---> You know you're a Kiwi when . . .
Time for some patriotic posting! I came up with these :D
Feel free to comment with some more 'Kiwi-isms'
You know you're a Kiwi when . . .
- You felt like crying when the All Blacks lost to France
- You also felt like crying (or maybe you DID cry) when Valerie Adams won gold
- And you also were wildy patriotic in supporting the Olympics. Go New Zealand!!!
- It's not normal to NOT go to the beach in summer.
- Stubbies. Need I say more?
- You think L&P deserves more than just being world famous in NZ. It should be world famous EVERYWHERE
- You have Marmite in your cupboard. And actually like the taste. Not Vegemite - Ewww!
- The Briscoes lady irritates you
- It's normal to be walking down a street and see people from the Pacific Islands and Asia.
- It's also normal to have a meals with origins from at least three different countries. Or have curry, pasta, pizza, sushi, stir-fry and perhaps a kebab all in one week.
- When someone says "Yeah Right" you immediately think of Tui Beer
- You either love NCEA or hate it
- Vogel's Bread... it might not be a staple food but you still love it!
- You've probably been to either Australia or Fiji on a holdiay
- The importance of Anzac day always gets to you
- You get used to the fact that New Zealand has lots of hills
- It's normal for the weather to be sunny one minute and pouring down the next
- You either have a bach, or you have at least stayed in one.
- Evermore, Dave Dobbyn, Crowded House, Anika Moa, Dame Kiri, Hayley Westenra, Brooke Fraser, Fat Freddy's Drop, Kora are all bands/musicians that you have heard of.
- Kia Ora is a standard greeting
- You love living in a multicultural society
- It's funny to think of sheep roaming the city streets. Not here, sorry.
- Flight of the Conchords. End of story.
- You think Pohutakawa trees should replace Christmas trees.
- You firmly believe that Pavlova was invented by a New Zealander.
- It's terribly exciting to see an All Black in McDonald's
- Netball and rugby are the best sports to watch on TV
- You probably played either netball, rugby, soccer or cricket at primary school.
- You're proud to say to people overseas that you're a Kiwi. And they either know what you're talking about or wonder why anyone would be proud of being a hairy fruit.
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nooo i swear i am the only one who HATES flight of the chonchords!
and ncea is good.
and bricoes people are scary. all of them. and spotlight.
and yes pohutakawa should be the xmas tree!
yees l&p... world famous since aaages ago.... :-D
great post may i copy *most* of it? =D
L&P?? Best stuff ever! I came to NZ in March for a youth forum in our sister city as a rep of our youth council, and got introduced to the drink. It is so good, I'm addicted!
Even though I'm not a Kiwi...I agree. It should be world famous. Or at least sold in Australia haha.
Pavlova was more likely invented by a New Zealander than an Australian. If you trace the etymology of the word, I understand that the first published instance of it in relation to the type of dessert we know today was in New Zealand.
The fruit one at the end is so true!
How about these?
• You brag to less enlightened societies that you’ve had two consecutive female prime ministers.
• You try to get your Aussie friends to say, ‘fish and chips’.
• The Dog and Wal Footrot are heroes.
• You can do, or attempt to do, a Billy T. James laugh.
• You think of a music group before a vegetable when someone mentions Herbs.
• You think of a Holden as a national car even though you know it’s Australian.
• It was easy to forgive Mahe Drysdale for not getting the gold but you know he totally deserved it.
• Bata Bullets might not have been fashionable, but they were cool because they were made here.
• You don’t care that Sam Neill, Anna Paquin and Keisha Castle-Hughes weren’t born here, you treat them as true-blue Kiwis.
• You use the term ‘true blue’ and you don’t mean conservatives.
• You know who Elliot Goblit is.
• The Goodnight Kiwi and the Cat were the first inter-species bedmates you had seen.
• Hillary was a mountain climber and total world-class legend and not an American politician.
• Peter Blake, Michael King, Possum Bourne and Rob Guest should still be with us today.
TRADEME (see what i wrote on the NZ thread on CS) =O