10 NEGATIVES of living in NEW ZEALAND | my experience since moving from america | Part 2
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Negative things about New Zealand?? Thought it was paradise?? Don’t worry, this is just a part of my many experiences since moving from America across the world to live in this lovely country. In Part 2 of this series I’ll share 10 opinions about what is less than great over here when comparing living in the states. So many subtle differences!
My fiancé, dog (Mr. Barkley) and I made the big decision a few years ago to move to New Zealand for a bit of adventure and to get away from the city. This year we are focusing on a more minimal, calm, and healthy lifestyle (hence the farm house in the middle of nowhere) in preparation for starting a family next year.
I have degrees in Holistic Nutrition, Psychology & Hypnotherapy and I'd love you to follow along with us as I share some healthy habits and tips for your mind, body and spirit- especially if you are thinking of becoming a mama and would like to prepare. My content includes gluten and dairy free recipes, homemade products, honesty and hopefully a little entertainment as I document our journey while living abroad.
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The fact that a lot of these problems aren't near as bad as the ones you'd face in other countries, you know New Zealand is a pretty decent place to live :) Well done video!
If you want a dryer, but don't have the space, get it installed upside down on the wall above the washer. That's what most Kiwis do when they don't have space for a side-by-side set-up.
Ahhh...hey that's smart! Good idea.
Laundromat have become a thing 😂😂😂 I hated them but love them now haha
The thing I learned about clothing sizes is that because we're still isolated from everyone else in terms of imports, we get a lot of our clothing from places like Vietnam and Malaysia, which normally runs smaller than say, US sizing.
Malaysia's clothing exporters is very dodgy, they buy cheap clothing from china or indo and sell higher to your country, they just change the labels become "made in malaysia". NZ must explore asians business more
I hate with renting: every 3 month inspections. Every place we have rented this has been the case and it feels like such an invasion of our privacy. As an American coming here to rent, it seems kind of strange. But I understand that people probably have thrashed rentals here and this is why. And suing isn’t really a thing so I guess frequent inspections it is 😵💫🤷🏻♀️.
Yes its very annoying unfortunately there is an underclass who keep trashing places so we all suffer.
The three month inspection thing is a condition placed on property owners by insurers. If you don't do the inspections you're not covered.
Also it was a trade off on healthy homes conditions. the stricter these became landlords asked for more inspection rights. @@purcellwhite1307
New Zealand would be an absolute treat for lil Barkley, lush fields, moderate weather beaches, pristine rivers, living in Australia makes me miss the vitality of NZ's nature, so dry here
He's obsessed! Loves our daily hikes through the paddocks=)
@@MorganMarieWolff i came up with a name for you, like Wolf of Wall Street Wolff of bay of plenty 🤦🏻♂️ ok it needs work 😂
Hi Morgan,
My wife lived in Kansas for 13yrs and so we are kind of hybrid on what you are saying.
1. Lets address your icky one, we do this to save water, the solution is lay down a "splash pad" i.e. put a wad of TP in the bottom before you go, it stops the splashing.
2. You can have top mounted dryers which mount on the wall above your washing machine or put one in the garage (thats what we have done) or buy a combination washer/dryer, one appliance so better use of space!
3. Our metric system, i am old, we leared both metric and imperial, you just have to put the work in to get use to both.
4. Most NZ houses have carpet (for those wet cold winters), dogs smell, an you can't get that smell out, im a former la dlord and have had to replace carpets after tenants leave costing thousands.
My advice to renters is dont have a pet till you buy your own place and that way you have no issues with trying to get a place.
5. Drinks here are smaller to promote responseable drinking, drinks with a higher alcohol content are smaller, the same with our fizzy drinks, quantities are smaller to promote better health and well-being.
6. Your own fridge and washing machine.
To a lot of kiwis, its kinda discusting to have to put your food and washing in to someone else's appliance, no matter how clean you make it, there is always a thing in the back of your mind about did i miss a spot, was it a bunch of dirty 20 something blokes that had this washing machine last and what has gone through it.
Better just to have your own, and it reduces rent in an already expensive market because the landlord doesnt have to keep money aside for if you break it.
Things cost more here because we are 3 little islands at the bottom of the world with a small population and small buying power, so cost saving measures like buying your own appliances and not allowing dogs because of mess and smell really do save a bunch of money in the long run, sucks in someways but its actually beneficial for everyone in the long run.
Hopefully thats half your issues sorted
Haha Kiwi here. Would be interesting to know what part of the country you are living in. I was born and raised in Auckland but now reside in Christchurch. Dryers are more common that you might think. We just prefer to dry our clothes outside when we can. Much more eco friendly. Same with the toilet water thing. Waste not, want not. Some people take it to the extreme with "If its yellow, let it mellow. If its brown, flush it down" :D
Hi Kane! I'm in the Bay of Plenty, before that, we were in Hawkes Bay=)
Whiteware appliances (fridges, washing machines, clothes dryers) vary in cost proporational to their lifespan hence there is not much incentive to leave an expensive appliance behind by the renter. There is no legal requirement for a landlord or landlady to supply whiteware as part of the rental. Note that appliances that have fixed wiring such as stove tops and ovens are usually supplied.
I'm from Europe and when I visit the US, I use an app on my phone for all those conversions. You do have a smartphone, no more guess work. Some apps work with your camera in real time too
If the laundry (or house) doesn't have space for a dryer, one way around that is to hang the dryer on the wall upside down. You still need outside ventilation for the hot air of course.
As for second-hand cars - they come mostly from Japan cos Japan drives on the left like NZ does. Yes, when you move house you take your fridge, washing machine and dryer, but leave the stove (in the UK, they move the appliances and the stove).
Or buy a proper house big enough to hold proper, modern conveniences most proper countries take for granted. Better yet, avoid underdeveloped, out-of-touch, dumpster-fire rundown regions who somehow think their stone-aged life is superior to that of real countries.
Japanese government regs generate a huge number of second hand cars. The Shaken (sp) test requires that four year old cars must be brought up new car emissions standards.
Every car I have driven has cruise control. It is attached to my ankle.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
If you have a front load washing machine, & room above it in your laundry area, you can get a stacking kit to put your dryer on top. Always but the MIT that matches your dryer (ie Bosch kit for Bosch dryer). Heat pump dryers don't require ventilation & can be stacked.
Having moved to America from NZ, I enjoyed what you’ve said here. And YES the toilet water!!! I prefer the way the toilets are here in America, it makes soooo much more sense.
Adorable insight! I'd love to hear your experiences moving with your dog. I'm mid research right now and trying to review the various pet transport companies, so a bit of personal insight would be wonderfully helpful. I've noticed many rental properties require pet references, so I love the little photo resume idea!
Hi Morgan, l don't think they're really "negatives" but rather, "differences." You've come from a culture where America is the greatest and home of the free etc., however as you've said in other videos, that isn't totally true. No clothes dryer is not as common as you make out. As for the metric vs imperial weights and measures, well maybe use your phone calculator until you learn. And as for the height or depth of our toilet water... don't you realise that in NZ we sit sideways on the toilet so that our little butts are closer to the water? Keep these videos rolling, they're a great watch, especially with your wicked sense of humour and talented editing! Love the bloopers!👍🏻💖🇳🇿
Hey=) Thank you for the feedback! You're right, they are probably more like differences. Lol I absolutely use my phone calculator...I'm a millennial- we can't do mental math! That toilet comment made me actually laugh out loud...vivid visual. I'm glad you enjoy the bloopers, I wasn't sure if I should take them out or not.
@@MorganMarieWolff Thanks so much for a great reply! You've had a lot or really good comments and your responses to them are magic!
You mentioned dog quarantine and I'd love to hear about it.
I realise your channel is like a vlog but most of us would like to see our 3 new Americans out and about a little. Want to see if the big American is as well groomed as the little American too l guess. Btw your grooming is just wow!Stay safe and warm, you're special to us now.👍😻
@@pianoman4967 Totally can do a pet quarantine video, when we were planning our move it was a real pain to find any info about how to bring a pet over so I think it would help a lot of people. I have thought about adding in some day in the life style vlogs- glad to hear you might be interested in that=)
I don't really understand what you're talking about in regards to music. Supermarkets and shopping malls play old songs, they always have (I'm guessing here but I'd say it's because older songs don't cost as much in terms of playing for a public audience). And radio stations? Well, it depends which one you were listening to. There are a number dedicated to old music and ones dedicated to new music. Even the new music stations will have workday music where they play some older songs (to relate to an adult audience who are at work). But, most people have spotify and just listen to whatever they like.
With dryers, I have the opposite experience. I'm a kiwi and I've never been to a house that didn't have a drier!! At home, I exclusively use it cause I don't have a line (and it's easier anyway)
Now lastly the whole metric thing. You mentioned specifically that you struggle with it at the supermarket. So, just don't worry about it. Take what you want, put it in a bag and put it on the scale and choose the appropriate foodstuff from the scale. It'll display how much it'll cost for the amount you've chosen. BTW that's how it works at Pak n Save, not sure about Countdown tbh.
That is the best decade of music!!
You can buy dryers that do not require venting. We have one. I have had a dryer since at least 1996 here in NZ I don't know why people wouldn't get one
Heat pump dryer?
YESSSSSSSS!!!!
A small 5-cm vent to much to take onboard? Geez.
Hi Morgan. It is the US that is out of step with the rest of the word which it comes to weights. We have the international system of metric. That charge from the US system has happened in my lifetime.
I agree=)
I can just remember the change to decimal currency because my gran gave me a new 50 cent piece when it happened.
Hi! Welcome to NZ! I found your vid interesting. I've lived in NZ for my entire life. I went flatting for decades and not once could I not fit a dryer.. there was always a space.. often above the washing machine. I can’t live without a dryer! I hope you continue to enjoy NZ.. all things considered your "dislikes" were relatively minor.. and not getting your head around metric.. well, that’s on you 😉 I was born before NZ went metric.. so I'm 6ft in my head.. and always will be!
I don't know if anybody has commented, but US size to NZ:
In NZ I'm a 14/8 (bust/hips). In the US, that equates to a 10/4.
So, whatever size US you are, just take off four.
Hiya Morgan, I know a few American families living up here in auckland who were at one time living the American dream, or though not bad they also noticed the same things you mentioned in your video but in the end the temptation of NZ was to great gave up their mansions, huge fridges flash cars and even taken pay drops to fly all the way down under to live aotearoas lifestyle, and when they got here they bought dryers coz they didn't know what a clothes line was...lol, at the end of the day they were already rich so money wasn't a problem living in NZ but it was the nz people that really made the difference, 12 yrs later they are still here...🥰
Hi John! Aww the sweet people and simple beauty really do suck you in at the end of the day. Thank you for your feedback❤
john. your argument is flawed
Take a huge drop in quality of life so you can be the smartest people in the ghetto. Brilliant.
I had a holiday in America about 30 years ago, what really, really, Really annoyed me was going to pay for something in a shop and being told the price on the ticket wasn't the cost of the item, I accused quite a few shop workers of being thieves trying to charge me more than the advertised price. It made the whole experience frustrating, whenever I encountered that BS after the first few times I just told them to get their act together, put the full cost on the item and left the shop without buying whatever the item was. That is one thing about shopping in NZ, the advertised price is the price you pay, it is illegal to charge more than the advertised price.
lavalamp64, your experience is unfortunate and should never happen to anyone. It is illegal to advertise one price and then charge the customer a different price in the U.S., as well. One among various laws which address this is commonly referred to as bait and switch and can carry some severe penalties for the fraudulent behavior (laws and penalties vary by state). Note that in the U.S., local and state taxes are added to the advertised price upon purchase ("sales tax") as a percentage of the sales price (such as between 6% and 8%, more or less and again depending upon the municipality and state), and a consumer knows this amount in advance living in the area or the U.S.
@@markj.miller5346 In New Zealand, if the shop forgets to add the tax onto the item for sale they cannot legally add it at checkout, if they made that mistake they have to, by law, sell that item for the advertised price. There is absolutely No +tax costing, every item for sale has the full cost of the item on the ticketed item. There are Zero exceptions. That is the law. That is what annoyed me so much when I had my holiday in America, the ticketed item wasn't the cost of a lot of things, they said the cost +tax when I took the item to checkout. It isn't rocket science to add the full cost of the item onto the item, it is just being lazy not to add it.
@lavalamp64, similar in the opposite way, it is the law in the U.S. NOT to include tax in the advertised or stated price.
There may be a number of reasons for this which may include that, in the U.S., the consumer is to explicitly know the tax imposed by the government.
Also, in a large multistate multi-city country with many many different tax rates for goods which are marketed and sold everywhere in the country irrespective of a particular tax jurisdiction, adding tax at the point of purchase makes sense (the rate is always based on jurisdiction of purchase or, if shipped, the address to which the good is shipped, which the buyer should likely know and, by representative government, have participated in determining).
What is not permitted is to charge a buyer more for a good than the price at which the good was offered. In fact, for example, if a price for a food item at the grocery is different than the price charged at check-out, the store must correct it for the transaction and some stores even remove any charge for the item (the item is then free to the buyer) due to the store's error in its pricing.
Good old American capitalism 😄
@@daveyboy6985 good old American trickery
Good on you with your take on the realistic good and bad. It will be so boring to only watch, listen to topics in rose tinted glass. I think a lot is not so much about bad, but different, and your personal experience. Nothing more, nothing less 🤗
Glad you are enjoying, trying to hit that balance as to not offend but keep it interesting=)
It's your channel. You don't need to provide qualifiers, to calm the natives. If they can't handle outside feedback, then watching an expats' channel is probably not for them. 😁 As you said, no country is perfect and plenty of expats have left New Zealand, Australia etc because the differences just got on their nerves. To be honest, they are usually the same reasons that I and my American/Aussie wife don't live there or Australia anymore. 🤷♂
I personally didn't know anyone without a dryer, growing up in NZ. They absolutely will use clothes lines when appropriate, but this has more to do with sheets, towels etc drying a lot faster outside on a windy day as opposed to being in a dryer. The cost of electricity is also a reason for clothes lines and smaller fridges. Here in Georgia, our electricity is very reasonable and as such, we have two fridge/freezer combos. We buy in larger quantities and shop less often. It works for us. I would add that condiments and pickles and the space that they take up is more of an American thing as well. We routinely have several BBQ sauces, 4-5 different mustards, large jars of dill and bread and butter pickles in the fridge at any one time. That requires space! Liquor is more expensive there because it's almost exclusively imported from the other side of the planet. In America, it's fairly cheap, so I basically drink bourbon and scotch here, as opposed to wine and beer in New Zealand, where they make those beverages. They are also up to their eyeballs in mortgage debt, so that leaves less expendable income for liquor.
You do have a point, hard to know how controversial to be over here, everyone is such a sweetie- maybe I'll experiment a bit with the next one a little more. I'm from the Midwest and my mom always has had multiple big freezers and fridges. GO COSTCO! Ah that does make sense, I don't know of too many liquor companies based here in NZ. Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it=)
There are small tumble dryers that don't require hookups. I have one. They're made for apartments, campers, & dorm rooms.
I’m going to be honest with you. 1st world problems aren’t problems. I’m sure you can think of actual problems. And if not it explains why you live in NZ. Love the video and it sounds like a place I’d love to live
😂 The " and then I go home nutless ' cracked me up
lol I'm glad somebody liked that=)
I have seen the comment on the lack of clothes dryers from several US migrants/visitors and was genuinely puzzled by it. We have had dryers in our home for as long as I can remember, at least forty plus years, as have all of our friends. Recently in response to one of these posts I did a quick phone around of members of several clubs I belong to just for my own interest and again, everyone had a dryer as well as a clothes line. Either I have been very lucky in my experience or yours has been abnormally bad. Interesting......
Just a word on using the metric system, as soon as you can stop trying to translate between the two systems, the longer you do it the more ingrained will be the problem. Many of us older types had to go through metric changes not only in weights and measures but also currency and trying to ride two horses is never a good idea. If you are worried about prices, things are more expensive here and that is something that won't change no matter if things are in pounds or kilograms.
One of the reasons cocktails cost more is because of how we tax alcohol, the higher the ethanol percentage the higher the tax rate and then on top of that there's GST
Gotta pay for that free?! (crap) healthcare somehow.
lol, they're not really negatives, apart from finding a rental that accommodates a dog, but funny all the same.
Glad you guys are enjoying NZ.
You're right, perhaps I'll be a bit less diplomatic in the next one- not sure if anyone enjoys the negative aspects? Thank you=)
@@MorganMarieWolff lol honesty doesn't hurt. It can be refreshing though and keeps everyone in a reality check
Morgan you have to listen to Radio Hauraki best station ever im overseas and i still listen to it via the internet
America might have to change their toilet system- it's an ocean, but fresh water's is an expensive commodity but getting in very short supply- like the Colorado river flows- worryingly diminishing.
I agree, there must be a happy medium!
OSHA standard 13.4.3(e) states that all turds that have an overall length twice that of its diameter must be hand lowered to prevent unintentional toilet water backsplash.
I also moved from the US to a country that uses metric (Israel), so here's a trick I learned, and let's apply it to your 95 NSD per kilo. Changing the dollars to cents gives 95 NZ cents for 100 grams, which is approx. a quarter pound. Hope this is helpful. (Not planning to move to NZ, but it's definitely on my bucket list as a place to visit).
And multiply that by 4 gives the approximate price in NZD per pound
Except you are wrong! There are 10 x 100g in a Kilogram so it is NZD 9.50 per 100g which is just a tick under 4oz
USA officially became metric way back in the seventies but for some reason are hanging on to an archaic system of measurement foot horse pounds miles etc
Love the photo of Mr Barkley wearing the hat and tie, Morgan Marie!
Dryers. If you are renting or even buying a home, he dryer is a chattel and you are expected to supply it yourself. And its easy to mount it on the wall above the washing machine.
Every car I've owned since 1993 has had cruise control. Admittedly most were American cars but two were Japanese and one Australian. Low to mid range cars won't often have cruise but higher trim level cars generally do. I'm pretty sure it's only American toilets that are so full of water they look like they're blocked up to the rest of the world. "Don't use the toilet, it's full of water, it must be blocked. I'm calling the plumber!" 😃
lol I think you're probably right! Now when I visit the States I'm sure I'll be nervous.
Is it me or none of these are actually about NZ more like “things aren’t like the were in the US”. All the mentioned bad things as you call it are normal everywhere in European countries and probably elsewhere too.
Been watching your vidz recently for the first time and I think you're humour is awesome as is your content.
Keep it up and don't worry about the negative comments 👍
I allmost died laughing when I heard these. The one about dogs however is disturbingly true
JUST BE GRATEFUL THAT YOU'VE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO OUR COUNTRY TO LIVE.
Swimwear is available in a wide range of sizes - if you went to a swim wear specific store they may be stocking for competitive swimmers - who are generally on the skinny end of normality.
Metric system: it is best not to try to convert back to USD/pound. Pick a store you trust, price-wise, (at least you only pay what it says on the lable) and learn what you need to pay for your usual purchases in NZD/kg. That is a lot less work than converting! Seasonal fruit & veg is always good value when in season - so if you learn what say a capsicum, or kumara costs when in season you will realise when they get expensive!. Imported stuff is always going to be expensive - Embrace seasonal patterns of NZ food production. Buy new recipe books which use only metric measures and temperatures, use metric weigh scales etc - you will find adopting metric much easier than the process of immigration in the first place!
Reduce, Re-use, recycle: NZ has an enviable culture of low-waste living compared to the US - hence no plastic carrier bags at food shops - no litter on the roadside - and low volume toilet flushing - nothing gross about it - just flush again if necessary. (you do understand about the split button half / full flush system, I hope?)
Fridge sizes: eat fresh - buy less food but more often. Only keep foods in the fridge that need to be in there... eggs, for example, do not need refrigerating in NZ, neither do fruits or preserved jams/jellies/pickles/condiments/sauces except mayo / aoli. A standard size fridge will easily hold enough fresh food for a week for a family of 4.
Dryers are made to stack on top of front-loading washers - or you can get a free-standing combined washer-dryer . Free-standing condenser dryers are best - can be placed anywhere - eg the bathroom so you can warm your socks in there!
General tip: try to stop saying the words"Back in the USA" and embrace the status quo!
Haha, Just buy a dryer, they are cheap enough, sold everywhere. We have one like most people just only use it when necessary. Metric, once you get it, there’s no going back to imperial, that’s just weird and has nothing to recommend it really and I grew up with it, don’t miss it at all. I thought the toilet was broken when I first went to use one in the US, freaked me out seeing number twos rise up and nearly overflow, panic stations, lol. Interesting to hear your viewpoints, keep ‘em coming👍
Thanks for the feed back Kerry! Glad you are enjoying=)
I have owned 4 cars since being in NZ all have had cruise control even a 2002 Mitsubishi Airtrek. I think you need to look around a bit more before making your purchase.
BTW I have driven in Japan and yes it was very twisty, with speeds generally restricted to 50kmph in the areas I drove.
I don't think NZ has the lengths of standard highway to warrant CC. I used mine a few times as novelty but not now.
@@robharris5467 I use my cc all the time, the adaptive cruise on longer journeys to maintain following distances etc, it is used on all road types not just highways. The speed limiter, helps in my work vehicle to be one of the drivers with the best driving score week on week.
thanks. I'm retired so not on te road every day. @@iallso1
Yes, Japan is twisty and turvy
One thing about music most business are cheap about getting new commercial licenses here in NZ at least you have to buy a license for playing any song for a commercial reason so they're fine driving the same songs into the ground to save a buck
Ah, now that does make sense!
@@MorganMarieWolff no one listens to radios stations here haha
Cheap-charlies abound! Sounds like utopia!
totally agree on the music - we're stuck in a bad timewarp!
Most of the things you're complaining about are just that we do things differently to America. They're not negatives. No one would move from NZ to the US and talk about how relieved they are to use the imperial system.
NZ has it's problems, but "not being America" isn't one of them. Public transport is terrible, everything is expensive, shipping from anywhere else in the world is slow, expensive, and often not even available.
Lol definitely bigger problems than what's in the toilet 😅😅😅😅😅😅
I'd also list
1) weed still illegial
2) we getting involved with these stupid wars
3) nation of sheeple who blindly trust the govt
4) lots of narcs
I can allready guess where in the US she's from haha
Tell us about moving your dog to NZ, too! I wouldn’t like the smaller fridge and not having a dryer, too!! I’m used to a normal-sized refrigerator and having a dryer to dry my damp clothes!!! Crazy!!!!! Getting used to a system of measurement (metric) would be difficult also! Why doesn’t someone teach the metric system to foreigners coming into NZ, instead of assuming everyone already knows it!! I enjoy your videos, keep up the good job! ❤❤❤
Music - you just need to choose a different radio station. If you look hard enough, you will find stations that play only US 1950s music. Look around, search the dial and you find what you want.
5:51 mm more that japan is also a right hand drive country and its cheaper to import used from there than from the uk
Don't Japanese drive on the left-hand side?
@@robert3987 ah right sry yes right hand drive like the uk and the rest of the commenwealth sry
I'm a kiwi living in Germany. Moving appliances as you move house (rentals) is NOTHING compared to the fact that you have to buy an ENTIRE kitchen when you move in your new place. I'm not kidding, every single cupboard, stove, microwave, sink, drawers etc you have to purchase and build to build into your kitchen space. It borders on the thousands in Euros to do so and due to the cost, many stay at rentals on average 10+ - 20+ years. We've moved 3 times in 13 years and we've had to buy TWO kitchens because the first didn't fit in with the 2nd rental. Now, we've just moved into the 3rd one and our second kitchen doesn't fit so we have to build new benches. Which means I won't have a functioning kitchen for at least 2 months...if we're lucky. *Sigh* drives me nuts.
But at least we have a dryer. 😉😂
What in tha world!!!???
@@R1M1r1m1 yup. It's a very expensive pain in the wallet
Yes they take the whole kitchen with them in many areas of the world! I could not believe it. You walk into a bare room with a few pipes sticking out of the wall. Not economical at all.😮
so there are no built in cabinets in the kitchens?
you have to hook up the sinks plumbing?
So, which is better ?
If it makes you feel any better I'm petite and most places in NZ don't stock my clothing size either. NZ isn't really great for people whose size isn't S-XL
Music in stores. Not what people want, its just that shop wont pay fee for playing recent music.
I wouldn't complain if those are the music played eveywhere. 2000s music is my era.
These aren't really negatives. They're just things that are different. Maybe the last one is negative, but that's fixed easy.
What you can do is weigh out a kg in nuts, sugar etc and you'll see what it is, particularly though, pick it up to feel the weight.
If you get an empty 2 litre ice cream container and fill it with water- that's 2 kilograms worth.
Now that sounds a lot more helpful and practical than doing math! I will give it a go=)
As a senior citizen, in my adult life I have experienced the change from pounds shillings and pence to dollars and cents,from gallons to litres, from pounds to kilograms and from yards to metres.
Further I think the best way is just to work in the new system as much as possible and not keep converting.
Rentals for dogs is so bloody hard. Can take over a year in cases for friends. Buying is the best option for a dog. Cause weirdly kids can do more damage than a trained dog. But yet so little landlords allow them.
A bit tough in cheek I think. As said in the comment below Kiwis have dryers that mount on the wall to save space and yes they do vent outside.
Most loose goods you mentioned are prices at 100gms and mostly pre packed by the store so you know the price.
All the cars I've driven have cruise control unless you are buying something over 10 years old.
Expensive country to live in. Welcome to nz way of life. I hope you love my country. We do things just like any other country do theirs.
Only worse.
Hiya Morgan to get you started there is fantastic homegrown NZ music you can tap into Six60 musicians/songwriters Stadium tour currently touring NZ tickets on sale now , Lorde she is currently overseas in USA but touring NZ 2023 check out her most recent album Solar Power, Crowded House and Neil Finn currently touring USA and Australia (Neil Finn songwriter/musician from Crowded House plays his music with Fleetwood Mac ), Dave Dobbyn musician/songwriter will be at White Out festival Methven 13th August. These artists are very well known by every Kiwi but there are lots more . Festivals in summer and winter both islands have NZ and other artists you can check out live as well as on youtube .Enjoy !!
Love your videos from Australia, you mentioned realistic differences between countries! No country is ever going to be perfect though ;-) as always keep up the great work.
Thank you so much! I appreciate that=) I agree, it's kind of a whatever county's attributes work best for you at the time deal.
The reason why it's so tough to find a rental that accepts pets is that our courts have ruled that damage done by a pet is "wear and tear", and may not even be able to be taken out of the bond. This has actually contributed to house prices, as it makes people even more desperate to get out of renting, just so they can have a pet, as they're a tremendous boost to mental well being. I would say the biggest negatives about NZ is the low income, and high house prices/rents, also food is expensive. We have low taxation so once you've "made it", you're fine. But those first 10-20 years of employment can be absolutely brutal. If it weren't for kiwisaver, I wouldn't have saved any money in my 20s, and it's only going to get harder for future generations.
Being British we brought our tumble drier with us, but still prefer to dry washing on the line if the weather permits. Do you have a carport? In Australia many people dry washing on a line under cover to prevent sun damage, one could be used to protect it from the rain.
Our dryer is in the garage where the hose goes out through the catflap.
You don't have garages? Geez
@@MyBelch that depends on the property, some modern apartment style housing is being built without car parking but traditionally housing has had garages.
My experience is that quite a lot of properties have a laundry area to the rear of the garage as apposed to it being inside the living area. It does take some getting used to.
...okay I'm going there. All I wish it to be stuck in a time capsule with music from the early 2000s and 90s 🧎
Seriously, buy your own. Unbelievable. There is cheaper one on Trademe if you are tight as. Most rentals only washer is provided, it is either you buy your own or go to laundromat. It is all up to you. We do have washer and dryer that is why we have laundry room in every house.
Buy a dryer and take it with you and yes i admit when we rented years ago the dryer was often in the spare room or the garage but both houses i have owned have had a full sized laundry and I would never be without a dryer. And metric Really ? most of the world uses metric its the US that has stubbornly stayed in the imperial system.
If you don't have a dryer you can take your clothes to the laundromat to get dried
Taking your fridge with you is such a stupid thing we do here, you're totally right. What if it doesn't fit there? It fits here, we know that. And we also know the one where I'm going fits in it's current location too... so stupid.
This is informative. Thanks for the wonderful sharing., friend. Take care.
Thank you! Hopefully they are getting better=)
Dryers are very common. But tend to only be used during the winter . In cities laundromats are common because it's a cheaper alternative to owning a dryer. They are not ducted because why throw away free heating.
The music in big chain stores are all chosen by the head office and its generally a mix of newish and older music.
The metric system is very easy to understand once you wrap your head around. Stop converting that's where the confusion comes in.
Cruise control is very common it just depends on the vehicle.
Most rentals are with rental agencies who tend to stay away from dealing with any animals, just makes their job easier.
In the US, only the most destitute lowlife layabouts would consider using a laundromat. I imagine life in the forgotten ass-end of the world to be insufferably miserable. Horrible place, horrible creatures.
Yes, those NZ landlords are NOT pet friendly. It really sucks. As NZ is a pet friendly country.
I know, right! I was surprised.
New Zealand has an amazing music scene. You just don't know where to look. Bfm Campus Radio.
There is a BIG tax difference between drinks by Alcohol by Volume
American toilets often block due the small diameter of the plumbing. Hence every toilet I used had a huge plunger for unblocking......disgusting!
We Kiwis can be a wee bit touchie about anyone complaining or comparing things to other countries. So some of us lose our sense of humour, do forgive them, as we have had to deal with whinging poms for the last 70 years and this sort of thing has worn thin, even when it is obviously tongue in cheek.
Oh and the concerns you and your man have over the toilet, well if you want to go camping you are going to have to harden up cupcake, because most DOC camp site don't have flushing loos. We are an earthy lot and don't really care about noise or a bit splash, as for smell, what are you eating?! And why isn't the window open?
Please share your insights on travelling to New Zealand with a pet :)!
I enjoy your videos, but just a few corrections from a 71yo kiwi 'bloke'.
Music: Yes, most of our music is American, but we also have a lot of British artists on the radio. (At my age, I think any music made after the 1980s is rubbish (garbage) anyway, so I listen to classic stations which play real music!!).
Dryers: I think you'll find nearly all NZ homes have them, to use when we need to due to the weather. But we dry outside when we can because electricity is expensive here, and we are kind of environmentally conscious.
Metric weight. NZ converted from Imperial to metric 50 years ago, and joined the world. America is the last vestige of the character filled but clunky Imperial system. I'm old enough to remember it, and there are a few things I still think in Imperial on ( like foot pounds when working on the car). And I still remember there's 5280 feet in a mile and 4840 square yards in an acre...I think).But you'll get used to it, then you can travel anywhere outside the US and not be confused.
Toilets: As a 'kiwi bloke", I've always done my own plumbing and it sounds like your toilet isn't working properly. Get hubby to fix or replace it, then he can become a DIY 'kiwi bloke' too. (think Tim Taylor's 'Tool Time', one of the good US TV sitcoms of the past).
Thanks and keep up the great videos.
First here. I'm going home after living overseas for nearly 50 years. In Ireland at the moment and most homes don't have washing machines. We're a mix of metric and imperial. I think I can cope with all the negative things. They don't seem to be to bad
lol not bad at all- are you coming home to New Zealand? Would be neat to see how things have changed!
Come on, the Imperial system makes no sense at all. Be grateful to be in the right system now. Love your videos though!
Such nice negatives Kia Ora !..or should I say how ya doing !.😄 from a Kiwi that moved to Aus who pines to move back home one day whatever the negatives !.. anyway I'm just UA-cam channel surfing and stumbled on your video ! ..love hearing people's perspective of NZ.. good or bad doesn't matter we are all the same but different haha a good different I hope !?..
So anyway I come home to visit practically every year to visit family and holiday with my Aus wife and son til freakin covid hit ! and everytime we get to the airport to go back to Aus and go to board the plane I grab onto a post or something and say to my wife hold me back hold me back I don't want to go she just rolls her eyes haha..
So many memories and I feel so relaxed when I go home to NZ I always feel like I'm leaving my childhood
I'm glad you're enjoying NZ with your family even with the ups and downs it's really is beautiful and the rain is a bit of a bugger but eventually stops and I thought most places or shops and lifts play decades old music maybe it's a copy write thing ?..
Anyway take care may you and your family have beautiful memories if they ever leave NZ so when they come home to NZ to holiday or visit or stay it will feel like your mother giving you a big hug like how I feel every time I fly home 🤗👍
5:00 Beer and wine are produced locally, hence less expensive to produce. hard alcohol are often imports
New Zealand's music has only changed over the passed 2-3 decades and mostly because of our younger generations being introduced to more American type television shows of which were starting to dominate our living spaces. The foundation of New Zealand music has always been classic rock and pop styles of the UK and European influence because we're part of the commonwealth so a lot of our media was very English/English and not English/American.
Laundromats are more economical and cheaper, most New Zealand houses opt out of owning dryers simply because the of their expense.
1kg is around 2.2lb. You know what a pound of butter is right? About half a New Zealand kg. Again UK/European influenced not American.
Sizing is simple, just avoid imports you're not familiar with and buy only New Zealand made products as we use UK/European sizes which are similar to US sizes. If you buy imported clothes then be prepared that what you're buying will be Asian sized (smaller than NZ, UK, EU and USA).
The small size of the shot is purposely aimed to deter patrons from over consumption, much like the age of which alcohol can be served at a lot of our bars and clubs. You missed the generation where New Zealand used to be the party islands of the Pacific.
Yep, twisty turny roads make for unwelcomed surprises around every corner be it, animals, pedestrians and other vehicles. You are correct, New Zealand doesn't have many straight highways like America (I've driven on a few US highways) so cruise control is more of a novelty to us then a need.
Japanese branded cars were only introduced 3-4 decades ago, before then most of our cars were again English/European based with the odd American Ford and other related USA motor vehicles which were merely collectors items for their larger V8 motors. We also import a lot of our cars from Australia. Japanese cars were found to be more economical and technologically advanced which is why they're common in New Zealand.
Don't abandon your appliances for the next person that moves into your former residence, they don't want to deal with nor do they want to be left with the responsibility of getting rid of it.
People with pets find it difficult to rent in the city, neighbors are a pet owners worst enemy as they hate neighbors with pets simply because they have this delusion that all pet owners are messy and untidy or unhygienic. Better to rent out of the city where your pet has a bit of freedom and has friendly neighbors.
Our cisterns and bowls are design for simple and direct drainage, the water level is to help avoid clogging the piping and to assist moving waste through the system without difficulty as most New Zealand houses, rental apartments and flats connect to a main sewer line which is directed to the cities waste center. You're probably used to a septic tank which is why most American toilets that I've noticed have a low flush system.
They make all in one washer/dryers now. If you have space for a washer, you have space for a dryer. Technology is wonderful!
I never noticed a difference in height of toilets in US/NZ. If splash is a problem why not drop some toilet paper into the pan?
The toilet thing is the thing I hate most about visiting the states after tipping :P I feel like body parts touching the water / floating paper is worse! Pad to stop the splash ;)
as someone who is planning my venture into life in new zealand. thank you for the info!!!
Isn't that interesting. I grew up in Auckland and now live in Canada. We always had a dryer in our laundry in NZ and that was in the 60s & 70s. I think it's because power is so expensive there. Makes running an AC unit or dryer fairly pricey.
Hi Morgan. What places are you renting that doesn’t have room for a dryer?? No offense but this is not accurate. If at a pinch, they can be mounted on a wall upside down and vented out. Most have inverted stickers to accommodate this. 🤷🏼♀️. I have had 3 different cars in a row that have cruise control. Perhaps it was the brand and model you were interested in?
I would love to hear about the process of importing your pup. We're contemplating a move to NZ and have 3 dogs.
Good idea, I think I'll do that- it was a real pain trying to figure it out with no one to ask! Thanks Charlene=)
@@MorganMarieWolff Plus it's expensive! I had a girlfriend from the USA who wanted to move here to NZ. But she had two dogs and two cats. I just about had a heart attack when I heard how much it would cost and how long the quarrantine was. Cheers.
People in NZ put T paper in the loo just before pooping. It is wasteful but prevents splashback.🤭
lol omg Brandon also does that- so funny=)
@@MorganMarieWolff Once you have mastered this technique you can register to vote in NZ elections. Congratulations to Brandon.
Only the semi constipated who shit rocks. A healthy bowel motion is a soft sausage, gently evacuated. Maybe that's another dietary conversation to be had. 😡 Adequate fibre from a natural diet.
And then they wring their hands and gnash their teeth at wasting 10 ml of extra water to flush it down. Sounds reasonable (not).
Lol as someone who doesnt hold back on my criticism of NZ ive never had these problems here.
The one regarding dogs is the only real problem listed on here. A pity you didnt touch on NZs actual problems... which there are many
Great to hear all your honest opinions 😊
I've lived in Australia for the past 15 years, but I seriously think a lot of your grievances are millennial grievances at best 😉.
The music, ok...but im sure if you moved to Jamaica it'd be exclusively-ish Reggae. Clothes lines...just buy a dryer. Problem solved. "I dont know how all these people in NZ and Great Britain EVER dried their clothes", lol. I've never known NZ sizes to be smaller. People compare sizes to America, not the other way around because who has size zero (0)? Pacific islanders (NZers too) aren't small sizes. Anyhoo...what I kept hearing was, "In the States...". That's telling right right there. Have a great 2024.
Love this. It’s nice to hear some of the differences. Not all are necessarily bad, just different. The refrigerator size must be challenging. Fun thing is that my husband just bought a second full size freezer because he always felt he didn’t have room. I told him he was crazy. Lol. Gotta love the American lifestyle.
3:24 rought conversion with kgs 20 lbs is devide by 2 its technically 2.2 pounds in a kilo but for small things 2 is fine
1980,s New Zealand had an awesome music scene
We had to learn to use the metric system when we changed from the imperial system in 1968(?) and lined up with most of the world. As the metric system uses base 10, all calculations are much simpler, after all the US uses dollars and cents, base 10, metric system money. Don't overthink things. I still think of my height in feet and inches, but weight in kilos, conversions are easy, keep it simple!
Time. Why isn't the Earth's single daily rotation divided into 10 equal units? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!
@@MyBelch Well why not get working on it. I've often thought that an hour is too short. Put your money where your mouth is, apply your mathematics, don't let me say, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
put a splash back protector in the bowl before doing your business, two or three slices should do the trick
I'm in Texas and looking to move to New Zealand
Leave your gun mentality behind, please 🌻
bring your guns with you...💚
Haha! Great vid. I suppose the pros out weighs the cons.
From an expat Kiwi living in Brizzy.