We are all one people, just different up bringing, whether cultural, habitual, religious, shopping, buying, eating, how we speak ,react ,etc ,etc. Always interesting, to know of, learn about ,other peoples, way of life.. interaction, etc..life's what we make it.. nothing like , experiencing, another persons, culture, it's wonderful.🙏
I think the one of the biggest misconceptions is size. New Zealand is referred to as a little country at the bottom of the world, but New Zealand is larger than the UK and you don't hear that described as a small country at the top of the world. I have heard stories of people from overseas expecting to arrive on an island that takes a few hours at most to travel across. I think New Zealand is bigger than most people overseas assume.
I think the biggest issue is that people elsewhere really don't know much at all about New Zealand. In the school playground back when I was raising a family in the UK, there was a map of the world on one of the walls. There was no mention of New Zealand though. This is by no means unusual, and it is something that has been highlighted here in recent years. However, people in other countries are well aware of Lord of the Rings and Hobbits. So basically New Zealand is as placé that doesn't appear on maps that's associated with a mythical world. It makes it hard to be taken seriously! Yet, per capita New Zealand is one of the most successful nations in the world across many fields. The first nation to give women the vote, the inventor of the electric fence, the first successful climb of Everest, rugby world champions, producer of 40% of the world's supply of milk powder, etc. Just look at the Olympic medal tables: we might only be hovering around 20th place, but all the countries ahead of us are bigger and there are some much larger countries below. We are truly a country that punches above its weight: it's just that the rest of the world hasn't really noticed!
Just a side note that I heard years ago. When China reports medal tables they rank by population so NZ is always one of the top resulting countries in Olympic medals. 👍
@@cadifan New Zealand were actually 13th place in Tokyo, with 7 Golds and a total of 20 medals. They were pipped by Brazil with just one more Bronze (same Golds and Silvers). Not bad for a country of 5 million versus a country of over 200 million!
Not really a misconception, or maybe it is for some people, but a funny story. A guy I grew up with moved to the USA after getting his degree in IT, he works in IT over there. When he first arrived one of his coworkers seriously asked if New Zealand had computers and internet access. His response was that no, we don't, because coconuts don't generate enough electricity to run computers 😂 the best part is apparently the guy actually took him seriously 😂
So just FYI, chur originated from the Maori community and we use it for all kinds of things. Its all about the tone and timing of when its used. I can say chur to say hello, chur if something exciting is happening, chur as a thankyou or to say goodbye. It's a multi use kind of word. Again 'manu' as a description of a bomb you do jumping off a wharf or something is more commonly used with Maori's....its becoming more and more popular but if you're some1 that tends to hang with european nzer's only they may never have heard of it either.
Misconceptions we get here: We all either worked on LOTR, or know someone who did. Everyone here likes Rugby/Cricket. We are basically Australian. (This one really annoys us.) Probably something about sheep. Geographic misconceptions: We don't exist. (Especially common among mapmakers) Australia is close (It's 1700km away at the closest point, and a 3-4 hour flight)
I feel like most of us did at least know someone who worked on LOTR though 😂 I know several from human extras to horses, my best friend growing up was an extra and her Dad works on sets for Weta workshop which is how she was roped in to playing one of the Hobbit children and my Mum knew Peter Jackson when we were kids through his parents
Similar to the misconception that Americans are all jerks who watch TV and play football, there's a misconception that NZers are all friendly people who love the outdoors and play rugby. In reality, Kiwis like many different sports and have probably the most diverse sporting interests in the world, many people don't like getting _involved_ with the outdoors even if indeed we're culturally outdoorsy, and finally (the shocker) we're not actually friendly but are merely polite and hospitable. Some people might say I'm splitting hairs about Kiwi friendliness, but I think it's still a noteworthy distinction. In general, Kiwis aren't actually nice to strangers or foreigners because we're genuinely friendly, but rather because we're too polite to be rude or dismissive, or because we've detected that the person is a foreigner which means we're culturally obliged to treat them with utmost care and hospitality, a.k.a. manaakitanga. While it's true that if you're lost and ask for directions, Kiwis will always try their best to help you and might even go far out of their way to do so, the reality is that many people will be just as annoyed about it as people in other countries might be. Kiwis are just too polite and hospitable to ever show it. And if you think this means you shouldn't ask us for directions or any other help you might need, don't bother, because if we see you looking lost or in need of help, we'll come up and insist on helping you even if we don't really want to. You can't win. Just ask for or accept our help and don't worry about whether it secretly bothers us or not, because the whole point of this cultural phenomenon is to ensure that people in need receive the assistance they require regardless of whether or not someone is bothered by providing it.
The biggest misconception is that people seem to think that New Zealand is "close" to Australia geographically. It can look that way on a flat map, but despite Australia being out closest neighbour, it is really not very close. New Zealand is as close to Australia as London, UK is "close" to Istanbul, Turkey; or New York City is "close" to Houston, Texas. The second misconception I have found is that people think New Zealand has the same relationship to Australia as Canada does with the USA. No it does not. I have seen a lot of Americans and Canadians who seem to think AU & NZ have the same type of relationship that US & CAN do. NO. The average Kiwi in New Zealand will have no idea what the capital of each Australian state is. They will know little to no Australian history. They will not really follow Australian Sport stars or celebrities or politics. And only a minority will even follow Australian sports. The American cultural influence on Canada is not even in the same universe if you try to compare it to the Australian cultural influence on NZ.
On Aucklanders, it's not necessarily that they have a reputation, just that there's a lot of them. Also, Kai is the Te Reo Maori word for food. It's made it's way into mainstream use.
No, it's not that there's a lot of Aucklanders, it's there's a lot of people. People who move to Auckland to get work because there's no work opportunities in their home town then bag the hell out of Auckland because it's crowded (they're causing the problem, too dumb to realise it) are the people who piss me off to no end! You can ask 20 random people in Auckland where they're from and you'd get 20 different place names from around the country.
Tourists underestimate how long it takes to get to places in nz...think they can see everything in a week, Coromandel may look close but don't underestimate how long the drive is because of the windy roads for example.
A common misconception is that kiwis are largely rural dwelling people who live on farms or work in associated industries. Clearly not true, another is that we are largely an unsophisticated population, again not true, whether it’s new technology adoption or good food and coffee from one end of the country to the other, kiwis are early adopters and very sophisticated when it comes to their pallet
Hi, thanks for the shoutout 😀. One thing that seems common coming from people from non-commonwealth countries is the confusion that everyone from the South Pacific is Australian, about the same and as calling a Canadian an American and having been to both I know they are definitely very dissimilar. 😀. As for the Auckland thing having lived in Christchurch, Wellington but most of my adult life in Auckland when I go south of about Hamilton you hear a lot of comments about “Aucklanders” (Jaffa’s, Dorklanders etc) not entirely sure why, housing is stupid expensive here and it can be as congested as hell. People from Christchurch, my home town where three cars waiting at a stop sign is a crisis , seem the worst , whereas nobody I know up here has anything disparaging to say about Christchurch . When I was in Otago last someone working in a shop asked me if Auckland was as horrible as he had been lead to believe, seriously 😀. Of course compared to global sized cities its a backwater !!
Never heard of Nek minute, chur or shot, must be new generation of slang. I have never thought of Dairy, Jandals or togs as being slang, they are actual words used, part of the New Zealand language.
Nek Minnit was a mid 2000's meme. Basically, if you don't have memories of being forced to dance to Witch Doctor at school, I'm not surprised you missed it.
One misconception is that for a lot of Kiwis we are very sweary (a lot of us cuss a lot and use f-bombs, c-bombs, the b-word etc) and a lot of non-Kiwis think because we are swearing that we are angry. We're not. Cussing is just part of conversational language. I guess it's part of being part of the Commonwealth since I know Aussies and South Africans can be as sweary as the Brits and Irish. Not much can be done about this tbf. Another misconception is our niceness/politeness. We are, for all intents and purposes, nice and polite but a lot of us do have a short fuse so do "go for the juggular" if you are starting to piss us off. Not much can be done about this either. It's just how we roll. In regards to your last video... may I direct your attention to "it's not bad" or "not bad" a saying we say (which may be a Commonwealth thing) when we feel something is fine but no need to write home about it. "howsit" which is a form of greeting and isn't actually asking you whether or not you are fine. Smoko - break time (like morning tea or afternoon tea) And then there be the memes. So you found nek minit but there is also "always blow on the pie", "naturally I finished my set", and "Karen owes me 20 f-n dollars". All are TH-cam vids for your enjoyment or puzzlement.
You know what? I actually appreciate what President Biden said to militarily defend Taiwan. However, I also know lots of Asians (either living in Asia or New Zealand) loved Trump. On the other hand, New Zealand English mass media tend to support the Democrats.
When watching a lot of TH-cam that American schools don't tech much world geography so when Americans learn we exists we are either Australian or we must be a backwards 3 world country I guess to fix it Americans might need to study other countries at school
We are all one people, just different up bringing, whether cultural, habitual, religious, shopping, buying, eating, how we speak ,react ,etc ,etc. Always interesting, to know of, learn about ,other peoples, way of life.. interaction, etc..life's what we make it.. nothing like , experiencing, another persons, culture, it's wonderful.🙏
No worries, Sweet as or Sweet for short..A lot Aussies use it here.
I think the one of the biggest misconceptions is size. New Zealand is referred to as a little country at the bottom of the world, but New Zealand is larger than the UK and you don't hear that described as a small country at the top of the world. I have heard stories of people from overseas expecting to arrive on an island that takes a few hours at most to travel across. I think New Zealand is bigger than most people overseas assume.
JAFA actually appeared in some Auckland (City) Council publications. A nice interpretation is "Just Another Friendly Aucklander".
I think the biggest issue is that people elsewhere really don't know much at all about New Zealand. In the school playground back when I was raising a family in the UK, there was a map of the world on one of the walls. There was no mention of New Zealand though. This is by no means unusual, and it is something that has been highlighted here in recent years. However, people in other countries are well aware of Lord of the Rings and Hobbits. So basically New Zealand is as placé that doesn't appear on maps that's associated with a mythical world. It makes it hard to be taken seriously! Yet, per capita New Zealand is one of the most successful nations in the world across many fields. The first nation to give women the vote, the inventor of the electric fence, the first successful climb of Everest, rugby world champions, producer of 40% of the world's supply of milk powder, etc. Just look at the Olympic medal tables: we might only be hovering around 20th place, but all the countries ahead of us are bigger and there are some much larger countries below. We are truly a country that punches above its weight: it's just that the rest of the world hasn't really noticed!
Just a side note that I heard years ago. When China reports medal tables they rank by population so NZ is always one of the top resulting countries in Olympic medals. 👍
@@cadifan New Zealand were actually 13th place in Tokyo, with 7 Golds and a total of 20 medals. They were pipped by Brazil with just one more Bronze (same Golds and Silvers). Not bad for a country of 5 million versus a country of over 200 million!
Well said,,,😉
Not really a misconception, or maybe it is for some people, but a funny story.
A guy I grew up with moved to the USA after getting his degree in IT, he works in IT over there. When he first arrived one of his coworkers seriously asked if New Zealand had computers and internet access. His response was that no, we don't, because coconuts don't generate enough electricity to run computers 😂 the best part is apparently the guy actually took him seriously 😂
When i moved to Australia, i had an Aussie mate ask if we had Christmas in NZ. I told him no ;p
So just FYI, chur originated from the Maori community and we use it for all kinds of things. Its all about the tone and timing of when its used. I can say chur to say hello, chur if something exciting is happening, chur as a thankyou or to say goodbye. It's a multi use kind of word. Again 'manu' as a description of a bomb you do jumping off a wharf or something is more commonly used with Maori's....its becoming more and more popular but if you're some1 that tends to hang with european nzer's only they may never have heard of it either.
Misconceptions we get here:
We all either worked on LOTR, or know someone who did.
Everyone here likes Rugby/Cricket.
We are basically Australian. (This one really annoys us.)
Probably something about sheep.
Geographic misconceptions:
We don't exist. (Especially common among mapmakers)
Australia is close (It's 1700km away at the closest point, and a 3-4 hour flight)
I feel like most of us did at least know someone who worked on LOTR though 😂 I know several from human extras to horses, my best friend growing up was an extra and her Dad works on sets for Weta workshop which is how she was roped in to playing one of the Hobbit children and my Mum knew Peter Jackson when we were kids through his parents
@@earlyjicama4302 it's one of those misconceptions that's annoyingly close to true.
@@simonteesdale9752 it's that good old 2 degrees of separation in such a small country, especially with something as large scale as LOTR was
Similar to the misconception that Americans are all jerks who watch TV and play football, there's a misconception that NZers are all friendly people who love the outdoors and play rugby. In reality, Kiwis like many different sports and have probably the most diverse sporting interests in the world, many people don't like getting _involved_ with the outdoors even if indeed we're culturally outdoorsy, and finally (the shocker) we're not actually friendly but are merely polite and hospitable.
Some people might say I'm splitting hairs about Kiwi friendliness, but I think it's still a noteworthy distinction. In general, Kiwis aren't actually nice to strangers or foreigners because we're genuinely friendly, but rather because we're too polite to be rude or dismissive, or because we've detected that the person is a foreigner which means we're culturally obliged to treat them with utmost care and hospitality, a.k.a. manaakitanga. While it's true that if you're lost and ask for directions, Kiwis will always try their best to help you and might even go far out of their way to do so, the reality is that many people will be just as annoyed about it as people in other countries might be. Kiwis are just too polite and hospitable to ever show it.
And if you think this means you shouldn't ask us for directions or any other help you might need, don't bother, because if we see you looking lost or in need of help, we'll come up and insist on helping you even if we don't really want to. You can't win. Just ask for or accept our help and don't worry about whether it secretly bothers us or not, because the whole point of this cultural phenomenon is to ensure that people in need receive the assistance they require regardless of whether or not someone is bothered by providing it.
I'll always give directions even if I have no idea where the street is 😎
It's more ethnically diverse than some people think which leads to awesome dinner options.
I came across some senior New Zealanders who can get offended when I say "buggar" and "bloody".
The biggest misconception is that people seem to think that New Zealand is "close" to Australia geographically. It can look that way on a flat map, but despite Australia being out closest neighbour, it is really not very close. New Zealand is as close to Australia as London, UK is "close" to Istanbul, Turkey; or New York City is "close" to Houston, Texas.
The second misconception I have found is that people think New Zealand has the same relationship to Australia as Canada does with the USA. No it does not. I have seen a lot of Americans and Canadians who seem to think AU & NZ have the same type of relationship that US & CAN do. NO. The average Kiwi in New Zealand will have no idea what the capital of each Australian state is. They will know little to no Australian history. They will not really follow Australian Sport stars or celebrities or politics. And only a minority will even follow Australian sports. The American cultural influence on Canada is not even in the same universe if you try to compare it to the Australian cultural influence on NZ.
On Aucklanders, it's not necessarily that they have a reputation, just that there's a lot of them.
Also, Kai is the Te Reo Maori word for food. It's made it's way into mainstream use.
No, it's not that there's a lot of Aucklanders, it's there's a lot of people. People who move to Auckland to get work because there's no work opportunities in their home town then bag the hell out of Auckland because it's crowded (they're causing the problem, too dumb to realise it) are the people who piss me off to no end! You can ask 20 random people in Auckland where they're from and you'd get 20 different place names from around the country.
Tourists underestimate how long it takes to get to places in nz...think they can see everything in a week, Coromandel may look close but don't underestimate how long the drive is because of the windy roads for example.
One thing would be that because we are small we don't matter or are insignificant.
From your video “Bugger off” as you say means get lost or piss off, “bugger” in this kiwi slang context means damn it.
A common misconception is that kiwis are largely rural dwelling people who live on farms or work in associated industries. Clearly not true, another is that we are largely an unsophisticated population, again not true, whether it’s new technology adoption or good food and coffee from one end of the country to the other, kiwis are early adopters and very sophisticated when it comes to their pallet
Hi, thanks for the shoutout 😀. One thing that seems common coming from people from non-commonwealth countries is the confusion that everyone from the South Pacific is Australian, about the same and as calling a Canadian an American and having been to both I know they are definitely very dissimilar. 😀. As for the Auckland thing having lived in Christchurch, Wellington but most of my adult life in Auckland when I go south of about Hamilton you hear a lot of comments about “Aucklanders” (Jaffa’s, Dorklanders etc) not entirely sure why, housing is stupid expensive here and it can be as congested as hell. People from Christchurch, my home town where three cars waiting at a stop sign is a crisis , seem the worst , whereas nobody I know up here has anything disparaging to say about Christchurch . When I was in Otago last someone working in a shop asked me if Auckland was as horrible as he had been lead to believe, seriously 😀. Of course compared to global sized cities its a backwater !!
Just remember, bugger is a swear word & not always appropriate.
Best to avoid in mixed company.
I came across some senior New Zealanders who can get offended when I say "buggar".
Never heard of Nek minute, chur or shot, must be new generation of slang. I have never thought of Dairy, Jandals or togs as being slang, they are actual words used, part of the New Zealand language.
Nek Minnit was a mid 2000's meme.
Basically, if you don't have memories of being forced to dance to Witch Doctor at school, I'm not surprised you missed it.
@@simonteesdale9752 Mine Generation was quite a bit before then.
You have never heard "Chur or shot" I'm quietly shocked
One misconception is that for a lot of Kiwis we are very sweary (a lot of us cuss a lot and use f-bombs, c-bombs, the b-word etc) and a lot of non-Kiwis think because we are swearing that we are angry. We're not. Cussing is just part of conversational language. I guess it's part of being part of the Commonwealth since I know Aussies and South Africans can be as sweary as the Brits and Irish. Not much can be done about this tbf.
Another misconception is our niceness/politeness. We are, for all intents and purposes, nice and polite but a lot of us do have a short fuse so do "go for the juggular" if you are starting to piss us off. Not much can be done about this either. It's just how we roll.
In regards to your last video... may I direct your attention to
"it's not bad" or "not bad" a saying we say (which may be a Commonwealth thing) when we feel something is fine but no need to write home about it.
"howsit" which is a form of greeting and isn't actually asking you whether or not you are fine.
Smoko - break time (like morning tea or afternoon tea)
And then there be the memes. So you found nek minit but there is also "always blow on the pie", "naturally I finished my set", and "Karen owes me 20 f-n dollars". All are TH-cam vids for your enjoyment or puzzlement.
You know what? I actually appreciate what President Biden said to militarily defend Taiwan. However, I also know lots of Asians (either living in Asia or New Zealand) loved Trump. On the other hand, New Zealand English mass media tend to support the Democrats.
I think the biggest misconception is that we are Australian 🤬
So true!
I get that confusion too until I migrated and living in New Zealand.
When watching a lot of TH-cam that American schools don't tech much world geography so when Americans learn we exists we are either Australian or we must be a backwards 3 world country I guess to fix it Americans might need to study other countries at school
Pity you don't take heed of the more English/UK phrases instead of focusing on the more so called in words..thumbs down for me
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nek_minnit