I'm surprised that you reckon NZers don't get your sarcasm - I've always thought that sarcasm was the main form of NZ humour - that and mastery of understatement (inherited from the English).
@@MorganMarieWolff Turkey definitely a Christmas thing for us, Mid Nov onward they will start to appear till December. The rest of the year not so much. We do love turkey but just once a year as a treat/celebratory food
as a kiwi i can say for sarcasm it depends where u r in nz, and for smores aswell actually, i grew up in rural south island and am a very sarcastic person, also smores were pretty common but only really to rural people where u go camping etc, and they are usually done with choco biscuits (as a kid we typically used 'chocolate thins' biscuits
When you visit The North Island, spend a week learning to surf at Raglan beach, visit the Caves, April is the best time, and watch the Sunrise on the summit on Mount Te Aroha,
Hey there. Ex-Pat American here. Been here 20 years. To enjoy those wonderful smores at campfires, try malt biscuits, not the exact same, but very similar in taste. Same stuff is used for cheesecake base and "Lollie" cake if you have not tried I recommend.
@@kkiwi54 , not sure where they originated, but have enjoyed them as a campfire staple for over 40 years. Malt biscuit, chunk of chocolate (thinner the better) and campfire toasted marshmallows. The cooking the mallow was the fun, getting them toasted evenly with out them catching fire. Wonderful memories.
I thought it was selling dead people's property that family don't want. I've avoided them for that reason. That's some superior kinda stupid and I'm Kiwi. Shaaame.
Cinnamon on my cappuccino. CELSIUS has one ‘C’! The Goodwill shops here in NZ, back in the 1970s, were mostly run by either The Salvation Army (The Sallies) or the St Vincent de Paul Society (St Vincent’s). In the Wellington metropolitan area we now have shops run by the Sallies, St Vincent’s, The (Wellington) City Mission, Mary Potter Hospice and Te Omanga Hospice. The first three (3) organisations DO NOT sell every saleable item that is donated to them, as some items are given to people in need.
LOL. You mentioned that many Kiwis are well travelled. That's true. It means we get to experience similar things to what you've just explained... except we get to experience it in 20 different Countries! They are all subtley different. Every time I go to a Country that drives on the right (so cars have driver's position on the left) I'm always attempting to get in the passenger seat to drive. LOL. Makes me look a right burke (idiot). Cheers.
We do make smore like things but we use the one sided choc/plain biscuits (cookies) like thins or choc wheatens. And put the choc side against the burnt marshmallow.
Knowing where the States are in America comes down to our Education System. Admittedly, it's not perfect but much better than in America especially currently. Loved the video!
I've never been to America yet I took the time to investigate on my own time. I know all about their history, wars and what their culture is like, its different accents, its wildlife and so on. Its Americans who only do as they are instructed. Other cultures use their brains themselves ....
Janola bleach was created by two women who lived in Papakura ,called Jan and Noelene who found a need for A product that they could use in the home. Until that time you could only buy it in commercial quantities and commercial strength. It found a huge market and was eventually bought out by a multinational American company.
Sodium hypochlorite has been used as household bleach since the 18th century . Lack of it in NZ was probably a localised thing due to no one importing it and no industry packaging it. Sodium hypochlorite would have been in production in NZ from the start of the paper industry if not before. Janola is now a Pental brand. Pental is Australian (Lux soap flakes and Sunlight Soap)
Yeah, there is a lot of buzz currently on the Costco fans page about the Pumpkin pies - we are going there especially on sunday to get one to try! (This is NZ's first Costco - it is in West Auckland - still new here - a big buzz!) Turkey tends to be a christmas thing here, we get one most years.
For clarification.. Z = Zed is English. You know? From England. Which is the version spoken in NZ.. :) Meanwhile sarcasm is very English, Kiwi, Australian, etc... We have a lot of commonality with humour a well. However, sarcasm from an American is totally not expected. I get the wrong side of the car thing. I do it often too when in Europe and USA. Love your channel.
45 years ago I went overseas,I was convinced my accent was so neutral nobody would know where I came from!I met some Americans and had difficulty understand them!Actually everyone knew I was from down under !
Fun video as always, tbh the biggest kick I get out of your videos is learning the similarity of how stuff is called in NZ as in India.. ex we call it “zed” too 😂 And it’s a lot comforting to know since I am moving to NZ in a few months time.. 😊 btw I survived 2 yrs of living in the US too and kept entering the car on the wrong side 🤷🏻♂️
LOL most New Zealanders wouldn't even know what their "Zip code" is. They're not really needed for most postal services. Street name and number, suburb and town/city will usually suffice
Your right bro lol. I never knew mine till I moved back to nz and learnt it. I spent my adulthood in Australia and everyone knows there post code there it's normal lol so when I came home was like shit, might Google that. It's important haha
Rural areas use RAPID (Rural Address Property Identification) numbers . What looks like a street number is actually a distance from a defined location. My "street number" is 1592 ,which is actually 15.92 km from the last major locality on my road. Often ,but not exclusively ,it is from the beginning of the road .The neighbour's property is not 1593 , but 1658.
Lol on the accent one! When I just arrived I worked for a media Co in Auckland, Dr Nanesh Ghana was an economic comentarist/panelist at the time (I remember, this is relevant). A few weeks later, in a meeting, my team is talking about this Duncan Ghana who was also on the news talking about something economic related... after a while I asked, thinking that perhaps economic commentary ran in the family; "is he related to Dr Nanesh Ghana?" They all laughed at me, making fun that my American accent, and slowly said "it is Duncan GARNER!" (Then maybe pronounce it properly, I thought to myself).
Don't worry. I'm Australian and even I find kiwis hard to understand at times. Also, fear not about the smores. I'm noticing it creeping in. At least in the part of NZ I live, Napier. I think kiwis are starting to get a clue about it.
Hi, we make smores with plain digestive biscuits, or for you cookies, so yummy, you can also use the chocolate coated digestive biscuits... you're welcome. BTW, I say zee...
I've always known what smores are due to American movies. It wasn't until I dated an American that I realized they are called Graham crackers not gram crackers. The way Americans pronounce Graham sounds like gram to my ears.
I thought they were Gram crackers too. Decades ago, l had an American friend called Van, always thought it was odd that he was named after a vehicle. Saw him write his name one day, turns out he was called Vaughan.
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Hahahaha…I had to laugh. When you were describing the Smores stuff…you said “Yeah, no….” Which means you are becoming a Kiwi…”Yeah, Nah” “Yeah, No”….hahahahaha. Pssst…It’s insidious and you can’t escape it. Give in to the Kiwi-ism’s…..*lol*
Not sure what you mean about not being sure what she means. In 50+ years in NZ, I've never seen anyone carve a pumpkin, and most of the 'pumpkin' we eat is actually squash (rule of thumb - if the outside isn't orange, it's squash). She made perfect sense to me.
@@Phil_Kawana nope. Ironbarks are pumpkins. They're grey. Skin colour has nothing to do with it. Personally I've come to the conclusion that the terminology is up for debate and personal preference.
@@catzkeet4860 You're right that the usage is inconstant, and I should have said rough rule of thumb - but Ironbark is a cultivar of Cucurbita Maxima, which is classified as squash. Then again, pumpkin itself is technically a cultivar of winter squash, and all of the above are in the gourd family, so is it any wonder we're all confused? My understanding, however, is that to our US friends, pumpkin = orange skin.
That's also what I was going to recommend. Smores are very common and popular here, we just don't call them smores, and we use wine biscuits instead. And of course they're for certain special occasions, for which you have an outdoor fire.
Hospice shops are called that because that's who get the profits. Cappuccino is something your aunty drinks in a cafe in the shopping mall. Sarcasm as a mode of speech is quite full on for the average passive aggressive NZer. A dry ironic tone is preferred as its less confrontational. Pumpkins are for soups and roasting and boiling. They are usually green in NZ not orange. Halloween is big now but wasn't a big deal a generation ago. It shows the move in NZ from the UK being the biggest external cultural influencer to the US. This has been driven by the internet and the immigrant population of the last 30 years.
Fun Fact: some Kiwis (born as) do actually like turkey, except that we save them for Xmas celebrations. This is a throwback to the English tradition of Xmas turkey ;D
Hospice shops sell good quality second hand goods to raise money to fund the hospice for the ill. It's quite a large charity. They looked after my Dad while he was dying and they are wonderful! Kiwi Cam.
Fun Fact: some Kiwis (born as) do actually like turkey, except that we save them for Xmas celebrations. This is a throwback to the English tradition of Xmas turkey ;D n.b. Some Kiwi's can speak "American" kinda, so if i'm ever in Wellington, let's do Cafe Americana :P
We have different names for types of pumpkin e.g. crown, butternut etc. They are all from curcubita genus. Squash is just another common name for the genus.
haha, Kiwi here, I STILL do some funny dumb stuff and laugh at myself, I STILL occaisionally go to get in the driver's seat, when My hubby is siiting there ready to drive..that's funny!, or the reverse if I am driving..go figure. The best funny thing I have done sometimes is lock myself IN the gate when we are meant to be going out HAHAHA..I love your humility, sometimes it takes a lot to admit our low levels of dumbness -AYE? never mind, as we say here...ALL GOOD..
You can buy turkeys from the frozen dept at the supermarket. Yes we say both zed and zee depending on the sentence and we do s’mores. Chocolate wheaten biscuits with marshmallow in between. It’s post code here in NZ. Love your videos by the way. You make your vids sound fun. Slang: yeah nah = No …. Nah yeah = yes ….. Up to = what are you up to? ……
Yeah, that wrong side of the car thing, I did that once! In the late 80s I had a 69 Chevy Caprice Coupe. I had the car for a couple of years so there was no reason for this to happen. I went up the road to buy a set of spark plugs for the car and when I went to get in I opened the right hand door and looked in and stopped! Opps wrong side! And there's people around! So I put the handful of spark plugs down on the seat, closed the door and went around to the left hand side of the car, got in and drove away like nothing had happened! Have driven and owned many LHD cars since then, but that was the only one time I made that mistake. BTW I'm in Auckland.
When going to another country, always a good idea to learn a bit about the differences, in words, letters pronunciation, measurement etc. even if they speak English their. I am an Dmetican in a foreign country and yes I felt embarrassed at what you thought to br correct.
Great self disclosure you'll be a kiwi soon! We have no issues with these mistakes 'cool bro" 'no worries" "she'll be right". As we kiwis travel extensively from about 17 (doing the big OE) we know about travel mistakes - just ask for feedback on travel mistakes and your site will run hot. Enjoy the country and welcome aboard.
I've been traveling since i was 16 years old when i left home I've been everywhere Christchurch Dunedin graymouth Wellington taranaki great barrier island and a little place called Australia 3 time's I'm pretty sure that covers most of the known world who knows there might be more out there somewhere but not likely we'd know about it by now surely
"We don't like turkeys" Well, not really true! They're just not as common in the supermarkets as chickens are because they're much more expensive. I'm pretty sure you *can* get them though, in the big supermarkets.
Hospice Shop= charity shop to raise money to fund a hospice run by a Church such as Presbyterian Support. There are no state-run hospices, so these shops are important for fundraising. Other 'secondhand shops' (as we call them) are run by Salvation Army, Red Cross and the City Missions (Anglican Church). NZers watch US TV. They know what you are saying (even if you use the wrong words for some things... like Zip Code for Post Code).
Hey don't worry, Most kiwis think biscuit and Gravy is cookies 🍪 and Gravy eeew. I didn't know its different type of biscuit. Also peanut butter and jelly isn't Jello with peanut butter on toast
@@MorganMarieWolff Im so sorry lol i just saw your video where you answered it and i apologise for all my comments when i watch a video i comment as i go lol my short term memory is not very good i had a major incident in Sydney in 2002 where i got a brain injury which caused it so rather than forget i ask questions as i go
Another thing quite a section of kiwi's do is to greet with a "Hi-ya." I go (thought bubble,) Oh n,nooo, they watch and live Coronation Street! (A British evening soap opera.) (It's women that say that really, if they're going to say anything.) Another super soapy like a kid patronising thing a number of female receptionists or take a call person with say at the conversation end is, "BYeee." As an almost whisper trail-off as they say it. You can imagine their little shoulders hunching, with pulled face cheesy grin as they get the 'ees' out, whilst gripping a teddy bear to give you! What planet are these people on?
Stat on foreign-born immigrants living in the USA 50 mill/331.9mill total pop and in NZ it's 1.38 mill/5.1mill total pop. Seems like a lot but then you add in context i.e per capita and this is where NZ beats the USA hands down. The USA % of foreign-born is at 15.28 whereas NZ Is at 28.65, so almost a third of its population is foreign-born/immigrants. Thus you'll be exposed to more foreign accents than if you were stuck in the middle of the USA. As long as you don't mix up kiwi with Aussie, you'll be fine. Lol You're also subconsciously picking up kiwi humour and it's style of self-deprecation. This is good. It's hard on the ego & for those who take themselves too seriously but the mark of you "making it" in NZ and being accepted, is when your kiwi mates start insulting you. And you taking it with good grace and also giving a little back, is a sign of a well-adjusted adopted kiwi friend. Lol. Not kidding, insults and making fun of your friends is a sign of endearment here as being courteous, polite etc are barriers towards getting to know people. Whilst we love being polite, teasing shows that we trust you & want to know you more. Of course you have to be careful, knowing who you can gently tease and insult, but it is the ultimate stage of kiwi-hood when you can relax, tease, and not take life or yourself so seriously. So,let go of the fear and ego and give it a go!
Hey Morgan, l have no trouble imagining you as a stand up comedian. I know exactly what you mean by saying some people totally missing your meanings... or wit. And while l can't remember ever seeing you in a full body shot, l imagine you're sweet as! 🙊🙉🙈 I guess l better stop imagining!😂
Take ppl with a grain of salt. Smile and wave boys just smile and wave. When jokes sarcasm sinks like a lead brick make a joke about the bad joke. Then leave. Don't satay for an ovation hahaha
I'm surprised that you reckon NZers don't get your sarcasm - I've always thought that sarcasm was the main form of NZ humour - that and mastery of understatement (inherited from the English).
Never had a problem getting a turkey in November in NZ as they sell them for Christmas dinners
I will keep a look out at the store. Thanks for letting me know
@@MorganMarieWolff Turkey definitely a Christmas thing for us, Mid Nov onward they will start to appear till December. The rest of the year not so much. We do love turkey but just once a year as a treat/celebratory food
as a kiwi i can say for sarcasm it depends where u r in nz, and for smores aswell actually, i grew up in rural south island and am a very sarcastic person, also smores were pretty common but only really to rural people where u go camping etc, and they are usually done with choco biscuits (as a kid we typically used 'chocolate thins' biscuits
When you visit The North Island,
spend a week learning to surf at Raglan beach, visit the Caves, April is the best time,
and watch the Sunrise on the summit on Mount Te Aroha,
Hey there. Ex-Pat American here. Been here 20 years. To enjoy those wonderful smores at campfires, try malt biscuits, not the exact same, but very similar in taste. Same stuff is used for cheesecake base and "Lollie" cake if you have not tried I recommend.
Who needs a campfire... 15 to 20 seconds in the microwave with chocolate wheatens... probably don't taste the same but fairly darn good.
Superwines are my favourite for smores
Oh no, I'm 68 and don't know what smores are 😳
@@kkiwi54 , not sure where they originated, but have enjoyed them as a campfire staple for over 40 years. Malt biscuit, chunk of chocolate (thinner the better) and campfire toasted marshmallows. The cooking the mallow was the fun, getting them toasted evenly with out them catching fire. Wonderful memories.
Hospice shop is a goodwill shop owned by a hospice charity as a fundraising scheme.
They are called hospice shops as the profits go to the Hospice
😂 That’s not true!… It’s just a morbid & depressing name and it must be added, quite a dumb one!
@@aheat3036 it is true, not sure who told you it's not 🤷 I used to volunteer in one and all our profit went to the hospice
Yes, profits go to Hospice. We also have an SPCA shop where I am, and of course a Sallies (Salvation army shop)
I thought it was selling dead people's property that family don't want. I've avoided them for that reason. That's some superior kinda stupid and I'm Kiwi. Shaaame.
@@aheat3036 yep true. Our op shops are named for who gets the profits ..
Cinnamon on my cappuccino. CELSIUS has one ‘C’! The Goodwill shops here in NZ, back in the 1970s, were mostly run by either The Salvation Army (The Sallies) or the St Vincent de Paul Society (St Vincent’s). In the Wellington metropolitan area we now have shops run by the Sallies, St Vincent’s, The (Wellington) City Mission, Mary Potter Hospice and Te Omanga Hospice. The first three (3) organisations DO NOT sell every saleable item that is donated to them, as some items are given to people in need.
American is one of 3 places on the planet still using outdated Fahrenheit!
Morgan, thanks for giving me a smile today. We all make mistakes and most kiwis can laugh at themselves. You are all good.
You are welcome Grant
LOL. You mentioned that many Kiwis are well travelled. That's true. It means we get to experience similar things to what you've just explained... except we get to experience it in 20 different Countries! They are all subtley different. Every time I go to a Country that drives on the right (so cars have driver's position on the left) I'm always attempting to get in the passenger seat to drive. LOL. Makes me look a right burke (idiot). Cheers.
Thats a good way to put it and thanks for the new slang.
We do make smore like things but we use the one sided choc/plain biscuits (cookies) like thins or choc wheatens. And put the choc side against the burnt marshmallow.
Knowing where the States are in America comes down to our Education System. Admittedly, it's not perfect but much better than in America especially currently. Loved the video!
I've never been to America yet I took the time to investigate on my own time. I know all about their history, wars and what their culture is like, its different accents, its wildlife and so on. Its Americans who only do as they are instructed. Other cultures use their brains themselves ....
hahaha my partner sometimes jumps into the wrong side of the car. im like ok i thought you were opening the door for me hahaha
Janola bleach was created by two women who lived in Papakura ,called Jan and Noelene who found a need for A product that they could use in the home. Until that time you could only buy it in commercial quantities and commercial strength. It found a huge market and was eventually bought out by a multinational American company.
Sodium hypochlorite has been used as household bleach since the 18th century .
Lack of it in NZ was probably a localised thing due to no one importing it and no industry packaging it.
Sodium hypochlorite would have been in production in NZ from the start of the paper industry if not before.
Janola is now a Pental brand. Pental is Australian (Lux soap flakes and Sunlight Soap)
i'm a new zealander and are amaze & really enjoy your shows, I think you know more than I do... enjoyable...
Yeah, there is a lot of buzz currently on the Costco fans page about the Pumpkin pies - we are going there especially on sunday to get one to try! (This is NZ's first Costco - it is in West Auckland - still new here - a big buzz!) Turkey tends to be a christmas thing here, we get one most years.
In New Zealand we have smores we love them we just don't have graham crackers we typically use superwine biscuits
Ill give those biscuits a try
I always thought Digestive biscuits are the closet thing to Graham crackers
For clarification.. Z = Zed is English. You know? From England. Which is the version spoken in NZ.. :) Meanwhile sarcasm is very English, Kiwi, Australian, etc... We have a lot of commonality with humour a well. However, sarcasm from an American is totally not expected. I get the wrong side of the car thing. I do it often too when in Europe and USA. Love your channel.
45 years ago I went overseas,I was convinced my accent was so neutral nobody would know where I came from!I met some Americans and had difficulty understand them!Actually everyone knew I was from down under !
Enjoyed your bubbly style and production quality. For the record, you spoke beautifully and I understood every word. (I’m a Kiwi.)
Don't worry about it, it happens. Just don't go around calling footpaths sidewalks or rubbish bins garbage cans lol. Hope you are enjoying NZ.
Fun video as always, tbh the biggest kick I get out of your videos is learning the similarity of how stuff is called in NZ as in India.. ex we call it “zed” too 😂 And it’s a lot comforting to know since I am moving to NZ in a few months time.. 😊 btw I survived 2 yrs of living in the US too and kept entering the car on the wrong side 🤷🏻♂️
LOL most New Zealanders wouldn't even know what their "Zip code" is. They're not really needed for most postal services. Street name and number, suburb and town/city will usually suffice
I appreciate that most nz websites have an address auto fill in. That is not a US thing
Your right bro lol. I never knew mine till I moved back to nz and learnt it. I spent my adulthood in Australia and everyone knows there post code there it's normal lol so when I came home was like shit, might Google that. It's important haha
My Grandmother (born in USA later emigrated to NZ) baked several spiced pumpkin pies that were delicious.
Only in the USA is it a “Zone Identification Protocol” - ZIP. For others it is a Post Code.
Rural areas use RAPID (Rural Address Property Identification) numbers .
What looks like a street number is actually a distance from a defined location.
My "street number" is 1592 ,which is actually 15.92 km from the last major locality on my road. Often ,but not exclusively ,it is from the beginning of the road .The neighbour's property is not 1593 , but 1658.
We have hospice shops here in Texas!
They keep trying to do the stupid pumpkin carving here in Australia. People wont buy them and they end up going into the dumpster.
Lol on the accent one! When I just arrived I worked for a media Co in Auckland, Dr Nanesh Ghana was an economic comentarist/panelist at the time (I remember, this is relevant). A few weeks later, in a meeting, my team is talking about this Duncan Ghana who was also on the news talking about something economic related... after a while I asked, thinking that perhaps economic commentary ran in the family; "is he related to Dr Nanesh Ghana?" They all laughed at me, making fun that my American accent, and slowly said "it is Duncan GARNER!" (Then maybe pronounce it properly, I thought to myself).
Don't worry. I'm Australian and even I find kiwis hard to understand at times. Also, fear not about the smores. I'm noticing it creeping in. At least in the part of NZ I live, Napier. I think kiwis are starting to get a clue about it.
Great, Finally!
You find kiwis hard to understand... Ahhem NSW country???
Hi, we make smores with plain digestive biscuits, or for you cookies, so yummy, you can also use the chocolate coated digestive biscuits... you're welcome. BTW, I say zee...
Chocolate coated biscuits? Good idea
I went to a Christmas buffet last year and they had turkey... I tried a piece. Next plateload I stuck to ham and lamb.
I've always known what smores are due to American movies. It wasn't until I dated an American that I realized they are called Graham crackers not gram crackers. The way Americans pronounce Graham sounds like gram to my ears.
I thought they were Gram crackers too.
Decades ago, l had an American friend called Van, always thought it was odd that he was named after a vehicle.
Saw him write his name one day, turns out he was called Vaughan.
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Hahahaha…I had to laugh. When you were describing the Smores stuff…you said “Yeah, no….” Which means you are becoming a Kiwi…”Yeah, Nah” “Yeah, No”….hahahahaha. Pssst…It’s insidious and you can’t escape it. Give in to the Kiwi-ism’s…..*lol*
Not sure what you mean about pumpkins either. Always roasted for roast dinners in NZ
Not sure what you mean about not being sure what she means. In 50+ years in NZ, I've never seen anyone carve a pumpkin, and most of the 'pumpkin' we eat is actually squash (rule of thumb - if the outside isn't orange, it's squash). She made perfect sense to me.
@@Phil_Kawana nope. Ironbarks are pumpkins. They're grey. Skin colour has nothing to do with it. Personally I've come to the conclusion that the terminology is up for debate and personal preference.
@@catzkeet4860 You're right that the usage is inconstant, and I should have said rough rule of thumb - but Ironbark is a cultivar of Cucurbita Maxima, which is classified as squash. Then again, pumpkin itself is technically a cultivar of winter squash, and all of the above are in the gourd family, so is it any wonder we're all confused?
My understanding, however, is that to our US friends, pumpkin = orange skin.
If you wanna make smores New Zealand style use "Vanilla Wine" biscuits..........oh yeah they don't contain wine. I don't know why they're called that
That's also what I was going to recommend. Smores are very common and popular here, we just don't call them smores, and we use wine biscuits instead. And of course they're for certain special occasions, for which you have an outdoor fire.
Lols, good to see you using "sweet as" and "yea no" (with smores) which are classic kiwi-isms or slang
If anyone at school said the alphabet and said zee at the end we used to laugh and say you watch sesame st !
many moons ago 🙂
Hospice shops are called that because that's who get the profits. Cappuccino is something your aunty drinks in a cafe in the shopping mall. Sarcasm as a mode of speech is quite full on for the average passive aggressive NZer. A dry ironic tone is preferred as its less confrontational. Pumpkins are for soups and roasting and boiling. They are usually green in NZ not orange. Halloween is big now but wasn't a big deal a generation ago. It shows the move in NZ from the UK being the biggest external cultural influencer to the US. This has been driven by the internet and the immigrant population of the last 30 years.
Sorry about our cultural influence.😉
@@MorganMarieWolff It is what it is.👍🏽
Most of the world knows more about the USA, than people in the USA.
The use of New Zealand Zip Codes hasn't been popular until 2008. Before the 2000s, the Zip Code does not exist at all.
Fun Fact: some Kiwis (born as) do actually like turkey, except that we save them for Xmas celebrations. This is a throwback to the English tradition of Xmas turkey ;D
Hospice shops sell good quality second hand goods to raise money to fund the hospice for the ill. It's quite a large charity. They looked after my Dad while he was dying and they are wonderful! Kiwi Cam.
That turkey was obviously just trying to blend in with the sheep.
Fun Fact: some Kiwis (born as) do actually like turkey, except that we save them for Xmas celebrations. This is a throwback to the English tradition of Xmas turkey ;D
n.b. Some Kiwi's can speak "American" kinda, so if i'm ever in Wellington, let's do Cafe Americana :P
We have different names for types of pumpkin e.g. crown, butternut etc. They are all from curcubita genus. Squash is just another common name for the genus.
haha, Kiwi here, I STILL do some funny dumb stuff and laugh at myself, I STILL occaisionally go to get in the driver's seat, when My hubby is siiting there ready to drive..that's funny!, or the reverse if I am driving..go figure. The best funny thing I have done sometimes is lock myself IN the gate when we are meant to be going out HAHAHA..I love your humility, sometimes it takes a lot to admit our low levels of dumbness -AYE? never mind, as we say here...ALL GOOD..
You can buy turkeys from the frozen dept at the supermarket. Yes we say both zed and zee depending on the sentence and we do s’mores. Chocolate wheaten biscuits with marshmallow in between. It’s post code here in NZ. Love your videos by the way. You make your vids sound fun.
Slang: yeah nah = No …. Nah yeah = yes ….. Up to = what are you up to? ……
Sarcasm can be misinterpreted and turn nasty best not to use it around people whom you don't know.
You're a crack-up! Thanks for the entertaining video.☺
I love roast turkey with lots of stuffing
Yeah, that wrong side of the car thing, I did that once! In the late 80s I had a 69 Chevy Caprice Coupe. I had the car for a couple of years so there was no reason for this to happen. I went up the road to buy a set of spark plugs for the car and when I went to get in I opened the right hand door and looked in and stopped! Opps wrong side! And there's people around! So I put the handful of spark plugs down on the seat, closed the door and went around to the left hand side of the car, got in and drove away like nothing had happened! Have driven and owned many LHD cars since then, but that was the only one time I made that mistake. BTW I'm in Auckland.
You're just making me smile 😊
As long as you always remember to "blow on the pie" 🤣
When going to another country, always a good idea to learn a bit about the differences, in words, letters pronunciation, measurement etc. even if they speak English their.
I am an Dmetican in a foreign country and yes I felt embarrassed at what you thought to br correct.
Turkey's are out of season here in summer. We would eat them but they are breeding then so tough at Christmas.
I asked for eggs in the shop here. Young guy says, 'what?' I immediately said. Are you American? You don't understand my accent. Sounds like iggs.
No difficulty getting turkey in Wellington
wild turkey basically niot edible. to cook boil for a week, throw the tukey away and use the water as soup stock
In nz instead of Graham grackers, we call them Digestive biscuits
Great self disclosure you'll be a kiwi soon! We have no issues with these mistakes 'cool bro" 'no worries" "she'll be right". As we kiwis travel extensively from about 17 (doing the big OE) we know about travel mistakes - just ask for feedback on travel mistakes and your site will run hot. Enjoy the country and welcome aboard.
I've been traveling since i was 16 years old when i left home I've been everywhere Christchurch Dunedin graymouth Wellington taranaki great barrier island and a little place called Australia 3 time's I'm pretty sure that covers most of the known world who knows there might be more out there somewhere but not likely we'd know about it by now surely
Sweet as girl.
Welcome
We love our coffee,because it's so dang good.
You're a riot!
Thumbs up Morgan
You're not kiwi so lift your head high. You done nothing wrong. You didn't know so you all good .sweet as.
Good vid
"We don't like turkeys"
Well, not really true! They're just not as common in the supermarkets as chickens are because they're much more expensive.
I'm pretty sure you *can* get them though, in the big supermarkets.
Christchurch is named after a college at Oxford University.
Sweat as if you grew up here watching TV foreign accents are quite familiar
Hospice Shop= charity shop to raise money to fund a hospice run by a Church such as Presbyterian Support. There are no state-run hospices, so these shops are important for fundraising. Other 'secondhand shops' (as we call them) are run by Salvation Army, Red Cross and the City Missions (Anglican Church).
NZers watch US TV. They know what you are saying (even if you use the wrong words for some things... like Zip Code for Post Code).
U get in on the correct side of the car 10% of the time😂😂😂😂😂😂
Growing up in NZ, it's odd to have cinnamon on top of Coffee, must only be certain areas.
My 90 year old dad has always had cinnamon on his!
It was a very 70s-80s thing here in NZ when coffee houses started to become popular - Viennese coffee traditionally has cinnamon on top.
I had a white car and my ex used to hop into any white car.... haven't seen her in years.
We use Girl Guide biscuits for Smores
Hey don't worry,
Most kiwis think biscuit and Gravy is cookies 🍪 and Gravy eeew.
I didn't know its different type of biscuit.
Also peanut butter and jelly isn't Jello with peanut butter on toast
How did you find yourself in NZ ?
I have always wanted to move here.
@@MorganMarieWolff Im so sorry lol i just saw your video where you answered it and i apologise for all my comments when i watch a video i comment as i go lol my short term memory is not very good i had a major incident in Sydney in 2002 where i got a brain injury which caused it so rather than forget i ask questions as i go
@@MorganMarieWolff Omanawa Falls in the BOP ua-cam.com/video/-FZKM5xPH2I/v-deo.html
Forget the "smores", find a good fish and chip shop, get yourself a deep fried Morro bar.
I expect to hear your feedback after trying.
Lol yeah turkeys are everywhere
Another thing quite a section of kiwi's do is to greet with a "Hi-ya." I go (thought bubble,) Oh n,nooo, they watch and live Coronation Street! (A British evening soap opera.) (It's women that say that really, if they're going to say anything.)
Another super soapy like a kid patronising thing a number of female receptionists or take a call person with say at the conversation end is, "BYeee." As an almost whisper trail-off as they say it.
You can imagine their little shoulders hunching, with pulled face cheesy grin as they get the 'ees' out, whilst gripping a teddy bear to give you!
What planet are these people on?
Earth!, 🙄🤫 Mystery solved. 🤙
Wait, is it not "zed" anywhere else? I didn't know that was a kiwi thing
Uk and most of its former colonies say Zed, its only Americans and I think Canadians say Zee.
Smores = try a marshmallow between two chocolate thins, even better Jaffa chocolate thins
Has any Kiwi girl explained a hot guy to you as 'he's such a spunk bucket!'
I never knew it was hard to get turkey? I always assumed it'd be easy cause no one like turkey haha
Kia ora Sister here's a new sub for ya sweet as chur chur nah yeah maybe Yeah Nah couldn't say for sure CHUR 👍
Stat on foreign-born immigrants living in the USA 50 mill/331.9mill total pop and in NZ it's 1.38 mill/5.1mill total pop.
Seems like a lot but then you add in context i.e per capita and this is where NZ beats the USA hands down. The USA % of foreign-born is at 15.28 whereas NZ Is at 28.65, so almost a third of its population is foreign-born/immigrants. Thus you'll be exposed to more foreign accents than if you were stuck in the middle of the USA.
As long as you don't mix up kiwi with Aussie, you'll be fine. Lol
You're also subconsciously picking up kiwi humour and it's style of self-deprecation. This is good. It's hard on the ego & for those who take themselves too seriously but the mark of you "making it" in NZ and being accepted, is when your kiwi mates start insulting you. And you taking it with good grace and also giving a little back, is a sign of a well-adjusted adopted kiwi friend. Lol.
Not kidding, insults and making fun of your friends is a sign of endearment here as being courteous, polite etc are barriers towards getting to know people. Whilst we love being polite, teasing shows that we trust you & want to know you more.
Of course you have to be careful, knowing who you can gently tease and insult, but it is the ultimate stage of kiwi-hood when you can relax, tease, and not take life or yourself so seriously. So,let go of the fear and ego and give it a go!
Hey Morgan, l have no trouble imagining you as a stand up comedian. I know exactly what you mean by saying some people totally missing your meanings... or wit. And while l can't remember ever seeing you in a full body shot, l imagine you're sweet as! 🙊🙉🙈 I guess l better stop imagining!😂
I have been told that I should do stand up... maybe one day
Chocolate or cinnamon
Depends on the day 😅
What is a half Kiwi - half American called exactly? A Kiwerican? An Amiwi? 😅🤷♀️
Kiwerican!
Hospice - charity shop raising funds for...hospice facilities. a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
Take ppl with a grain of salt. Smile and wave boys just smile and wave. When jokes sarcasm sinks like a lead brick make a joke about the bad joke. Then leave. Don't satay for an ovation hahaha
I hate coffee lol
Lolol...."zed----zee.....yes be proud to be American
ha ha I even know the pledge of allegiance
Try new Zealand chocolate
Kiwis.....do not understand "sarcasm!!!!!
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit & usually in NZ, only used in self depreciation.
Wow you talk fast lol
Too fast?!
Yip but kiwis talk pretty quick too
To be honest, if you say Christchurch or Christschurch, it literally sounds the same nobody will even notice csuse you cant hear the s lol. Imo
What is primo!?!
"primo" meaning: 1st class / number one / top shelf / high quality
Oh well see you laters