7 surprising things I miss about New Zealand!
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2024
- Yes, I miss New Zealand. I am enjoying my time so far in the USA - this is not a knock on the US, but here are definately some things I miss. You may be shocked about some of the items I am about to share.
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It's crazy, I watched all your videos for info and dreaming of NZ probably two years - and now I am finally in New Zealand (Taupō!) We've been here for a month And i love it so much
Welcome to NZ,I hope everything goes really well for you.
Welcome home!!!!
Heya welcome from Hawera Taranaki I hope you enjoy ur new home
Welcome
@@shannonwaipouri1730 The naki played well in the npc today,was a good game vs tas.
Nice to see you again. So with you about the coffee. I had a desperate to gorgeous moment in Seattle where, schooled with exactly what to ask for - dbl shot, full milk etc - as I opened my mouth the young barista said, oh are you a Kiwi. On affirming she said "i just spent 6 months there I'll make you a proper one' and with a big smile delivered the best coffee I had for the whole trip.
NZ has the best coffee 😊 and eggs
Obviously the US baristas all need to come to NZ for training...
I live in the Netherlands. I miss pineapple jelly, steak and kidney pies, lasagna blocks, fish and chips, crab sticks, the massive McMuffin, st.pierre's sushi, cadbury chocolate,
I am married to an American woman and (20yrs) after living in the states for over a decade it is a relief to be home where you do not fear the police and the freedom is pretty much at a far higher level than Americans are subject to. I agree that you can't get a good coffee in America .NZ is swamped with 5-star coffee makers and our food is bettor as it is naturally grown without the enhancements and antibiotics that American food is mass produced with.
As an Australian, I never felt free in the USA🇺🇸. Not compared to other countries. After seeing people get death threats.
The Second Amendment was used to stop freedom of speech!!
😅Q😊😊😊😊
I am so blessed to be living in New Zealand. ex south African. It's a beautiful country and as an elderly person I feel looked after
Shame we elected Nazis
so you flee a country that you decimated to another country that is still fighting its own apartheid in nz. How rich.
@@wolfgangvonuce9803 You are example of the ignorant Crap that is infesting our Country at the moment. Where do your morons come from and why, in the name of all that's holy, did we give you the vote?
@wolfgangvonuce9803 really ignorant, bigoted , childish comment.
Definition of apartheid please.
@@dianathompson8794 Easy, it's where a small minority of people decide they have the right to rule of the majority of the people. For example the small number of people of English decent in New Zealand decide they have the right to rule of the majority of people of other decents. You do realise how few Kiwis are of English decent don't you?
just drove 400km across NZ and it still fascinates me how many shades of green you can see and it just makes you feel so good.😅
Oh, Tara, my heart goes out to you. Thank you, dear. We miss you too! And I believe you are definitely a Kiwi American now. I hope you and your family stay safe and do well, so one day you can come home to New Zealand again. I would be interested in knowing if you find your consumerism returning? Do you think like a New Zealander when you go shopping and resist the urge to buy stuff you don't really need? Is there social pressure to wear makeup and new clothes? And are your children being asked to speak just so people can hear their New Zealand accent? I look forward to your next video. ❤❤❤
I was born in NZ, moved to Australia married an American lived in the US for many years,we are so fortunate to live in Australia and New Zealand.
It was a huge culture shock when i moved to the US.
Life is so complicated in the US.
My husband passed away in Vegas he had no insurance because of pre-existing conditions, I got a bill in 2011 after he passed for $167000 for 12 days in the hospital.
We just don't get that coming from countries with free healthcare or at least minimal cost in NZ.
I feel you, you will have one foot in NZ for the rest of your life.
Come home leave the bill there sweet as 😅😅
@@richsmith3300best comment ever! made me smile:)
That’s a shocking bill. You don’t need that after such a loss. I’m so grateful for free hospital care here in NZ.
Keep your 167k and come home, stuff that.
Your point about the school shootings is extremely relevant in the U.S which is definitely not a thing here in New Zealand and I am very grateful for it here.
We have many blessings here but it is something that we take for granted here so thank you for sharing your findings ❤
School shootings really don't happen in other countries. Shooter (School) training for students is not a thing in many countries.
@@robertmurray8763 The societal break down in America is obvious and you Americans need to get to the root cause of it because it is extremely shocking to see .
Nailed it! Great to have you back - and hear your perspective. Kia ora.
The beautiful thing about NZ you don't have to think a lot just live.
Still love watching your videos. Hope you can come back to NZ one day.
Liked this episode: good to see the contrast comparisons. Thanks. Wishing you and your family well on this next phase of your life journey.
I been out of NZ for about six months. I miss: (1) my friends, (2) my church, (3) my work environment, (4) tea time, (5) meat pies, (6) the parks and trails, (7) the beaches, (8) the birds, (9) fern trees, and probably a lot more things if I think about it for a while.
The coffee & eggs!! Yes!! I never liked either and when we visited NZ, I loved both of this. I never considered myself a coffee person but the flavors in NZ?? ok I get it now!! It's been 10 months and I still miss the food there. If I have to go out to restaurants, I still think "... This wont taste nearly as good as this restaurant in NZ" 😭💔 I would move simply for the food. And we want to move because of the relaxed attitude. You could feel it in the air over there. It was so refreshing. 😔
The coffee, eggs, dairy and allergy thing is certainly keeping me here in NZ
Aotearoa will always be here. You all know it. You've got PR. Sweet az. Kia kaha whānau. You look great, Tara. Stay safe, rested, healthy, and happy. ❤
New Zealand misses you too.
wow, cringe.(teachers pet)
@@letsgo-reacts Sad troll.
No it's called honesty and I won't miss her either@@bb21again.67
Hi Tara… Nice to hear from you again. There’s a good chance my wife and I will visit Wisconsin on a Rotary friendship exchange in July of next year. Depending on where you live, we may get a chance to visit you. Please post me the name of your town/city if you’re up for a coffee.
Oh you guys should come back!
Those seven points that you mentioned are quite important to living a great life. I think you maybe more of a NZer than a US person now.
Probably true
Kiwi is in your blood now 😊
@@Kiwiamericansonce you’ve had a taste of the kiwi way of life it’s hard to shake off. My aunt lived in several places in the USA and she liked some of it but missed our food and way of doing things. She would agree with your coffee stance lol…
Why would you want to go back???
Hey Tara, i understand your reason to move back to US with parents and family getting older.. my partners from the UK but lives here in NZ.. its the absolute hardest part of living so far away.. its your season in life to live back in the US closer to family but who knows in the future.. Hugs x
I’m a Kiwi who is now retired and living in Canada. I lived in the USA for twenty years and seeing you mention breakfast reminded me of two things about the USA that I really miss. Grits with butter. Spent a lot of time in the South and learned to love Grits. Sausage gravy on Biscuits. My favourite American breakfast. I often make it here but something is not quite right. I suspect the Canadian sausage has different spices. Now I come to think of it both dishes are more Southern than middle American. And don’t get me started on all the differences in barbecue between each state.
Lived in NZ 17 years now. There are two of your 7 i couldn't live without, NZ coffee and the totally chilled approach to life.
Having worked and visited the US, apart from the treatment at the airport, I really hated the whole requirement to bring a mini-computer with you to a bar or restaurant to work out what the actual cost is going to be with more than one tax and the whole tipping thing. Hospitality in US need to pay a living wage.
ahh went over in 2008 and hated states. had too come back as got flu in new york
You don’t miss your kiwi hairdresser, 😂 cause your hair looks fantastic!
@@jennywilloughby3236 awe thanks.. I had just got it done. But I do miss my hairdresser in NZ ... we were like besties!!!!!!
New Zealand Breakfast is underrated. Eggs with everything lol 😅
I was only there for 2 months a year ago and I still dream of the coffee
Try Aussie coffee.. It's really competitive here between Melbourne and Sydney.. Agro as too!!!
@@Waitomo64 I will as soon as I get there 😀
@@Waitomo64 It's like comparing apples with pineapples. Aussie leans into a more medium roast which I find is too acidic. Auckland likes it too. However, NZ typically leans into a darker roast. I can't drink espresso in Aus because it's too sharp and thin, but the geeky filter coffee is lightyears ahead. NZ is slow to get into lights, filter has a bad name due to garbage American drip style coffee, but espresso based drinks here are world class. Basically, NZ and Aus coffee is similar but different. Neither one is superior, but Aus definitely has the rep for it. NZ caught up on quality a long time ago. I've had people say to find the kiwis wherever you are in the world, they know where the good coffee is.
@@jbrassic5434 That's a very common concept. I thibnk coffee is very personal when it comes to learning your pallette
You will always be welcome back in NZ. Keep safe and well.
Great to see you back online Tara. Your smile hasnt changed, and as much as the US is stressing you, just remembered what you learnt in NZ..... No worries mate...sweet as!!!!❤😂
Sorry to hear about the incident at school. I pray your family stays safe and healthy and that you will one day return to visit us in NZ.
Healthcare should be a right, not an exercise in personal risk management. It should also be a service, not a for profit business. The only 2 truths is life used to be, 'we all will die' and 'taxes'. You can now add a third, being ripped of by greedy corporates.
Lol Tara i knew you would miss our coffee. Our Dairy food is the best, Milk cream butter eggs and any food you want to make using these ingredients are not the same after you leave NZ.
As a New Zealander who did a 5 day conference in Seattle and ‘survived’ on drip coffee… I feel you. My potential and participation was truly limited 😂 You are doing well.
Come back! I lived in Dubai for 20 years, but was fortunate to get to NZ once a year. Am now based in Wellington, Mount Victoria and luv it!
Love the country comparisons, so interesting learning about people’s day to day experiences around the world.
Hey Tara, it was great having you in New Zealand - really hope you guys make it back here sometime! You've been a great ambassador for the country, truly. The pros and cons, and always with a decent balance. Of course, every country has its pros and cons, and the US, frankly, has a lot of cools stuff that goes on there when you get past all the usual hangups, have certainly met a lot of seriously awesome people there in terms of business and personal related things.
But the thing that stood out to me on your video here was... the school shooter stuff. And most of all, your comment about hearing from someone that it was "just the harsh reality of the world we're living in" and your reaction to that. Yep, there's a lot of problems in the world alright, and there's school shootings that sure, they've happened in other countries too - but seriously, America really is just on a vastly, vastly different scale when it comes to this particular issue... the extent of how much it happens just really doesn't cross anyone's mind outside of the US, because it's such an outrageous thing, absolutely nowhere near to the extent it (very sadly) does there. But hey, I've got cousins there who think it just happens "everywhere" to the same extent, and they really don't believe me that it doesn't, I've given up trying to convince them now, they just won't have it!
I live in Sydney and you are the first person I have ever heard saying they liked speed cameras. I don't have a problem with them except the speed limit on freeways seems artificially low on many of them. I have been to NZ and it isn't much different than Australia, however our big cities are more like US cities without the violence and schools are safe for kids.
New Zealand will always be a home away from home for you and your whanau ❤
Hopefully we get to join you on your new adventures home in the USA
So nice to see you posting Tara, I’m surprised to hear about the speeding cameras, definitely gave me a good laugh! I’d be really interested to hear how you cope with the change in seasons in the US, particularly the winter as I’d assume it would get cold where you are?
I could send you some Greggs Flat white sachets. They use the Coffea Robusta bean. You get your caffeine hit quickly. Just add water, as 1 tsp of sugar is included, as is the milk/ creamer. Or an ordinary packet of instant coffee would also give the same hit.
This would be normal NZ supermarket variety.
The avocados in the US come from South America. In NZ they are grown in NZ.
I didn't realise how good our coffee was until we were in a Australia 2 weeks ago. Even there sachet coffee is different.
You have a big audience from New Zealand, so you can talk about USA as many of us from NZ haven't been.
When you said you were leaving us here in NZ I thought - big mistake - and you essentially echo that. Family reasons aside (which are important) sometimes you don't realize just how different things are here compared to the US.
My son lives in Canda and the rest of my family are spread around the world - and every time they come back to visit, they wonder why they left - I've given up reminding them, maybe one day the penny will drop that it's not always greener on the other side. Stay safe - looking forward to more updates.
Thanks Tara, i guess simply each country has its good and bad points, takes time to let it all sink back in and to get back into the swing of how things are done again. Interesting to hear what differences you have found that stuck out for you. 😊
If it makes you feel any better, where I live in the South Island we have both speed cameras *and* police who hide where the speed limit changes (sometimes in the middle of a long straight road) in order to catch you in person. This has happened to me twice in recent years, even though I am always very careful not to speed. And if they stop you in person you get demerit points that last for two years which as far as I am aware is not the case if a camera gets you.
I knew it would be coffee first. I was in the States at the beginning of September (West Coast) had difficulty seeing the whole time becuase of elergies impacting my eyes which were streaaming despite use of medication. So glad to get home - it resolved immediately once I was in the air and on the way home. We miss you too.
Our eggs are all free range, or barn raised, no battery hens, that is probably why.
The work one doesn't surprise me. I think we are so fortunate here to have the 4 weeks of annual leave and a certain amount of flexibility with dental and doctor appointments. I hope you return someday.
I miss home heaps but my wife refuses to leave Sydney. Been here over 40 years. Nothing has changed. Still a hole.
I live in the other hole.... Melbourne, but I'm finally going home in November 😂yeah!!!!
@@skylagaaia1683 Perth for me,( 40 years) I miss the winter rain.
You mentioned allergies...
As an old guy, VERY old.... whose formative years and later were on a dairy farm, who lived in the bush hunting deer, who does NOT drink coffee, allergies? WTF are they? If i lived your diet, with all that processed food, I also would have allergies. Our kids play outside, I watched the young couple over the road bring four kids into the world. They live outside!!! She bather her kids, stuffed them into their pyjamas, and they were OFF outside to play in the rain, the dirt, have outdoor fun! They are four robust healthy clear skinned kids. Natural immunities, not drugged to the eyeballs. Isnt about time you came home?
Love your energy! New Zealand misses you too❤
Hi Tara... With all the division and craziness going on with respect to the U.S. election, I'm curious as to why you didn't wait until after November (or January) to move back? And, if you don't like the result, and all hell breaks loose, can you go back? Thanks!
Great to see you again and i hope everything is going well.
Well Tara missing you as well,enjoyed your videos,just keep us posted on what you are up to.I have always enjoyed your videos.
I'm a proud kiwi and it's a fantastic county. Like everywhere it has its problems e.g. the lack of housing, the cost of living, it's expensive. but overall it's a great place. Don't think I could handle not being able to get a flat white. Lol.
Presentation is amazing at the cafes in NZ for breakie and yesss the coffee. I miss it so much!!
I went to USA as a kid from NZ...and even as a kid ...i found it so weird they eat donuts and cakes for breakfast..and not like the donuts we get with fresh everything..these were like large plastic rings with plastic chocolate with plastic colours on them and they tasted like...yup..plastic..and none of us from NZ who went could eat them...I recall I used to feel so sick in their grocery stores..the smell of them was like I was being poisoned..nothing fresh...all plastic...i had never had that experience in my life and Americans eat that crap everyday. Disney was fantastic though lol
its a always a trial trying to find good coffee in the states. If the cafe's coffee is any good it will have a hundred people lined up outside the door.
We miss you and its so good to see you
That was interesting, can you get a medium flat white or cappuccino?
Health insurance sounds complicated, pretty easy here.
What's with the agreeing and being on time thing? While working isn't that normal?
I prefer to see a speed camera than trust a police officer who pulls me over and alleges that I was speeding. When you drive 58km/h and someone quickly passes who gets the camera flash, you can see it works fairly. I also prefer that people breathe into a bag to test the alcohol level at the start of a police interaction. The song and dance routine that is done in the USA of walking a line, touching one's nose and doing the Macarena etc seems so inefficient.
Wow! Im staying home. I can’t go without my coffee and kiwi breakfast.
Your hair looks great! What’s it like to get our hair done over there. Have you got a favorite hairdresser yet.
Do they still have plastic bags or do you take your shopping bags?
It seems like you are leading a fully intense life there after being laid back here. Are people less patient there?
How about do a video for kiwis wanting to move to USA? Especially families
Hi Tara, get a stove top percolator best thing! I need a cup of Expresso too. Love your Nelson lake print too. Could come back ❤ 😊
Come back to NZ
Gwavas was judged the most perfect sheep farm in human history .- it near hastings.n.z.
Tara, my allergies went heywire when i moved to new zealand in 2017.... i was so sick, i couldn't breathe until i discovered i needed to overdose on my allergy medications.... now i found one that seems to do the job but cost me over the counter 29$ at chemist warehouse....
I didn't know you guys moved back. Omgosh do you like any coffee in our supermarket. I'd be happy to get some and post?
I KNEW number 1 would be coffee 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing Tara as an expat Kiwi living in Melbourne Australia, I can certainly relate to all of this. I visited the USA in Oct 2022 but my wife & I only visited two States, just Texas & Florida for a couple of weeks. Hope to visit the USA again in 2025.
Its been a while since I have watched you, however obviously I have missed the most important news ever!! When and why did you have to leave Aotearoa (New Zealand)? I am saddened and shocked .
This is hilarious, wishing you all the best .
Things I take for granted. Wow. Come back soon!!
Kia kaha
Can you talk about how it is to shop in brick and mortar stores there and how it is different? Maybe talk about being back in tipping culture? Talk about differences in cable/internet if there are any.
❤❤ Great to see you again.
🤣😂🤣😂So we'll be seeing you back here soon.....Hang in there.....The light at the end of the tunnel is near🤔😵💫
Come back lovely. 🥰🥰
I will!
@@Kiwiamericanswe live in an incredible part of the world. We are super blessed in NZ.
Sounds like you need a holiday back in NZ just for coffee :) Wellington person here xx
You definitely sound like a homesick Kiwi. I'm sorry that is the case. I certainly enjoyed your talk when you visited our Rebus club in Upper Hutt. Hope you come back soon.
Dang, we miss you also and hope you visit again
Wow miss the cameras, amazing! Look just come home! when your done doing your stuff!
Yes we do have good coffee, very hard when we go on holiday.
Hi, what I have noticed, since between your last NZ post to this one? Now I dont mean to be mean, but you appear to have so much anxiety and is expressed in your delivery of this video. Has moving back to the Unites States have you feeling this anxious about the significant difference these have impacted on you?
I do enjoy your videos and can be really intriguing and interesting from a visitors point of view. Please dont get me wrong, I think you and your family excelled and were super comfortable and became kiwi's, while in Aotearoa and it showed.
All the very best to you and your whanau in settling back into the U.S.
Have you seen eney New Zealand technology like Rock Lab doing well for the USA, i would like to know how they are get on in the USA, Thank you ,
When I was travelling in New York a few years ago, I was considering replacing my travelling backpack. So I stopped into Macey's and I was shown a very nice one made out of ballistic nylon. I didn't buy it as I couldn't conceive of ever getting shot in the back... but then I realised that in the US, that could be a real possibility... scary.
I was disappointed that you didn't mention missing things like NZ chocolate or milk & ice cream. Some of the worlds best of course.
Seems to me that you need to persuade your husband to find another job in NZ so you can relocate back here.
Maybe you should come home again-to NZ
Is it because the food is bulk manufactured so needs more preservatives maybe? I have a friend in Kansas who goes out for breakfast and I agree, the food looks not very healthy. Give me a cappucino and smashed avocado toast for brunch any day of the week!
That Sounds Yummy!!!!!
Are you gonna move back to nz?
You need an expresso machine for your home i knew coffee would be your first lol
yeah ditto. wish you hadnt left. we need more of you
Honestly, you were lucky to find someone who can make a decent flat white. I haven't been able to find a truly good one in the USA or Canada, there are some acceptable ones. My wife grew up in LA, she had no allergies in LA, but when she moved to NZ she got all the respiratory allergies.
I’m sure you were in Ottawa a couple of years ago, I was over there visiting my daughter, we pulled up at some lights and because she has a KIWI sticker on the rear window you pulled up asked if we were from NEW ZEALAND, ofcourse we said yes you said I love NEW ZEALAND… yes we’re proud
Kiwis!!!
@@pameagles533 haha wasn't me.. never been there. I think I need to put a kiwi sticker on my car 🚗 now. Thanks for the idea
An espresso with a sugar washed down with an ice cold glass of water is a wonderful thing.
There will always be a place for you in NZ. We'll welcome you back.
Awe thanks - that means alot
I can't imagine why anyone would want to live in the US, let alone move back there. My American-born husband and I chose to make our home in my country, Australia, and we are so, so glad we did.
miss you too here in NZ
😂
Take care, sweetheart.
Good Video
Awww missing you and now I see why.. miss your posts so much
Back in the day things were way more chilled in NZ. Not even a hint of school shootings... no drills no nothing, nice deep blue skies and much more chilled out than now. No speed cameras either.
Are you back in the US for good?
Nice to see you back. Appears you're missing home. Coffee and breakfasts you can at least educate on and are secondary, it's the fear of shootings. Kiwi v's American culture isn't that different, I just think NZ doesn't stress so much which leads to a more relaxed lifestyle, she'll be right mate. Every country has its pros and cons, thankfully NZ has less cons.
So quick question...??
Why did you move back..
Hopefully you’ll come back to visit us one day
How do your children like being back in the US?
Some do some don't
You look far more stressed,why did you move back to the US?
Family..