ODD Things Kiwi's Do! (part 1). Part 2 available on Growing up Without Borders channel!
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Published 2021-05-01
- New Zealand is an amazing country, with the people perhaps being some of the nicest in the world...BUT kiwi's can still be pretty odd at times 😅. This is a 2 PART video that outlines some of the weird things that Kiwis/New Zealanders do! Sometimes you need to be a Kiwi to understand.
In this video with Chantal, we'll cover some of the odd things New Zealanders do! Kiwiamerican and her family of 6 have been living in New Zealand for 5 years. Chantal (Growing up without borders) has been travelling the world with her family of 5 to 100 countries but got stuck in New Zealand last year during Covid. Tara and Chantal have teamed up to share similar experiences they have had living/traveling around New Zealand!
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All Comments (21)
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The irony here is that this video actually highlights “odd things Americans do”… 😉
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None of these are odd, but then I am a Kiwi.
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As a Dutch person living in New Zealand, I found out when I went back that I'm very appreciative of the friendliness. When you are here people ask how long you are staying. In The Netherlands they ask when you are leaving 🙄🤔
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Street libraries are great! Somebody was asked if they weren't scared somebody would steal the books and they answered:"people who read don't steal"...
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The reason water is self serve in a lot of places is because it is a legal requirement in order to obtain a liquor licence. Water needs to be easily accessible, readily available, and be easily seen by patrons at all times.
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As an Australian, none of that seemed odd to me. All very familiar.
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Just got to clarify - we don't poop on crosswalks. If our dogs should poop on the footpath or berm then we're required to pick it up and dispose of it (using a disposable bag) ;-)
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I am a New Zealander. This was really entertaining. Never really thought of the the way that some of our popular phrases could be misinterpreted! Like others have said before, we know what French fries are. There is some truth in the observation that most people are very friendly but when some pathetic rule is crossed some people get quite annoyed. All in all , kapai, tumeke, sweet as. 😂
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If you live rurally in nz and are on tank water, to conserve water, "if its yellow let it mellow, if its brown flush it down".
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I am a Kiwi living in Hawaii. Your collection of kiwi "oddities" had me in stitches. I had forgotten the idiosyncracies that were normal when I lived there. I so look forward to my next trip home soon. kia ora!
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I think you’ve highlighted what’s actually odd about America rather than NZ but then again I’m an Aussie so what’s odd to you about NZ is normal to us. Australia and NZ are like siblings, we fight but we still love each other ❤️
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Australia and New Zealand speak the Queen’s English. A hamburger is not a hamburger without beetroot.
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You didn't mention how much better the chocolate is here than the US.
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You'll always be a kiwi if you love our Watties sauce.
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Bi weekly could potentially mean twice a week or every 2 weeks. Fortnightly only means every two weeks.
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The term "gumboots" comes from the early settler days when a number of pioneers came here for the Kauri tree gum known as Amber which was very valuable. It was and is still used in a number of medicinals and polishes. The Gum Diggers wore "Gum boots" of course, or more probably "Gumdiggers boots", but shortened to Gum boots.
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Kiwi English is closer to UK English than American English, hence someone from the UK would know what a fortnight was.
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Kiwis do know the term “fries” thanks to the likes of McDonalds
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The artists in New Zealand are just so fabulous! Glass, ceramics, weavings, paintings, sculptures, metalworks. I had a lot of trouble fitting everything I bought into our luggage.
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Cabinet food is safe here as we often make all the food fresh, early in the morning or the night before (depending on what it is)
