Eggs in the US have the protective antibacterial coating washed off them before sale. They're the only country in the world that do that. So the eggs in the US have to be protected with refrigeration. In the rest of the world they don't.
The more I hear about Bezos, the more glad I am that we don’t have Amazon. I used to use it when I lived in Japan, but if I went back now, I’d avoid using it. (Also, there’s a very widely reported thing that makes going to the shops safer here than in a lot of other countries at the moment...)
The song is actually called the "Hokey Tokey", and yes we have it here too. Easy to confuse with Hokey Pokey, tho'! BTW I bought some items off Amazon just the other day...but postage wasn't super fast, lucky it was light.
For me it's always been the Hokey Cokey since primary school, we always did the "Hokey Cokey". I've never heard it called anything else. Here's a Wiki page on the song en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Cokey#New_Zealand
@@tewhawhai7550 That's because most NZers haven't traveled much. Go to some countries in Asia, South America or Africa and you will see truly bad and chaotic driving. NZ is heaven in comparison.
Re the Eggs situation. Sorry but you are "off" regarding the eggs. In USA in order to market commercially farmed eggs, they must go through a cleansing solution designed to wash the outside of the egg. Sadly, it also erodes the eggs natural shell protection and in order to then store them in USA, they must be refrigerated. In New Zealand, Australia, England and most of Europe, that cleansing solution is NOT required. That's also why some eggs in NZ are still "dirty" in the container. That's why all those Countries display eggs on shelves in supermarkets and also in baskets on the home kitchen bench. Watch some TV shows from these countries and you will see eggs in baskets, alongside hanging pots etc. So, it is USA that is out of kilter with the rest of the world.
The American practice of washing eggs isn't really about marketing them, it's because the faecal matter on the outside of the egg can contain salmonella (the egg itself can too, though not always because transmission into the egg isn't guaranteed). That's why there's always warnings against eating raw cookie dough (or raw eggs in general), because contaminated eggs can lead to salmonella-infected cookie dough. However, in most other Western countries it's standard practice or even a legal requirement to vaccinate egg-laying chickens against salmonella (people and their health matter more than profits when the government is paying the healthcare bill) so it isn't necessary to wash the faeces off the egg and the cookie dough won't give you food poisoning. Which is just as well, because refrigerating an egg actually changes its internal structure and consistency, and this can have adverse effects when using them for baking.
@@michaelheliotis5279 Nope. It really is just that when an egg is laid there is naturally a membrane that covers the exterior shell of the egg. That protects it from bacteria. In the US that membrane is removed/washed off during processing and eggs *have* to be refridgerated as a result. Same in Japan and South Korea. In NZ, Aus, and the UK (& many other countries) however, the eggs are not processed in a way that removes the membrane from the egg, so they can be stored without refridgeration - in fact, if you put NZ eggs in the fridge that lowers the function of the egg shell membrane and *increases* the risk of bacteria contamination.
Hope this helps? Personal experience, moving back & forth between Canada & NZ wasn't too bad. I'm used to it now but coming to the U.S. & not using the metric system was a big of an adjustment.
👍,I can't win, I'm better now but usually I drive a bit intense. Not white knuckled or road rage, but if I don't focus unconsciously I'll start driving on the wrong side here or home in NZ.
I think you'll find most kiwis will ask if you want a cuppa, a cuppa tea or a hot drink when they specifically mean come in for a drink. It does clear up a lot of confusion.
Kia ora Tara, another big difference is the visibility of indigenous culture in Aotearoa New Zealand. (I know you know this - but it’s such an every day thing it’s easy to take cor granted.) The Te reo Māori language is taught in schools and is scattered throughout Kiwi English. Teachers need to take te reo classes during their training. The haka is part of NZ culture. There’s Māori seats in parliament. The commonly used name for some government departments is in Te reo (like Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) ). Even the term used to refer to non Māori of European descent - Pākehā - is in Te reo. Kids do kapa haka in schools and there’s kapa haka competitions and groups. We use the word whānau as often/more often than “family and friends “ - especially with covid. As an expat who moved back to Canada in middle school (NOT my choice) living in a bicultural society is one of the things I miss the most and is both one of the reasons I chose to take a second degree via distance at Massey U in NZ and one of the reasons I’m moving back. [#homesick] I’m working on an article about this that I’m hoping will get published here *crossingfingers* (If not I’ll put it on my blog.) Love your channel as always. :-) ka pai!! Btw a good example is the vid of “Don’t Forget Your Roots” by Six60 live in Hamilton. Starts in English, then switches to Te reo - including a haka.
I would like to add that the reason why eggs are refrigerated (in Canada) because it’s law that eggs has to be washed. And when they’re washed the protective layer is washed off so it need to be placed in the fridge. If your eggs are not washed that protected layer is still on the shell, so it doesn’t need to put in the fridge. I learnt this in culinary school. PS . I want to move to NZ from Canada someday. Love your channel
@@Kiwiamericans yes someday but I’m scared on how expensive their house rental are weekly rate. If two income at $22 NZ per hour with 3 children, could we afford to live there?.
@@tara-deesandy4714 just seen this now. Have you moved here yet? If not, are you looking at moving to a city (Auckland, Wellington Christchurch) and are you talking 2 people earring $22 per hour each? If you are looking at a city with 2 of you earning that, it would be pretty tight but outside of the cities it would be doable.
You have not driven much in Auckland, right? lol. There are a bunch of rude drivers up here. But, mostly on the clogged motorway systems. People are generally polite in the suburbs. We have Mighty Ape in NZ. Same day delivery and everything. Just NZ owned. We are a bit limited in choice compared to Amazon as obviously, as you say, we are an island in the middle of nowhere. But all popular items are readily available though Mighty Ape. And they pay their staff a living wage!
Maybe there’s some rude people on the roads, but compared to a big US or Canadian city, NZ drivers are much more polite and just seem to be overall better and more knowledgeable drivers. Go visit Montreal or Dallas, 2 North American cities of comparable size to Auckland and you’ll understand just how clueless drivers in North America are.
@@Kiwiamericans It usually takes around 48 hours to arrive in NZ, then two weeks for the NZ courier companies to get it from the airport to your door. We need Fedex or some other American company to set up here and shake that industry up. One item I ordered ( a part for my computer that I really needed) was with the local driver for three days and he still didn't deliver it so I had to go down to the depot and demand they hand it over, they didn't even apologize.
@@heathercreighton9613 I've kept chickens for 25 years and never put eggs in the fridge. There is no benefit from doing so, the eggs will keep just as long, in or out of the fridge.
When I started driving about 15 years ago, you could go up to 10kmh over and not get a ticket. People would all drive around 59 in a 50 zone. A few years ago they changed it and now there's pretty much zero tolerance. I remember the first time I went to the US (California), I was driving like 5mph over the limit, and all the other cars were flying past me. The highway speed limit was 65 or 70mph, and most cars are going well over 80mph. No speed cameras and hardly any traffic enforcement in the US.
The toilets are different. My god, thought I had blocked the loo in the US, water just kept filling up and up and up, thought it was gonna overflow, was freaking out. Just weird how high they set it there.😧😊 Never struck that anywhere else in my travels.
We do not refrigerate eggs because we do not wash them. This keeps the eggs protective coating on, and hence why they do not need refrigeration. In the U.S the eggs are washed and you also wash away the eggs protective coating which is why they need to be refrigerated. This coating helps to keep bacteria out.
One of the better things I noticed when travelling US, is they have people making subway like sandwiches in their grocery stores. I thought that was a great idea.
People aren't going to like this 😬 But .. Australia and NZD are hella similar lol. Everything you've said, pretty much happens in Aus 😁. Minus Amazon.. amazon exists here and the shipping is quick as!
@@meech.88 well maybe you don’t realize the difference. There is no issue .. just the USA one has so much more... so I get frustrated when I cannot get much.
@@Kiwiamericans nah, I understand the difference as I'm originally from Canada. However, even when I lived in Canada I never really relied on Amazon for everything 🤷🏻♂️🙃. I used to just shop for what I needed and called it a day.. and I still do the same in Aus. I prefer that Amazon isn't as popular in Aus because I tend to buy from small/local businesses instead 😁👍🏼. Screw Amazon- support the lil guys instead!
I love your channel. How many times have you used a word here in New Zealand and found it means something else? My ex-husband and I were living in Atlanta years ago, while attending a Bible College. We were often invited into homes by church members for a meal. One occasion we were in a family home with several other guests and with our two children. My husband saw a lady rocking a crying baby and my husband (being a helpful father himself) said "Can I nurse your baby?" Quite a normal expression here in NZ meaning (can I hold your baby). The room went silent and everyone starred at him. I had no idea what the problem was until later when someone explained it meant "can I breast fed your baby?"
@@shaungordon9737 , yes nowadays kiwis have heard many American expressions and understand the meaning. This incident was in 1978 when we first arrived in Atlanta and stayed there for five years.
I'm a kiwis and I just want to clarify about the driving left through the red lights. Some intersections with lights have green arrows indicating whether you may or may not turn left or right but we would NEVER just turn left at a red light because the cars coming straight through would probably crash into you.
Morning tea and afternoon tea In New Zealand is not really about drinking a hot drink, but just like snacks and a break. But other than that, love your video!!
Another thing I noted is how popular breakfast in a diner is a thing in the US, especially having pancakes for breakfast. And then leaving a tip. Was difficult to figure out how much. No pies as we know it, nor even muffins, but a different selection of food.
When I lived in the USA from the ages of 10-12, I sometimes did walk home from school without incident (my mother usually took me there in the morning). However, I lived very close to the school (it was a literal five-minute walk away) and in a good upper middle-class neighbourhood, so that probably helped. Also, it was 30 years ago, so the danger for schoolchildren has probably become even greater in the US. Even in the 1980s though, kidnappings were a regular event in the US. Daily, even. In New Zealand on the other hand, a kidnapping is still major headline news, because it's relatively rare.
I’d love to hear you talk on the different in dollar. When I speak with people outside of NZ they think the USD is insanely higher than it is. Current exchange rate Is $1.38 NZD to $1 USD which isn’t too far apart 😁
Your driving experiences in U.S are interesting. Here we let people into a traffic jam especially if you are in a work vehicle. Commonly I have cars and trucks slow and flash their lights as a "hey get in there". We show courtesy, not road rage (much).
Hokey Pokey is well known in New Zealand We don't drive slow, we stick to the speed limit (sometimes) and it's illegal to go 5 ks over the speed limit. We have dairies, AND convenient stores but that's cool to know
I live in West Virginia and a lot of our kids still walk and ride bikes to school and I’m only 5 minutes to the Ohio border and 45 min to Pittsburgh. So it depends on where you live at in the states. Your from Chicago so no wonder kids can’t be kids and walk to school, Chicago is crazy scary these days. Terrible how the biggest and best American cities are being ran today and there’s just so much violence. I wouldn’t walk myself, my dog or my children anywhere in Chicago. Such a shame.❤️
US eggs are washed, which takes off the natural protective layer,this is why US eggs are always white,in most countries they aren't washed and just rely on natural protection. The result is that the US has higher rates of salmonella in comparison to other countries,partly I suspect because there's a break in the refrigeration chain,for example,leaving eggs in the car for an hour after buying them.
@@DomingoDeSantaClara You’re correct about washing off the natural protective layer, but the colour of eggs depends on the colour of the chicken. Red feathered chickens lay brown eggs and white feathered chickens lay white eggs - fun fact.
When driving on highways I know a lot of people who regularly drive at 110km in NZ I also do this. I have even over taken police at this speed and never had a ticket but do be warned that if you go 111+km they will start pulling people over. You will generally get a ticket if you pass speed cameras more than the 100km speed limit though because they are calibrated for no tolerance. Police officers are pretty cool as long as your not being stupid on the road. On a side note public holidays there is a zero speed limit tolerance so if you are traveling faster than the speed limit be prepared to get pulled over. Great video 👍🏾
In New Zealand we use 'British English', not 'American English', so here the song & dance is called the "Hokey-cokey" or "Hokey-tokey" ... but not the "Hokey-pokey".
Actually the dance is correctly named "The Hokey Cokey" In NZ or UK en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Cokey#Dance_across_the_world As for the speed limit: 10% over, generally does not draw the attention of law enforcement except under special conditions
Hokey pokey ice cream. Yum. And hard, crunchy and delicious. My sister-in-laws mother from the UK was visiting and we were all eating hokey pokey ice cream for desert. When she was eating her she like ad us on horror and said 'be careful! There is glass in the ice cream', we just pissed ourselves lol
they refrigerate the eggs in north america is because when they clean them with, probably chemicals, it removes their natural protection that is naturally on them before they hatch. Im europe in general they just clean them with water, so I was told
A key reason for the US refrigerating their eggs is that they wash them prior to sale in the name of "hygiene". Once you've done that, they will go bad if not refrigerated. Here in NZ we don't wash them prior to sale, so do not need to be refrigerated.
Hi..great vlog as usual and probably helpful to Americans considering NZ Aotearoa as their home. We do have some great online shopping options here such as Marketplace, Mighty Ape and of course direct online shopping with all the major retailers. NZ Couriers have introduced very recently same day delivery, obviously with time parameters so if you want a fresh cream birthday cake, online shop at the Cheesecake Shoppe or many of the other Cake shops that offer that service. There is nothing you cant buy online in NZ so we really dont need Amazon, do we. Hehe. Another little side note that another viewer alluded to was the Hokey Tokey/pokey. It is definitely an older generation thing and if you go to a younger persons celebration......DONT try it...or you will be THAT Uncle or THAT Auntie. just sayin! Looking forward to next weeks Part 2.
The American Amazon ships to New Zealand so technically New Zealand does have Amazon, but it all depends on the seller and which countries they ship to. You could also use the Australian Amazon but it's crappy compared to the American Amazon.
Eggs - eggs have to be refridgerated once they're washed as the germs can now cross the shell into the egg. NZ eggs are not washed (at best brushed) so they do not need to be in the fridge.
Speeding 5-15 mph over the limit really is generally common and acceptable in the US. I mean, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, L.A., Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, etc. are full of speed demons! That said, the only US states I'm aware of where tickets for speeding only 5+ mph over the limit are fairly common are Ohio and Virginia. Tennessee was really onerous in the '80s and '90s; I don't know if it still is. There are also some small towns in poorer Southeastern states that are known as "speed traps," where some corrupt "smoky bear" (cop) may require you to pay a speeding citation on the spot, lest you be taken to jail overnight.
I love to nit pick I used to make at least three trips a year to Green Bay. On Arriving my first stop Motel. Second stop Zestys Frozen Custard. Dairy Queen in not in the same Ball Park as Frozen Custard. Best soft serve ice cream I have ever tasted. Iced Tea above the Mason Dixon line my experience is that Iced Tea is really Sweet Tea. Below the Mason Dixon Line iced tea has no sweetener and is the best tasting and refreshing summer drink. There Two thing in America i absolutely loved.
@@Kiwiamericans The great thing about New Zealand in the 1950s is it had a great trades Apprentiship program. When I went to Australiand later Canada and the USA to my amazement I found it almost impossible to be unemployed. I was a field service engineer and with the training I had in New Zealand I found I was easily about 10 years ahead of Canadians and Americans contemporaries. Yes they learned trades in both countries but honestly it was pretty pitiful. Just talking to my peers I found they new no history of their craft where my first year was all about the basics of engineering. How to use a file and measure things. I have lost count of how many people I taught to not approach a broken machine but to first just smell it. Simple any acrid smell the trouble is electric. Second look where the machine is stopped in its cycle. that will tell you what is wrong. If the machine is still working listen for strange noises. The basics are not taught in America. Thats why I spent twenty years travelling all over the USA at $1,500.00 a day and all expenses from the time I left home to the time I returned.
Thought I’d comment and help with the UA-cam algorithm lol. Re: the hokey pokey dance, the earliest accurate record, so far, of the song we all know and love is from an account, dated 1857, of two sisters from Canterbury, England, on a trip to Bridgewater, New Hampshire. Also there was some dude in London, composer Al Tabor was also entertaining Canadian troops in wartime London, and in 1942 he wrote a participation dance song called "The Hokey Pokey." He claims the name came from the London ice cream vendors of his youth, called "Hokey Pokey Men." Who really cares about the origin, or whether my source was verified lol, but i thought it was more interesting that this may be where NZ gets it’s name for the ice-cream! Re: the eggs, I heard it was a matter of being fertilised or not. In NZ eggs are not fertilised by a rooster, but some countries do (I’m in Korea at the moment and most eggs are fertilised, a least the free range ones I like to buy, hence refrigeration is necessary to stop supposed incubation and growth (This actually happened, a chick hatched) In NZ I usually keep them stored in fridge, mostly because they’re less likely to get broken. But many recipes call for room temp eggs. Looking forward to part two!
No. It's because North American eggs have the protective coating washed off before sale. That coating prevents bacteria getting in through the shell. The rest of the world does not wash that off.
@@jacindahughes2255 It all depends if your introduction to the song/dance dates from the original 1940's British music hall version ("Hokey-cokey"), or the much later American version ("Hokey-pokey"). Just to complicate matters, the first copyrighted sheet music from the 1940's was the "Cokey Cokey", and the first band recording in the same period was the "Okey Cokey." Generally New Zealanders avoided call it the "Hokey-pokey" because of our honeycomb toffee of the same name.
What’s the point of a speed limit if it’s only used as guidance? 🤔 That would be a speed suggestion 😋 On another note - I’ve always wondered about sweet tea! Sounds very weird... is it just normal black tea with loads of sugar?
You mentioned that you were looking for the eggs in the refrigerator section funny you should say that I was at the supermarket one day l saw a lady walking up & down the refrigerator section after 3 minutes I asked her was she looking for something she said yes I'm looking for the eggs please I said oh you are an American I can tell by your accent she says yes I'm from California been in New Zealand for 6 days I said the eggs are down aisle 3 we don't refrigerate eggs in New Zealand this was her 😲lol
American's keep their eggs in the refrigerator because America's eggs are Pasteurized and Aotearoa eggs are fresh off the farm and our eggs stay fresher longer because of that.
Hi Tara I enjoy your chanel could you explain about having to do a US tax return while living and working in NZ do you have to pay tax to the US as well as NZ
So, Amazon.... are the products the genuine brands? This is where America is fortunate in having access to so many more brands and products whereas here 😊
I thought you were going to say after NZ dairies that the US only knew about actual dairies (ya know where they get milk from cows) but you went with Dairy Queen LOL. I think Dairy was named because of the actual dairies because its where you get milk. They used to be prevalent in Australia when I was younger...not so much now and they called them Milk Bars...the same as a Dairy. When you think about it...both mean the same LOL Talking about fines....Police in NZ and Australia can stop you for no reason...they dont have to have one. If those lights and sirens go on...you better move on over and stop. Just a heads up :-)
I order from Amazon often. For example windscreen wiper blades for my car, Supercheap/Repco around $130 - $180, Amazon NZ$80 and that's delivered to my front door in South Auckland.
It's good that you didn't know you could order from Amazon. Why support an overseas company that pays their staff a pittance; offers lousy working conditions; and pays no NZ Tax. Support NZ-based businesses.
@@Aotearoa_Kiwi They don't pay company tax because they're not a NZ company nor do they have a branch here, but they do charge NZGST on NZ orders which is sent to the NZIRD. Also when I can get stuff that's unavailable or I can get the same item for 1/2 or less what it costs I'll continue to shop on Amazon.
Eggs are refrigerated in the US because the shell is more porous due to US health regulations requiring them to be scrubbed to the end of the earth. Eggs in NZ and Europe arent regulated the same.
@@levi-samsontago419 Don't confuse *perception* with *actual risk* data. There are variations in the numbers depending on category, but there is, overall, nothing really to support the idea that kids are safer in NZ.
Australia has an Amazon base and yet it can still take weeks for delivery. Personally, I'd shut them down for good. Yeah, it's safe for kids to travel in Australia too but paranoia can rule supreme in the fear based Australian imagination. And yup, we can turn left on red after stopping where signed.
Why don't you talk about your family a life in NZ and where what you and your family is doing and what you love to do and not and then show some places you go around.
Agreed and I have done some of that. Just thinking my followers are not too interested. I will be filming Queenstown next week. My kids are teens and not that interested in being on film...got to respect that as it is hard enough to be a teen.
Eggs in the US have the protective antibacterial coating washed off them before sale. They're the only country in the world that do that. So the eggs in the US have to be protected with refrigeration. In the rest of the world they don't.
Eggs are washed of their coating here in Canada too.
seems like an unnecessary process. They go off easier without the protective layer.
Eggs go off very fast in Australia in summer,protective coat of not,the heat will destroy them in a day.
Why? A short drive from my home(Australia) is a chicken egg farm. Fresh bum nuggets laid and packed there. Not caged.
True! Must means our eggs are better then? We free range egg eaters here...💯
The more I hear about Bezos, the more glad I am that we don’t have Amazon. I used to use it when I lived in Japan, but if I went back now, I’d avoid using it. (Also, there’s a very widely reported thing that makes going to the shops safer here than in a lot of other countries at the moment...)
Yep, the guy is an absolute criminal, exploiting workers, I’ll never buy from Amazon
Would love for you to do a post on your kids perspectives on living in NZ and how they have adjusted.
The song is actually called the "Hokey Tokey", and yes we have it here too. Easy to confuse with Hokey Pokey, tho'! BTW I bought some items off Amazon just the other day...but postage wasn't super fast, lucky it was light.
Ive always known it as Hokey Pokey, (no doubt someone in NZ changed it to token to link to ‘toke’ - smoke on some green etc
The dance is originally from England and is called the Hokey Cokey. The flavour is Hokey Pokey. However, who cares really?
For me it's always been the Hokey Cokey since primary school, we always did the "Hokey Cokey". I've never heard it called anything else. Here's a Wiki page on the song en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Cokey#New_Zealand
First time I’ve heard anyone say anything nice about kiwi drivers.
Really... what do you normally hear?
Yes, Kiwis are notorious for road rage
@@WhakataneMaori same here
I know right I thought to myself really? 😂 Notorious for road rage and sitting up peoples behinds! I think we have to be the worst to be honest 😂
@@tewhawhai7550 That's because most NZers haven't traveled much. Go to some countries in Asia, South America or Africa and you will see truly bad and chaotic driving. NZ is heaven in comparison.
Re the Eggs situation. Sorry but you are "off" regarding the eggs. In USA in order to market commercially farmed eggs, they must go through a cleansing solution designed to wash the outside of the egg. Sadly, it also erodes the eggs natural shell protection and in order to then store them in USA, they must be refrigerated.
In New Zealand, Australia, England and most of Europe, that cleansing solution is NOT required. That's also why some eggs in NZ are still "dirty" in the container. That's why all those Countries display eggs on shelves in supermarkets and also in baskets on the home kitchen bench. Watch some TV shows from these countries and you will see eggs in baskets, alongside hanging pots etc. So, it is USA that is out of kilter with the rest of the world.
Yes, I agree, this is what I understood to be the reason why eggs do not need to be refrigerated here.
Thanks John I understand the cleansing of the eggs.. thanks for sharing and watching!
The American practice of washing eggs isn't really about marketing them, it's because the faecal matter on the outside of the egg can contain salmonella (the egg itself can too, though not always because transmission into the egg isn't guaranteed). That's why there's always warnings against eating raw cookie dough (or raw eggs in general), because contaminated eggs can lead to salmonella-infected cookie dough.
However, in most other Western countries it's standard practice or even a legal requirement to vaccinate egg-laying chickens against salmonella (people and their health matter more than profits when the government is paying the healthcare bill) so it isn't necessary to wash the faeces off the egg and the cookie dough won't give you food poisoning. Which is just as well, because refrigerating an egg actually changes its internal structure and consistency, and this can have adverse effects when using them for baking.
@@michaelheliotis5279 Nope. It really is just that when an egg is laid there is naturally a membrane that covers the exterior shell of the egg. That protects it from bacteria. In the US that membrane is removed/washed off during processing and eggs *have* to be refridgerated as a result. Same in Japan and South Korea. In NZ, Aus, and the UK (& many other countries) however, the eggs are not processed in a way that removes the membrane from the egg, so they can be stored without refridgeration - in fact, if you put NZ eggs in the fridge that lowers the function of the egg shell membrane and *increases* the risk of bacteria contamination.
I would be interested in your opinion of the metric system. Also your children's opinion from the time you relocated back to the US.
I second this 😁👍
Hope this helps? Personal experience, moving back & forth between Canada & NZ wasn't too bad. I'm used to it now but coming to the U.S. & not using the metric system was a big of an adjustment.
👍,I can't win, I'm better now but usually I drive a bit intense. Not white knuckled or road rage, but if I don't focus unconsciously I'll start driving on the wrong side here or home in NZ.
We don't have amazon, but we have Mighty Ape!
I think you'll find most kiwis will ask if you want a cuppa, a cuppa tea or a hot drink when they specifically mean come in for a drink. It does clear up a lot of confusion.
Kia ora Tara, another big difference is the visibility of indigenous culture in Aotearoa New Zealand. (I know you know this - but it’s such an every day thing it’s easy to take cor granted.) The Te reo Māori language is taught in schools and is scattered throughout Kiwi English. Teachers need to take te reo classes during their training. The haka is part of NZ culture. There’s Māori seats in parliament. The commonly used name for some government departments is in Te reo (like Oranga Tamariki (Ministry for Children) ). Even the term used to refer to non Māori of European descent - Pākehā - is in Te reo. Kids do kapa haka in schools and there’s kapa haka competitions and groups. We use the word whānau as often/more often than “family and friends “ - especially with covid. As an expat who moved back to Canada in middle school (NOT my choice) living in a bicultural society is one of the things I miss the most and is both one of the reasons I chose to take a second degree via distance at Massey U in NZ and one of the reasons I’m moving back. [#homesick] I’m working on an article about this that I’m hoping will get published here *crossingfingers* (If not I’ll put it on my blog.)
Love your channel as always. :-) ka pai!!
Btw a good example is the vid of “Don’t Forget Your Roots” by Six60 live in Hamilton. Starts in English, then switches to Te reo - including a haka.
I could not agree more.. thanks for sharing. Hope you can come back soon!!
Nga mihi 🙂
I would like to add that the reason why eggs are refrigerated (in Canada) because it’s law that eggs has to be washed. And when they’re washed the protective layer is washed off so it need to be placed in the fridge. If your eggs are not washed that protected layer is still on the shell, so it doesn’t need to put in the fridge. I learnt this in culinary school. PS . I want to move to NZ from Canada someday. Love your channel
Well I love your name :). I am Tara as well :). Thanks for watching ...I hope you get here someday!
@@Kiwiamericans yes someday but I’m scared on how expensive their house rental are weekly rate. If two income at $22 NZ per hour with 3 children, could we afford to live there?.
@@tara-deesandy4714 just seen this now. Have you moved here yet? If not, are you looking at moving to a city (Auckland, Wellington Christchurch) and are you talking 2 people earring $22 per hour each? If you are looking at a city with 2 of you earning that, it would be pretty tight but outside of the cities it would be doable.
@@natbeuth3959 thank you. No I’m still in Canada
You have not driven much in Auckland, right? lol. There are a bunch of rude drivers up here. But, mostly on the clogged motorway systems. People are generally polite in the suburbs. We have Mighty Ape in NZ. Same day delivery and everything. Just NZ owned. We are a bit limited in choice compared to Amazon as obviously, as you say, we are an island in the middle of nowhere. But all popular items are readily available though Mighty Ape. And they pay their staff a living wage!
Maybe there’s some rude people on the roads, but compared to a big US or Canadian city, NZ drivers are much more polite and just seem to be overall better and more knowledgeable drivers. Go visit Montreal or Dallas, 2 North American cities of comparable size to Auckland and you’ll understand just how clueless drivers in North America are.
I just find things locally like mightyape.
They have American candy for instance. I know that for a fact.
Morning Tea and Afternoon Tea mean break time, it does not mean that we drink Tea 🤣 We do drink Tea from time to time though.
I live in New Zealand, and I buy from Amazon US often. Delivery of the last couple of purchases has been around a week.
I agree.. that has been my experience
@@Kiwiamericans It usually takes around 48 hours to arrive in NZ, then two weeks for the NZ courier companies to get it from the airport to your door. We need Fedex or some other American company to set up here and shake that industry up. One item I ordered ( a part for my computer that I really needed) was with the local driver for three days and he still didn't deliver it so I had to go down to the depot and demand they hand it over, they didn't even apologize.
True...eggs are not refridgerated in shops/supermarkets, but most people put them in the fridge when they get home from grocery shopping.
Oh really - why?
@@Kiwiamericans it's just basic food hygiene.
@@heathercreighton9613 I've kept chickens for 25 years and never put eggs in the fridge. There is no benefit from doing so, the eggs will keep just as long, in or out of the fridge.
This is so cool. We are Aussies and often travel to US with our 10 kids and love all the differences 😍
10 kids?? Wow you are my heros...thanks for watching!
@@Kiwiamericans Be glad that they still have time to watch your videos before the arrival of their 11th 😂😂
We have that dance here. Probably an older generation thing.
We call it the Hokey Tokey
When I started driving about 15 years ago, you could go up to 10kmh over and not get a ticket. People would all drive around 59 in a 50 zone. A few years ago they changed it and now there's pretty much zero tolerance.
I remember the first time I went to the US (California), I was driving like 5mph over the limit, and all the other cars were flying past me. The highway speed limit was 65 or 70mph, and most cars are going well over 80mph. No speed cameras and hardly any traffic enforcement in the US.
Oh good to know it was a recent change! Yes in the USA it is dangerous to not keep up with traffic
The speed limit is there for a reason
The toilets are different. My god, thought I had blocked the loo in the US, water just kept filling up and up and up, thought it was gonna overflow, was freaking out. Just weird how high they set it there.😧😊 Never struck that anywhere else in my travels.
So true! But at least you don’t have to worry about skid marks in the loo 😂!
We do not refrigerate eggs because we do not wash them. This keeps the eggs protective coating on, and hence why they do not need refrigeration. In the U.S the eggs are washed and you also wash away the eggs protective coating which is why they need to be refrigerated. This coating helps to keep bacteria out.
One of the better things I noticed when travelling US, is they have people making subway like sandwiches in their grocery stores. I thought that was a great idea.
That does sound like a great idea to have here! I'd rather the dairies do this, than to sell cancer drugs (cigarettes)
People aren't going to like this 😬
But .. Australia and NZD are hella similar lol.
Everything you've said, pretty much happens in Aus 😁. Minus Amazon.. amazon exists here and the shipping is quick as!
True but the Australian Amazon barely sells anything comparatively. Thanks for watching
@@Kiwiamericans interesting, I've never had an issue with them 😁👍🏼
@@meech.88 well maybe you don’t realize the difference. There is no issue .. just the USA one has so much more... so I get frustrated when I cannot get much.
@@Kiwiamericans nah, I understand the difference as I'm originally from Canada. However, even when I lived in Canada I never really relied on Amazon for everything 🤷🏻♂️🙃. I used to just shop for what I needed and called it a day.. and I still do the same in Aus.
I prefer that Amazon isn't as popular in Aus because I tend to buy from small/local businesses instead 😁👍🏼. Screw Amazon- support the lil guys instead!
Its because Australia and New Zealand have alot of British habits.
I know it has morphed over time but the dance is actually called the Hokey Tokey not the Hokey Pokey
I love your channel. How many times have you used a word here in New Zealand and found it means something else? My ex-husband and I were living in Atlanta years ago, while attending a Bible College. We were often invited into homes by church members for a meal. One occasion we were in a family home with several other guests and with our two children. My husband saw a lady rocking a crying baby and my husband (being a helpful father himself) said "Can I nurse your baby?" Quite a normal expression here in NZ meaning (can I hold your baby). The room went silent and everyone starred at him. I had no idea what the problem was until later when someone explained it meant "can I breast fed your baby?"
I'm a Kiwi and I've always thought nursing a baby as breastfeeding, although I guess it can mean hold and gently rock a baby as well.
@@shaungordon9737 , yes nowadays kiwis have heard many American expressions and understand the meaning. This incident was in 1978 when we first arrived in Atlanta and stayed there for five years.
Would you do a video about the process of moving to New Zealand from USA including costs/paperwork ? How long for process to be completed? Thanks !!
Noted!
I'm a kiwis and I just want to clarify about the driving left through the red lights. Some intersections with lights have green arrows indicating whether you may or may not turn left or right but we would NEVER just turn left at a red light because the cars coming straight through would probably crash into you.
Morning tea and afternoon tea In New Zealand is not really about drinking a hot drink, but just like snacks and a break. But other than that, love your video!!
Another thing I noted is how popular breakfast in a diner is a thing in the US, especially having pancakes for breakfast. And then leaving a tip. Was difficult to figure out how much. No pies as we know it, nor even muffins, but a different selection of food.
When I lived in the USA from the ages of 10-12, I sometimes did walk home from school without incident (my mother usually took me there in the morning). However, I lived very close to the school (it was a literal five-minute walk away) and in a good upper middle-class neighbourhood, so that probably helped. Also, it was 30 years ago, so the danger for schoolchildren has probably become even greater in the US. Even in the 1980s though, kidnappings were a regular event in the US. Daily, even. In New Zealand on the other hand, a kidnapping is still major headline news, because it's relatively rare.
I’d love to hear you talk on the different in dollar. When I speak with people outside of NZ they think the USD is insanely higher than it is. Current exchange rate Is $1.38 NZD to $1 USD which isn’t too far apart 😁
Your driving experiences in U.S are interesting. Here we let people into a traffic jam especially if you are in a work vehicle. Commonly I have cars and trucks slow and flash their lights as a "hey get in there". We show courtesy, not road rage (much).
Hokey Pokey is well known in New Zealand
We don't drive slow, we stick to the speed limit (sometimes) and it's illegal to go 5 ks over the speed limit.
We have dairies, AND convenient stores but that's cool to know
I live in West Virginia and a lot of our kids still walk and ride bikes to school and I’m only 5 minutes to the Ohio border and 45 min to Pittsburgh. So it depends on where you live at in the states. Your from Chicago so no wonder kids can’t be kids and walk to school, Chicago is crazy scary these days. Terrible how the biggest and best American cities are being ran today and there’s just so much violence. I wouldn’t walk myself, my dog or my children anywhere in Chicago. Such a shame.❤️
I live in New Zealand and we put our eggs in the fridge
We do have tunnels through mountains/hills. Lyttelton to Christchurch tunnel operates that way.
The kids being safe. Thats a huge thing. Especially compared to Chicago, i can see why you love that!
Eggs in the USA are pasteurised which is why they need to stay refrigerated
US eggs are washed, which takes off the natural protective layer,this is why US eggs are always white,in most countries they aren't washed and just rely on natural protection. The result is that the US has higher rates of salmonella in comparison to other countries,partly I suspect because there's a break in the refrigeration chain,for example,leaving eggs in the car for an hour after buying them.
@@DomingoDeSantaClara You’re correct about washing off the natural protective layer, but the colour of eggs depends on the colour of the chicken. Red feathered chickens lay brown eggs and white feathered chickens lay white eggs - fun fact.
@@LoganLavery I've not been to the US,but I had read they only have white eggs for sale in supermarkets.
When driving on highways I know a lot of people who regularly drive at 110km in NZ I also do this. I have even over taken police at this speed and never had a ticket but do be warned that if you go 111+km they will start pulling people over. You will generally get a ticket if you pass speed cameras more than the 100km speed limit though because they are calibrated for no tolerance. Police officers are pretty cool as long as your not being stupid on the road.
On a side note public holidays there is a zero speed limit tolerance so if you are traveling faster than the speed limit be prepared to get pulled over. Great video 👍🏾
Amazon I found is a rip off regarding their shipping costs to here..which is why I deleted my Amazon account
We have Mighty Ape. It's pretty good for same day delivery.
In New Zealand we use 'British English', not 'American English', so here the song & dance is called the "Hokey-cokey" or "Hokey-tokey" ... but not the "Hokey-pokey".
In NZ we call the hokey pokey dance, the hokey tokey. Its our young school kids top action songs.
No Amazon but we have MightyApe
That's the hokey kokie dance
Actually the dance is correctly named "The Hokey Cokey" In NZ or UK
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokey_Cokey#Dance_across_the_world
As for the speed limit: 10% over, generally does not draw the attention of law enforcement except under special conditions
Hokey pokey ice cream. Yum. And hard, crunchy and delicious. My sister-in-laws mother from the UK was visiting and we were all eating hokey pokey ice cream for desert. When she was eating her she like ad us on horror and said 'be careful! There is glass in the ice cream', we just pissed ourselves lol
Ok that is so funny! Thanks for sharing.
they refrigerate the eggs in north america is because when they clean them with, probably chemicals, it removes their natural protection that is naturally on them before they hatch. Im europe in general they just clean them with water, so I was told
Yes exactly… thanks food watching
A key reason for the US refrigerating their eggs is that they wash them prior to sale in the name of "hygiene". Once you've done that, they will go bad if not refrigerated. Here in NZ we don't wash them prior to sale, so do not need to be refrigerated.
Thanks for watching!
I heard you can get US amazon in NZ?
Hi..great vlog as usual and probably helpful to Americans considering NZ Aotearoa as their home. We do have some great online shopping options here such as Marketplace, Mighty Ape and of course direct online shopping with all the major retailers. NZ Couriers have introduced very recently same day delivery, obviously with time parameters so if you want a fresh cream birthday cake, online shop at the Cheesecake Shoppe or many of the other Cake shops that offer that service. There is nothing you cant buy online in NZ so we really dont need Amazon, do we. Hehe.
Another little side note that another viewer alluded to was the Hokey Tokey/pokey. It is definitely an older generation thing and if you go to a younger persons celebration......DONT try it...or you will be THAT Uncle or THAT Auntie. just sayin! Looking forward to next weeks Part 2.
Haha thanks for the tips... thanks for watching
Amazon's shipping to N.Z always breaks my shoppers heart into a million pieces 💔😭 *empties cart* 😒😂😂
I remember doing the hokey pokey at primary school. 50 something years ago 😅
I hear you I lived in the US for 5 years in New York
Thank you perfect AUDIO. GREAT INFORMATION.
I have just subscribed in the last 24hrs. ..im addicted
You are too kind! Thanks for watching
The American Amazon ships to New Zealand so technically New Zealand does have Amazon, but it all depends on the seller and which countries they ship to. You could also use the Australian Amazon but it's crappy compared to the American Amazon.
Probably want to show Premier House over the Beehive (its NZ version of whitehouse.. Prime Minster gets to use that house during their term)
Amazon Delivery time depends on Air NZ Cargo freight, :)
In Australia a Diary is called a Milkbar.
Yup we used to sing that at school...
Thanks for watching :)
Eggs - eggs have to be refridgerated once they're washed as the germs can now cross the shell into the egg. NZ eggs are not washed (at best brushed) so they do not need to be in the fridge.
Thanks for watching!
Speeding 5-15 mph over the limit really is generally common and acceptable in the US. I mean, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, L.A., Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, etc. are full of speed demons! That said, the only US states I'm aware of where tickets for speeding only 5+ mph over the limit are fairly common are Ohio and Virginia. Tennessee was really onerous in the '80s and '90s; I don't know if it still is. There are also some small towns in poorer Southeastern states that are known as "speed traps," where some corrupt "smoky bear" (cop) may require you to pay a speeding citation on the spot, lest you be taken to jail overnight.
Why would anyone refrigerate Eggs??
I love to nit pick
I used to make at least three trips a year to Green Bay. On Arriving my first stop Motel. Second stop Zestys Frozen Custard. Dairy Queen in not in the same Ball Park as Frozen Custard. Best soft serve ice cream I have ever tasted. Iced Tea above the Mason Dixon line my experience is that Iced Tea is really Sweet Tea. Below the Mason Dixon Line iced tea has no sweetener and is the best tasting and refreshing summer drink. There Two thing in America i absolutely loved.
Awesome - thanks for sharing! You went to Green Bay Wisconsin twice a year?? Yes frozen custard is so much better than the queen.
@@Kiwiamericans The great thing about New Zealand in the 1950s is it had a great trades Apprentiship program. When I went to Australiand later Canada and the USA to my amazement I found it almost impossible to be unemployed. I was a field service engineer and with the training I had in New Zealand I found I was easily about 10 years ahead of Canadians and Americans contemporaries. Yes they learned trades in both countries but honestly it was pretty pitiful. Just talking to my peers I found they new no history of their craft where my first year was all about the basics of engineering. How to use a file and measure things. I have lost count of how many people I taught to not approach a broken machine but to first just smell it. Simple any acrid smell the trouble is electric. Second look where the machine is stopped in its cycle. that will tell you what is wrong. If the machine is still working listen for strange noises. The basics are not taught in America. Thats why I spent twenty years travelling all over the USA at $1,500.00 a day and all expenses from the time I left home to the time I returned.
i came here from shontels channel
Thought I’d comment and help with the UA-cam algorithm lol.
Re: the hokey pokey dance, the earliest accurate record, so far, of the song we all know and love is from an account, dated 1857, of two sisters from Canterbury, England, on a trip to Bridgewater, New Hampshire. Also there was some dude in London, composer Al Tabor was also entertaining Canadian troops in wartime London, and in 1942 he wrote a participation dance song called "The Hokey Pokey." He claims the name came from the London ice cream vendors of his youth, called "Hokey Pokey Men."
Who really cares about the origin, or whether my source was verified lol, but i thought it was more interesting that this may be where NZ gets it’s name for the ice-cream!
Re: the eggs, I heard it was a matter of being fertilised or not. In NZ eggs are not fertilised by a rooster, but some countries do (I’m in Korea at the moment and most eggs are fertilised, a least the free range ones I like to buy, hence refrigeration is necessary to stop supposed incubation and growth (This actually happened, a chick hatched) In NZ I usually keep them stored in fridge, mostly because they’re less likely to get broken. But many recipes call for room temp eggs.
Looking forward to part two!
So interesting.. thanks for taking the time to share!
No. It's because North American eggs have the protective coating washed off before sale. That coating prevents bacteria getting in through the shell. The rest of the world does not wash that off.
Yes in NZ we have and call it the hokey pokey dance. (well that's how I grew up knowing it as).
In NZ, like the UK, the song / dance is called the "Hokey-cokey" or "Hokey-tokey" ... but not the "Hokey-pokey".
@@Aotearoa_Kiwi I've grown up my whole life with it being the hokey pokey.
@@jacindahughes2255 It all depends if your introduction to the song/dance dates from the original 1940's British music hall version ("Hokey-cokey"), or the much later American version ("Hokey-pokey"). Just to complicate matters, the first copyrighted sheet music from the 1940's was the "Cokey Cokey", and the first band recording in the same period was the "Okey Cokey."
Generally New Zealanders avoided call it the "Hokey-pokey" because of our honeycomb toffee of the same name.
This is super accurate!
What’s the point of a speed limit if it’s only used as guidance? 🤔 That would be a speed suggestion 😋
On another note - I’ve always wondered about sweet tea! Sounds very weird... is it just normal black tea with loads of sugar?
Yes
Yes New Zealand does do the hokey pokey dance
I'm struggling to watch your channel and other channels because of the VERY long ads recently, I waited for 3 minutes for a single ad !
Oh really? Are they not skippable? I set them as skippable. Will look into it.. thanks for letting me know.
@@Kiwiamericans omg im sorry. I just found out why. It's because of the ad blocker.
Now it's fine.
Sorry again
You mentioned that you were looking for the eggs in the refrigerator section funny you should say that I was at the supermarket one day l saw a lady walking up & down the refrigerator section after 3 minutes I asked her was she looking for something she said yes I'm looking for the eggs please I said oh you are an American I can tell by your accent she says yes I'm from California been in New Zealand for 6 days I said the eggs are down aisle 3 we don't refrigerate eggs in New Zealand this was her 😲lol
American's keep their eggs in the refrigerator because America's eggs are Pasteurized and Aotearoa eggs are fresh off the farm and our eggs stay fresher longer because of that.
Isn't the dance called 'The Hokey Tokey'.... 🤔
Hi Tara I enjoy your chanel could you explain about having to do a US tax return while living and working in NZ do you have to pay tax to the US as well as NZ
US eggs are washed and lose their natural anti bacterial layer so have to be refrigerated and have to have an expiry date for safety
Thanks for watching!
A lot of people refrigerate their eggs.
Cool stuff
I refrigerate my eggs in NZ and did in the UK before coming here.
Fair enough
Prob cos your from England not NZ
@@gissyb1 quite possibly, I seem to think my mother put her eggs in the fridge, so it is probably a learned habit.
So, Amazon.... are the products the genuine brands?
This is where America is fortunate in having access to so many more brands and products whereas here 😊
Normal police don't carry guns in NZ.....
Glad you got the flag right here for nz 🤣🤣
I thought you were going to say after NZ dairies that the US only knew about actual dairies (ya know where they get milk from cows) but you went with Dairy Queen LOL. I think Dairy was named because of the actual dairies because its where you get milk. They used to be prevalent in Australia when I was younger...not so much now and they called them Milk Bars...the same as a Dairy. When you think about it...both mean the same LOL
Talking about fines....Police in NZ and Australia can stop you for no reason...they dont have to have one. If those lights and sirens go on...you better move on over and stop. Just a heads up :-)
Thanks for watching!
I didn't even know we could order from Amazon 🤣
I order from Amazon often. For example windscreen wiper blades for my car, Supercheap/Repco around $130 - $180, Amazon NZ$80 and that's delivered to my front door in South Auckland.
It's good that you didn't know you could order from Amazon. Why support an overseas company that pays their staff a pittance; offers lousy working conditions; and pays no NZ Tax. Support NZ-based businesses.
@@Aotearoa_Kiwi They don't pay company tax because they're not a NZ company nor do they have a branch here, but they do charge NZGST on NZ orders which is sent to the NZIRD. Also when I can get stuff that's unavailable or I can get the same item for 1/2 or less what it costs I'll continue to shop on Amazon.
Eggs are refrigerated in the US because the shell is more porous due to US health regulations requiring them to be scrubbed to the end of the earth. Eggs in NZ and Europe arent regulated the same.
Thanks for the clarification and watching!
We (in NZ) tend to buy from 'Amazon Australia', not 'Amazon USA'.
Except you should consider Amazon USA as it is so much better in terms of price and options. Deliver is about the same as well...
@@Kiwiamericans We try to avoid dealing with the USA wherever possible.
didnt realise you had a amazon store......FBA ?
Yes - I only sell in US/Canada and Mexico at the moment
Merge like a zipper when driving 🙂
Your assessment of online shopping is waaaaay off. NZers buy plenty online and can arrive the same day. Just not from Amazon.
come on - same day? Where?
Americans have always been welcome here since after WW2
You think we drive slow come and see us in our commodores and falcoons
Even take a public bus! How dangerous is it if a kid can't take a bus?????
5:50 Kids aren't any safer in NZ. It's just that parents aren't as paranoid..... :)
Not sure what you mean by this statement "Kids aren't any safer in NZ", do you mean compared to the US or the rest of the world?
kids are a lot safer in nz than the states
@@levi-samsontago419 Don't confuse *perception* with *actual risk* data. There are variations in the numbers depending on category, but there is, overall, nothing really to support the idea that kids are safer in NZ.
I think we are normal
Australia has an Amazon base and yet it can still take weeks for delivery. Personally, I'd shut them down for good.
Yeah, it's safe for kids to travel in Australia too but paranoia can rule supreme in the fear based Australian imagination. And yup, we can turn left on red after stopping where signed.
Oh really - is that true about turning left on red?
@@Kiwiamericans Yes. I can only talk for Australian road laws.
We in nz need Amazon chain in the south and north island
No we don't, you just speak for yourself, don't included the rest of the country.
Why don't you talk about your family a life in NZ and where what you and your family is doing and what you love to do and not and then show some places you go around.
Agreed and I have done some of that. Just thinking my followers are not too interested. I will be filming Queenstown next week.
My kids are teens and not that interested in being on film...got to respect that as it is hard enough to be a teen.
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