

Most of sports clothing are in bulk wholesale and sold cheap here. We have a lot American design tees with even stuff from way back. Even tees with Eagles on it for California, the syymbol for Cali is a bear now. Don't be surprised. Look at the year on the shirts and you see how long ago that was. Sadly, most Made in China.

@michaelheliotis5279 Жыл бұрын

Why do we go to so much effort to grow kiwifruit? Because you Americans pay us top dollar for them, of course! 😁

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

So crazy too, kiwis are pretty exotic in the USA, don't find them in fruit salads much because they're expensive over there too!

@simplynoxious663 Жыл бұрын

this is y we grow kiwi fruit even tho its not native. "At 40% by value, kiwifruit was the highest value horticultural export crop in 2021 with 622,550 tonnes valued at $2.71b FOB, exported to 54 countries"

@tonywood6163 Жыл бұрын

Utes stand for Utility vehicle

@garthrogers2269 Жыл бұрын

Americans say 'The 4th of July'.

@jonathanmckeage8222 Жыл бұрын

You should drive a ute you'll love it

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

😊

@donaldduck2139 Жыл бұрын

yeah/nah, they have always had t-shirts etc with US names like you mentioned.. well they had them when I was a young man and I'm heading toward 70

@pollywolly7988 Жыл бұрын

Because we say 4th of October, not October 4th.

@Ulfhednir9 Жыл бұрын

umm we say the 4th of October as well. so yeah nah america has the date format wrong :P

@johanmeischke9189 Жыл бұрын

Re Chinese takeaway most are v good

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

I'll have to try one=)

@rosbaldiston7979 Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff In fact they're pretty much the only fish & chip shops in many places in NZ. Great food... (I don't eat the Chinese food though lol)

@cheetaih Жыл бұрын

@@MorganMarieWolff You should find some Chinese friends (Chinese is everywhere around the world) to give you recommendations as the quality of food can be varied. Many of those Chinese cooks find there is no difficulty to make hamburgers and chips that's why they make them as long as they sell.

@rollyrolly7729 Жыл бұрын

there was a disease the killed all the kiwifruit on. china which left NZ as the only place in the world to have the kiwifruit. the kiwifruit industry done a deal with Italy to supply Europe in our off season and China now has some seed and are starting to grow kiwifruit there's as well.

@MorganMarieWolff Жыл бұрын

That's crazy, well I'm glad for that- so yummy=)

@thehangmansdaughter1120 Жыл бұрын

We DO write the date as we say it. We say it's the 16th of March, not March 16th.

@francoiselafferty-hancock5112 Жыл бұрын

I'd say "4th of October". I don't get why Americans would say October before they say the 4th. I mean isn't it obvious if it's October? The 4th is more important really.

@cmdrglass5096 Жыл бұрын

But we do the day first the month then the year so I would say 24th of Dec 2022 its how we were taught how to say it

@TheScratchingKiwi 5 ай бұрын

Some of the best fish and chips is made in Chinese Takeaways. They look sketchy to you, but that is what they look like. The $15 specials are awesome value. These are the places to get a mixed tray of Chinese food and a pile of fish and chips for a mixed gathering. (Warning, never buy the sweet and sour fish!) Forget you are a nutritionist for a while! It's ute (said 'yute'). Not Kiwi *rolls eyes* Kiwi*fruit*. Kiwi= the bird. Kiwifruit= Chinese Gooseberry. American date formats are like American Spelling... just plain weird.