whenever i tell people i'm from new zealand, i get:
"Do you have electricity there?"
"Oh...so you're Amish??"
"Are there sheep running around everywhere?"
"Do you use telephones?"
"Do you have internet connection?"
What do people say when you tell them you're from new zealand? (or any other odd country)
2007-09-27 08:40:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ New Zealand ➔ Other - New Zealand
Say 'fish and chip'
Do you ride around on sheep?
Is it true there are more sheep in NZ than people?
What direction does the water go down the plug hole?
Do you eat Maoris? (I have honestly been asked this)
Why aren't you black? (Meaning why aren't I Maori if I'm from NZ, I have been asked this before too)
Were you in Lord Of The Rings?
And same as the person above; Do you know _____? (Expecting that I know every single person in NZ)
2007-09-27 12:04:31 · answer #1 · answered by ★☆✿❀ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"G'day sheep shagger!!!"...that was actually shouted across the room as a daily greeting from people when I was in the UK!
Usually its sheep and Lord of the Rings, but All blacks occasionally......mainly this was AFTER they identified me as Australian AGAIN from my accent.....then tried to tell the difference between australia and new zealand....I was a teacher and in the end put up cool screen savers on my computer/ porjector so they can SEE the difference.
Actually I remember now the funniest thing was when a student asked me after a week or two after arriving....
"why are you white?"...she thought NZ was a tropical island ( like the majority of young brits).....so the logical thought was why was a white person living on a tropical island!!!!
2007-09-28 01:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by mareeclara 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An oldie but a Goodie
where is New Zealand?
is New Zealand a state in Australia.
2007-09-27 20:38:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
-Do you have sex with sheep?
-say "fish and chips" (this is one that no matter how long you live in Australia will never stop)
-Is a "kiwi" a Maori?
-O my god did you live down the road from the lord of the rings?
-Can you pull out of the netball tournament against Australia because you guys have the unfair advantage of having 2 men on your team- Van Dyk and Davu?
2007-10-01 00:25:06 · answer #4 · answered by adg 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was living at Waipu north of Auckland in 1996 when Mt Ruapehu had an eruption. I was TOLD by an American (who was still in America at the time) that the whole of the North Island had been blown apart by the eruption! I was like ... well where do you think I am.
2007-09-29 23:46:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a bit off-question, but in the same league:
An American lady (don't you just love them with their loud voices, their big mouths, and their ability to talk without thinking), went up to a friend of mine, a Maori, and drawled "And how long have you been a Maori for?"
2007-09-28 06:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by Driver T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An American tourist asked a mate of mine(Who is a Maori) "where do we go to see the maori's" he replied "They come out of the bush around tea time", I think they where meaning a Marae?.
2007-09-29 07:41:54 · answer #7 · answered by Riki3 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I went to OZ for a month, I was asked if my whale bone pendant was made out of my grandmother's jawbone. I was also asked if we lived in grass huts by an American soldier, and if we beat our men up.
The outer world must think we're a bunch of cannibals or something.
2007-09-29 07:13:42 · answer #8 · answered by Tash K 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Oh, do you know [insert name here]?" hehe like I'd know everyone in NZ!!
When I was living in Japan last year, people would say "Are you American?" and I'd say "NO! I'm from New Zealand" and they say "Ohhh, I've been to Australia!" haha, so annoying!
2007-09-27 18:42:19 · answer #9 · answered by pablosgirl 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Did you see them filming lord of the rings?
2007-09-27 15:47:40 · answer #10 · answered by Eric K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋