Hey guys! You are such a wonderful treat. But I don’t get your small subscription number? Can I help? Do you care? I think you are jewels to be appreciated by connoisseurs not peasants! Tee hee. But if you were desirous of increase…. My daughter is a social media marketing manager and she’s as silly as her mother so I’m sure she would direct ME to direct YOU. On the other hand maybe you are quite happy where you are. I understand. 🥰
Hi Pauline, This is such a great comment and one I think we should mention on the podcast, so thank you. And thank you for your kind words and vote of confidence, thank you 😊 BTW we've always been flippin' amaazed that anyone wants to watch us nattering to each other???... 🤣 Here's my answer: Brian and I have always agreed that it is the quality of our subscribers rather than our quantity that is important to us. The audience we have now our amongst the kindest and loyal I can ever imagine having. That is what is important to us. We understand that doing promoting/ads etc would get us bigger but if I'm really honest, that scares me...I know what bigger numbers would bring. I wouldn't be able to keep things personal, and being personal is how I love to be. So yes...it's a toughie. We would like more people to know about the show, but only if they dribble into the room in single file, love what they see and stay because they want to be our friends. That's what's important to us. I hope this answers your question, Pauline! ❤️ Liz and Brian xx
I understand completely! It’s funny cos I knew that was what you’d say and it just confirms what I think about you guys. I would more love people to know about you because I love seeing my beloved country through another’s eyes but even more importantly because you are such lovely people and also you have such a moral basis (in a nice way, not preachy and all) that informs all your comments. In any case, you’re a treat to listen to. Thank you!🥰
Oh I should just say that putting hashtags on your videos and hitting important key words in your title was one thing my daughter mentioned as possibly being helpful without too much intrusion onto the quality of what you do. I’m trying to think of how I myself found you! Sheer serendipity I suppose. Much love from down south in Dunedin. Px
Having lived in Auckland for 20 years, and having dealt with the major traffic problems they have, there's an unspoken law - or driving etiquette - that you learn pretty quickly. When driving along a congested street, you stop to let ONE car in from a side street. Just ONE. The person acknowledges you with a wave or by flashing their hazard lights. Then you drive on and the car behind you does the same thing, and so on... It works pretty well and gives everyone on the road a 'fair go'.
Yes! I love this unspoken rule! I used to live on a street with a T-junction that was so busy in the mornings, particularly coming from the left... it got to the point where, so long as it was clear to my right, I (or I should say 'we'!) could pull out and 'merge like a zip' with traffic coming from the left, without any worries. Such a sense of camaraderie! :)
That only come about from kiwis living in London, that came back, after seeing what English drivers did. Because when I lived in England 30 years ago that what the English did. Kiwis never did that back then.
The knocking off early on Friday is really an industry specific thing.. I've never been in a role where I finish early Friday, working mostly in financial services
Although this originates from tikanga Māori, in which the genitals are tapu (sacred), and the mouth (and food) are noa (profane/ordinary). On a marae you will find separate cleaning equipment for kitchen floors and bathroom floors, and even separate washing machines for teatowels and bedding.
It is not just a Maori tradition its most cultures. Bit like not wearing shoes inside. They are for out side, unless the place you are visiting is really dirty!
@@lindathornton9208 1) if it were truly most cultures we wouldn't need to make a thing of it. 2) What's interesting is that the Māori reasoning is reversed from most people's explanation. But it is still pre-science observational hygiene practice being codified as religion or culture, just the same as kosher food rules.
As a NZer I’d say the first rule is the most important. Don’t be nosy. We don’t like a pecking order here. The original colonists came to get away from a class system. It’s everyone in the same boat here 😂
I think Aucklanders and to an extent other people in the larger cities have become more money obsessed and nosy about others' money. But generally it's still considered rude to ask, even extended family members that stuff. Back when I first started working, when I was a uni student working in a factory and a supermarket in the 80s, it was written into the code of conduct that we weren't to discuss our remuneration with other employees.
Tables are made for glasses not arses! Māori practices rely on an understanding of tapu and noa - key concepts that underpin many practices, Tapu and noa are entirely consistent with a logical Māori view of hygiene and align with good health and safety practices.This is Tikanga Maori - food does not mix with the unclean. If you notice another thing in NZ we do not have clothes washing facilities in a kitchen where food is prepared, you do not wash a child in the kitchen sink.
Born & bred Kiwi in my 50's about as pakeha as you can get. I don't disrespect Maori culture but at the same time I don't necessarily adhere to it or even remember it if I'm not in specific situations. I was at a fish & chip shop - the one in Manganui, expensive and over-hyped - about 10 years ago. They have some picnic tables outside, so my wife was sitting at one & I plonked myself on top. Some worker there literally yelled at me "get off the table!" If he wasn't so stroppy about it I would have got up instantly. I knew what he was on about but didn't like the attitude. So I said "I don't think it's going to break" - "Get your dirty arse off the table." I was wearing jeans. Any way I slowly got off & said "if you're so concerned with hygiene you might want to scrub off all the bird crap." Because there was a lot of it on there. He gave me the fingers & went inside. So apparently it's OK to put food down on a table with bird poo on it but forbidden for a clothed person to sit on it.
I worked for a small company in Dunedin run by two guys, they would take all 5 of us out every Friday night for drinks, it wasn't uncommon to be going home at 4am, they paid for everything....they were both alcoholics. The company went bust after about 6 months, but the local pub did well😂
I thought that the then Prince Charles put it best when he described New Zealanders as a people that will do absolutely anything that is ever asked of them , but , nothing that they are ever told to do .
Not sure where you have worked, but in all my whole life all the places I have worked, we didn't stop at lunchtime, nor did any boss shout at 5. I worked for 56 years.
@@lesladbrook4508 Sooo funny as I was working in NZ and went into a business (travel agency, then later an appliance shop) about four on a Friday afternoon and EVERYONE had a glass of wine or beer tucked behind their computer screens. The floor model of the appliance store was packed with boxes of beer and bottles of wine which customers were offered if hanging around long enough. Slice of heaven!
The problem with passing lanes is that people who drive slowly tend to do so because they perceive the road as narrow. When it widens out as a result of the passing lane they see it as wider. And speed up.
Before about 40 years ago, NZ had many single lane tunnels on the side of mountains. To let other cars know you were there, there was a sign saying Honk Your Horn. It's how it started
You shouldnt be waiting for 6 cars behind you, your not allowed to hold up any traffic unless you can maintain the speed limit :-) Pull over at every safe opportunity, or slow down more at a straight length of road to allow more time before the corner ahead to let them pass.
Not sitting on tables is taken from Maori culture It is "noa" or forbidden to put your bum on anything which could be used for food You also shouldn't sit on a pillow, because the head is sacred and you should not put your bum anywhere a head should go
Hi Liz, re: the supermarket - for staff in NZ its a Health and Safety thing. Customers avoid putting their baskets on the checkout belt so that staff don't strain to reach into the basket, which is a high reach for them. It's actually a health and safety rule at the supermarket. It's to be kind to staff :)
American here… it’s rude to not empty the items from your basket on to the belt and I hate the people that leave their carts in the middle of the parking lot. Says a lot about them.
Sometimes there is only one separator on the conveyor belt & if it's being used by the person in front of me I'll empty my basket & place it after my last item, creating a barrier between me & the next person.
British here....and i have never in my life seen someone put the basket on the conveyor belt before 😂 that would be so annoying to the Cashier. I think that must just be a her thing haha 😂❤
that passing lane thing is 100 percent true and drives me insane!!!! doing 90 then speed up to 110 on the passing lane so you can't get past!!! DRIVES ME NUTS!! why do people do this??? and I'm a kiwi!
I've come across this so many times!! Why do they speed up, only to slow down when the passing lane finishes when you are trying to pass them on the passing lane? It is so dangerous!!!
@@arkalon4986 YES! I thought I was just paranoid about this until this video 🤣 and you try so hard not to go over 110 encase a cop comes around the corner or something so have to drop back in behind them!
Because normally our roads are windy and not safe to travel at 100k, the passing lanes are always generally on a nice straight stretch or large curve, much safer to drive at 100k, so you naturally can speed up.
I worked in a supermaket for quite a while and it isn't the norm for ppl to not unpack it themselves, its seen as being lazy if you don't unpack it, but regardless of if they unpack it or not you still scan the groceries, if you have to unpack it, it takes longer to scan all the items and they have a scan rate KPI they are meant to be meeting.
@@ItsaDramait's also about packing them the right way. I put the heavy stuff first so they have to put it at the bottom. Best tip for supermarkets though (Countdown anyway): If they ring up the wrong price, ie chsrge you full price for a special, they are supposed to give you that item for free.
Hi Liz and Brian. Finally arrived in New Zealand. Have been here for 10 days. Just finished my first week of work. Alone. The family is only joining me at the end of the month. Living in Taumarunui. Had a heads up about the table setting and speeding! Definitely made the mistake about "back home..." Especially with the schools. Going to Taupo today to go to a Brisco's. Enjoyed your videos in preparation of the move.
Woo hoo! 🎊congrats on your move and welcome to New Zealand! 🇳🇿🇳🇿 that’s a big move to make alone, you are very brave! We wish you every happiness in your new life, with love, Liz and Brian ❤️❤️
Probably not helping the view of New Zealanders but my brother purposely slowed down before a passing lane to see the car behind us, when it went to pass, he speed up to he had more time to view (some classic car, very nice) then carried on Infront of it. It was so embarrassing!
@@AquariusM9 omg I feel you!! I remember my grandad speeding up just so someone couldn't pass then slowed right down after the passing lane ended; so mortifying.
@@nztheatre They've put that explanation out there but we don't buy it! What you're talking about is an unconscious drift towards high speed as the conditions change. What actually happens is they instantly floor it the moment you do. The real reason in most cases is sociopathy /pathological narcissism - they are tiny-brained people who like to "feel power over people". They feel a thrill in holding people up and don't want to lose it in the passing lane. How do I know? I asked one who does this kind of thing.
I absolutely love this! Being Maori/kiwi living in Australia it reminded me so much of growing up and knowing all these rules! Especially the “bums off” part! Simple things like this makes me appreciate how you mentioned it. I giggled to most of these rules thinking that these are the Norm thinking that the whole world follows by these but oh how I was wrong. 😂…. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!!! Thank you so much for making me a prouder kiwi and knowing we really are unique as a country ❤❤❤❤
Well you would never sit your bum on a table if you were privileged to be invited onto a Maori Marae or any Maori function for that matter. It would be viewed as unbelievably rude and crude.
The problem is that UK people think NZ is little Britain. I learned to tell UK arrivals "imagine you have just arrived in Vietnam". That is because NZ is a foreign country. It is not little Britain. Number four is spot on.
@@ItsaDramaAussies talk about money all the time. How much they earn, what things cost, how much they made on the sale of their homes etc. When they ask me, I find it really difficult to reply ( 3 of my 5 siblings live there) especially if they’re asking the questions about my kids’ business.
Just got back from a road trip in Australia; I told them their bakery food was crap but softened the blow by praising the excellent pub food......it's all give and take! ;-)
I wonder if the 'not talking about money' thing (which is definitely how it is!!) is because NZ has always aspired to be without a class system and anything that smacks of putting people into classes is frowned upon. That's why we have suffered from Tall Poppy syndrome. Of course, these days it's obvious that we've failed to achieve any real egalitarianism but we still don't talk about money 😂
Okay well I don't actually have an issue with it I have been asked how much I earn but I don't earn that much so I don't mind saying I suppose it gets a little bit uncomfortable if you're earning over $100,000 or something I don't know
We were egalitarian and more or less classless until the neoliberal economic reforms of the 1980's followed by massive amounts of immigration from countries that did have class systems from the 90's onwards.
Hmm Liz - you and the supermarket basket - up here I have never seen anyone simply put the basket on the belt and expect the assistant to take stuff out the basket😂
Haha, I never knew this one with the basket, as Ive dunnit... but on the other hand lately I've seen people put their stuff on the trolley and watch as the teller has to pack everything! Totally annoying when you're standing waiting ...waiting ... I get out the bags, they take one for cools and I'll take one for ordinary tins and stuff and if I've finished putting on conveyor belt I pack with them. Much faster, but maybe it's just me...
Here in Christchurch, I have very often just put baskets on the supermarket conveyor. The whole "please unload your own basket, onto the conveyer belt" only started during "Covid" , which has become a fantastic excuse for everything that anyone wanted to change.
About your story at 14:30 onward, people speeding up in passing lanes. It's just psychology. When people are less restricted / have more space around e.g. the passing lane - they feel safer & freer. Then unconsciously speed up. It's not deliberate. Road engineers & Transit New Zealand use the same thing in reverse. When they want you to slow down, they narrow the road. You should be able to find examples where you are. Look when come up to an intersection or roundabout. Look for the gap between the centre line and verge narrowing. Or something else to make you feel constricted. Median barriers are a common way of doing that, or unnecessary curves in the road.
@Muritaipet Personally, if it's psychology, they shouldn't hold a licence. I've had so many occasions on trying to pass these so-called people with a " phobia" that they shouldn't be driving or hold a licence. They are a danger to us all.
The trouble with the narrow road policy is the roads are being made truck hostile and will CAUSE ACCIDENTS. The idiots pedeling this policy DON'T have a truck lisence. There is a local "down" graded road that is so narrow that you risk smashing your mirrors off just to fit a cycle lane. Unsafe work place.
I have lived in New Zealand. Australia, USA. Germany. And Canada and I have never been anywhere that I didn’t have to empty my own basket or cart. Admittedly I left New Zealand in 1960 and I don’t remember if they had carts and baskets then. I do remember that in the suburb we lived in had one of the first supermarkets in New Zealand. By today’s standards it was a small store.
Always appreciated as it's hard sometimes finding a safe place to pull over. I drive a slow van. Now have a max 90 km sign on the back. And have found people much more curitious. I appreciate a toot or light flash of thanks when I pull over.
We had a large motorhome and were always conscious of holding up traffic behind us. Finding somewhere to pull over safely could be a huge problem. We would often comment sarcastically to the ones who did not give a thanks of some sort "No problem mate - the pleasure was all ours!"
I recently watched an interview with someone who was sitting on a kitchen bench/counter and I was so appalled I didn’t actually hear a word of what was said 😂. Yeah, sitting on tables or food prep areas are a huge no no, after all you don’t eat from your toilet seat do you?
The shopping basket thing is purely a checkout operator thing, some won't do it most will. Here in Hamilton they'll empty it if you put on the belt , in 45 yrs I've never had a checkout operator not empty it. Must be a Taranaki thing
Yeah mate , don’t go into Briscoes unless it’s at least 40% off , cause if it’s not wait a month and the sale will be on. And Kathmandu , well same . Cause if it’s $200 , it’ll be on sale for $99
@@PanRider939 haha yeah , but these days they are saying “UP TO 70% OFF “ so it’s a little deceptive . But still , one does not pay full price at Briscoes unless one is sincerely desperate
It looks a nice day with a blue sky. As a kid growing up there'd be a winter white frost in the morning, followed by a clear blue sky at about midday. I loved seeing puddles covered in ice.
This winter in the Naki has been probably one of the best we can rememberer in 15 years, Robert. It's a been a real tonic. Have a great weekend, my friend 🥰
That is not normal. I put the basket up and they just empty it for me .. if its a trolley you need to unload but never had anyone tell me that story before. Also, the TGIF is not a rule. Most employers do not shout after work on a Friday, I'd say that's in your area of work. Funny video cheers.
The passing lane thing is due to the fact that NZ roads are quite winding and challenging. People who have average to low driving skills appropriately drive slower where they are not confident. The problem occurs when they get to straight easy stretch, as they gain confidence and subconsciously think "oh this bit is easy, I can speed up". Basically, ignorance and lack of awareness.
Two questions for you - why would you put your basket on the belt? Why!? And second, why wouldn't you return your trolly? I feel like the British have lost their way...
Must be a Taranaki thing I put my basket on the conveyor every time empty the basket hand it to the checkout operator and then put the plastic Thing behind my stuff so the next person has got some room
he grocery thing is like that in the US. You unload all your items onto the belt. They won’t check out from a filled basket anywhere in the US I’ve been to.
KMart basically sell trash, but ARE ultra cheap; The Warehouse have dropped the ball somewhat but still always have some super bargains; I've been into carpets and garden products recently 🙂
Excellent video! Heres a sad story that happened to me and a visiting foreigner to New Zealand. Kia ora, I migrated to NZ some 25 years ago and im almost 50 now. I consider myself a fully immersed kiwi nowadays. I had a good Canadian friend who came to visit from British Columbia, Multiple times over the years. in his First trip, he gave me a whole lot of Canadian things like flags and tshirts which i wore out of respect even though I kind of felt 'colonised' in some way, in my own backyard. the next time he came to nz, he ignored all kiwi rules and common sense stuff, like calling waitresses honey / baby or smoking in prohibited areas. when I pointed out he called me a paranoid and asked me to "chill out"...this went on for a while and at times even after being asked politely to do things differently, he would just ignore all clues. The last time he came to nz, everything in Canada was 'bigger and better', he compared everything to his country and everything here was wrong and "needed adapting to Canadian standards", our food was bad, our coffee he threw away many times...and that got VERY tiring for us, my partner was born here and we both felt so violated. The nail in the coffin was when i asked him politely to not take pictures of people and kids to which he ignored and was called out by the people being photographed. Sadly our friendship was kind of over by then as i had to sit him down and literally explain how i was feeling with all those things he was doing, he was in his early 60s by the way - not a simple thing for me to do. I never felt so disrespected in my life and sadly, he still thinks im paranoid. Your video is on point!
Sorry you had to go through that. My uncle is Canadian. As kiwis we find him to be a lot like this friend of yours. It's great to love your home land but if you are in a new country you need to respect their way of life. Or move to Australia where anything goes🤣🤣🤣
@@tulipchchnz omg...yes. I also had a few other friends from different parts of the world who had a very hard time getting small clues mentioned in this video, it's very hard when people dont do any research before travelling isn't it? I guess it's the very first thing everyone travelling should do: knowing the dos and donts! sorry about your dear uncle.
My English m-i-l got taken in when invited to a get together + told to bring a plate. She thought they must be short of china. I guess its like a pot luck thing to other people not fm NZ
Hi again guys, I Wellington all supermarket checkout operators will take items out of the basket and process same through the checkout and load them back up for you, if you are using a trolley etc then it is your responsibility to unload the trolly onto the checkout counter, most supermarket checkouts will have someone there to assist you to reload the trolley.
The passing lane thing, nothing worse, I drive and own my van, cars speed up when I indicated to pass them, it's like they don't want a van to show them up. Or merging into traffic from an off ramp, cars will fly past just to get in front at the close of the zip,then sit on 80 in a 100k zone. I once asked a driving instructor here,if they taught people about merging at speed into traffic, he didn't know what I was talking about.
Same everywhere. I'm now in Australia and they do that here too. The other thing is on a multi-lane road sitting in the fast lane. KEEP LEFT UNLESS PASSING!
Hahahha I’ve lived in NZ my whole life and I never realised til now that the head up/head down acknowledgment was something I did until you talked about it lol
Great video. Maybe you could also do a video why you came to NZ. That’s a great idea about the shopping basket. I could try next time but I think I could get funny looks.
You missed a good one with the briscoes sale. I bought something at briscoes on a Wednesday then at the weekend they had a sale, on Monday I went in and they gave me a refund for the difference. Great show, all very true
Wow! 15 years in New Zealand. Congrats. This is where I would like to emigrate to from the UK, with my family of 4 children and partner. I visited New Zealand in 2017, stayed in Auckland, Rotorua, and visited Wellington. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing Subscribed!
hahaha Briscoes, I missed it so much when I lived overseas..... another tip, Bed bath and beyond always have a sale on too, and if what you want isn't on sale just belong to the club and you get 20 percent off of non sale items.... everythings on sale really!!
The passing lane thing is a subconscious thing, people drive slowly because they don't feel comfortable about the road or the room they have but as soon as the road opens up and they have a bit more room they feel more comfortable and begin to focus more on their driving.
We live in New Plymouth.. I think I luckily picked-up on what people don't talk about which is why I enjoy a chin-wag with some Brits from time to time..😂😂 Better head over to Oakura sometime!
I’m a kiwi who had moved over to London for a bit. My first supermarket run there I had no idea about the 1 quid trolley thing. I spent ages trying to get a trolley, then after a few minutes of trying I saw someone coming back to return their trolley. I thought “yes!, I can just take this persons”. I went up to them completely confident “I can take ya trolley if you like 😁” thinking I’m doing them a favour and went to reach for their trolley (kiwi styles lol).. They said “sure?”, but seemed kind of confused. I walked away happy with my new trolley.. not knowing I had just robbed them of their 1 quid hahaha
Not sitting on tables isn't just an eccentricity of NZers, it's showing respect for Maori tikanga in which keeping the behind away from food is observed. Someone else may be able to elaborate further on this.
Yes that is the correct explanation. Understandable when you consider the conditions Maori under in pre-European times and the importance of food safety. Having said this it's also quite common for non-Maori kiwis to be forgetful on this from time to time - but most will oblige if the mistake is politely pointed out.
@@jorees Of course it wasn't and when NZ was settled it was the Victorian era and can you imagine them sitting on tables? Every surface was covered with decorative cloth of some kind, there were racks for umbrellas, boots, cloaks and hats. Maori didn't even have tables, or any furniture for that matter. they would've used woven mats to prepare food on and those mats would be on the ground. The idea that a cultural taboo against sitting on food mats on the ground would transfer to sitting on tables amongst the British settler community is far fetched.
Have to say, that sun was playing havoc with Brians eyes! 😎😔. The things you put yourselves through! Thank you, great video, needed a laugh! 💫 👍 🙌 👏🏻 🌞 💜
Loving your show so much, me, moving to UK in 2005 , me staying in Putney Manor on Putney Hill with friends, me going to Waitrose in Putters, knowing it was a posh shop, I buy my nz fruit and meat export quality for half the price at home, get some whiskey for my cold and brioche bread I got addicted to. Put my groceries on the conveyer as we kiwis do, and then wait at the other end for someone to pack them, they keep staring at me, I smile at them as I work out how much this was costing in NZ compared to GBP, they finally click and say you pack them yourself 😂😂😂 you might have missed the having your groceries packed and carried days at New World Remuera etc. Notice all the conveyers in Waitrose were at hip height and I’m 5’9” but loved the managers specials in Sainsburys i have every discount card still Tesco cans of wine 😮 Aldi sheets and duvets covers and of course my 30 quid max spends at IKEA, how much stuff could I get for that each time I went. We all have incredible memories of London and the uK as most kiwis have lived and travelled there . Your insights into our culture is fantastic. Got to say Auckland traffic where I live, super aggressive, we are not the best at waiting because its rush hour all day. But you two crack me up, I’m from Wellington and two of my best friends come from the Naki so spent a lot of time there surfing and hanging out. Where you live is particularly stunning. Keep doing your thing its epic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ arohanui Yvonne
The guy on the table would've got told! Not asked 😂 Thats a box 🤣 have a lemonade, coffee, water but its bonding hour and right off hour before the weekend. No-one gives you a hard time for not drinking, if anything its sweet. More for me 🤣 The ones that moved away got told to "sod off" but thry know where home is 🤣 If they pull over, if its safe, floor it and toot as you go past but do not slow down or try to make eye contact coz you'll just piss him off and the cars behind you too 😂 Love it! "How you act is what you attract"! Love that too! 😂 "Head down, heads up!" 👏❤ Be polite, even if they're not 😂 Its polite like returning your glass to the bar. Unload the basket then put it over by the window or the wall at the end of the counter. Definitely put the trolley away and I always park next to the trolley bays 😄 Yes! 100% in both stores for their sale. You just have to check their sites weekly 👍😂❤ This was fun! 🎉
The "head down at strangers" thing is why I clicked on this video: to learn something about myself that I'd been doing my whole life but didn't know, thanks!
When we lived in Asia we always took our shoes off at the door because it was customary. We didn't want to upset our friends who couldnt believe shoes with germs on their soles would be acceptable inside the house. Its the same with bottoms on tables. Or hairbrushes. In some European countries you always come with flowers if you are a guest for dinner. Just ask about any expectations you should know.
About the basket thing, we always have to unload it ourselves, and sometimes, we also have to bag it ourselves (some supermarkets). Beside the checkouts, there'll always be a little rack to place your basket, so you can put it there on your own, and on the self checkout, by the exit, there'll also be another rack
i just found your channel, spot on about your rules. I worked at woolies many years ago, the basket thing was done like ur describing in the uk. I dont even know why they phased tht out, a shop remodel making the checkout area smaller is what i suspect. New subscriber even tho i was born in nz, i wana support what your doing 😊
I live in Auckland but I was born in Wellington. I had to smile when you mentioned the tunnel going to Victoria in Wellington and honking the horn. It reminded be of my childhood because whenever we went to see my grandmum Dad would toot the horn. I love how we can just be talking and someone else brings back happy memories especially like myself when the people in the memory has passed away. My sister left NZ when she was 22, she is now 48 to live and work in London. She hadn't been back for a few years and we were out on a walk and everyone we saw we would say hi too and she said do you know all these people. She was so used to people in London not acknowledging others. I rarely use a basket but when I do I put my basket on the conveyor belt but I noticed one supermarket had a sign saying 'do not put your basket on the conveyor belt'. You are both amazing.😊
I’d have a head on trying to count the cars behind me. “Is that 6? 3 4 5 “ *bang* airbag. 😂 So if we are in a tunnel with 6 cars behind me I’ve got to pull over and wait for the other cars to pass, all whilst Rach is holding her breath…… I will let her know 😂
For number nine, about the shopping baskets, I feel like in New Zealand it's just common curtesy to take out your items so you can return the basket while they scan everything. But also whether the cashier will take your stuff out or not completely depends on the person serving you
Great video, 1st time watching and I'll be sharing this with friends who don't live here (born kiwi here though i spent a couple years in Australia). I loved the 6th point about the carts, i never thought to just dump my cart on the checkout belt and let them pack it lol it seems so convenient for everyone involved! And Brian's point about having a drop off point at the self checkouts for carts! Why has no supermarket thought to do this? Lol nuts
Regarding drop off points for your baskets, every supermarket I've seen in NZ has a drop off place for the baskets, you may just have to look around a bit more. The carts/trolleys can easily be dropped off in the bays on your way out.
hahaha that reminds me in the 70s i had a couple of my regulars ( poms) said to me there going back home england as did not like NZ NOW HERES THERE BEST PART SEE I,M A BUTCHER AND WAS WORKING IN ANOTHER SHOP THIS WAS 5 YEARS AFTER THEY TOLD ME THEY HATED NZ WOULD NEVER BE BACK BUT WHO WALKED INTO THE SHOP I WAS WORKING IN WAS THEM SO I HAD TO ASK HOW WAS ENGLAND AND SAID TO THEM I TOUGHT U WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO NZ WELL THE LOOK ON THERE FACES WAS TO BE HOLD SEE I ALSO TOLD I WAS THE PERSON USE TOLD U WOULD NEVER BE BACK
I've worked in retail in New Zealand and have found that different supermarkets and other stores have different cultures around whether the customer unpacks the basket or not. I remember that in prior years it was considered rude to not unpack your own basket, regardless of where you were. This was an extension of unpacking your own trolley, that having always been the customer's duty. But some stores ended up employing a policy that the cashier would always unpack the basket, as it was more efficient than waiting for the customer to do it. I find this latter case to be more prevalent in busier urban centers and stores with larger chains.
Hey guys! You are such a wonderful treat. But I don’t get your small subscription number? Can I help? Do you care? I think you are jewels to be appreciated by connoisseurs not peasants! Tee hee. But if you were desirous of increase…. My daughter is a social media marketing manager and she’s as silly as her mother so I’m sure she would direct ME to direct YOU. On the other hand maybe you are quite happy where you are. I understand. 🥰
Hi Pauline,
This is such a great comment and one I think we should mention on the podcast, so thank you. And thank you for your kind words and vote of confidence, thank you 😊
BTW we've always been flippin' amaazed that anyone wants to watch us nattering to each other???... 🤣
Here's my answer: Brian and I have always agreed that it is the quality of our subscribers rather than our quantity that is important to us.
The audience we have now our amongst the kindest and loyal I can ever imagine having. That is what is important to us. We understand that doing promoting/ads etc would get us bigger but if I'm really honest, that scares me...I know what bigger numbers would bring. I wouldn't be able to keep things personal, and being personal is how I love to be. So yes...it's a toughie.
We would like more people to know about the show, but only if they dribble into the room in single file, love what they see and stay because they want to be our friends.
That's what's important to us.
I hope this answers your question, Pauline! ❤️ Liz and Brian xx
I understand completely! It’s funny cos I knew that was what you’d say and it just confirms what I think about you guys. I would more love people to know about you because I love seeing my beloved country through another’s eyes but even more importantly because you are such lovely people and also you have such a moral basis (in a nice way, not preachy and all) that informs all your comments. In any case, you’re a treat to listen to. Thank you!🥰
Oh I should just say that putting hashtags on your videos and hitting important key words in your title was one thing my daughter mentioned as possibly being helpful without too much intrusion onto the quality of what you do. I’m trying to think of how I myself found you! Sheer serendipity I suppose. Much love from down south in Dunedin. Px
Having lived in Auckland for 20 years, and having dealt with the major traffic problems they have, there's an unspoken law - or driving etiquette - that you learn pretty quickly. When driving along a congested street, you stop to let ONE car in from a side street. Just ONE. The person acknowledges you with a wave or by flashing their hazard lights. Then you drive on and the car behind you does the same thing, and so on... It works pretty well and gives everyone on the road a 'fair go'.
Yes! I love this unspoken rule! I used to live on a street with a T-junction that was so busy in the mornings, particularly coming from the left... it got to the point where, so long as it was clear to my right, I (or I should say 'we'!) could pull out and 'merge like a zip' with traffic coming from the left, without any worries. Such a sense of camaraderie! :)
Bugger that😂
@@jeffreylowe4850 bugger what? Being considerate and helpful to traffic congestion? ;-p
That only come about from kiwis living in London, that came back, after seeing what English drivers did. Because when I lived in England 30 years ago that what the English did. Kiwis never did that back then.
Thank you for this fab comment, Trascy! I love it 🥰
The knocking off early on Friday is really an industry specific thing.. I've never been in a role where I finish early Friday, working mostly in financial services
Another unwritten rule - say "Thank you, driver" when you get off the bus.
Certainly true in Wellinfron.
Nice 👍
I dont
@jenniferlehrke5831 You should.
In Wellington its either a hit or miss, but ya say it anyways no matter if the bus driver reacts or not
My father-in-law used to say, 'Tables are made for plates and glasses and not peoples dirty a**ses."
@@dougallen5523 Wise man!
Although this originates from tikanga Māori, in which the genitals are tapu (sacred), and the mouth (and food) are noa (profane/ordinary). On a marae you will find separate cleaning equipment for kitchen floors and bathroom floors, and even separate washing machines for teatowels and bedding.
It is not just a Maori tradition its most cultures. Bit like not wearing shoes inside. They are for out side, unless the place you are visiting is really dirty!
Lol that's what my mother in law says 🤣
@@lindathornton9208 1) if it were truly most cultures we wouldn't need to make a thing of it. 2) What's interesting is that the Māori reasoning is reversed from most people's explanation.
But it is still pre-science observational hygiene practice being codified as religion or culture, just the same as kosher food rules.
As a NZer I’d say the first rule is the most important. Don’t be nosy. We don’t like a pecking order here. The original colonists came to get away from a class system. It’s everyone in the same boat here 😂
Don't disturb you neigbour when he is busy with a sheep in pink bikini
Yes, I agree! Funny, I thought it was our English tradition of discretion, but now I'm wondering if that was just my English family ....
I have family members who are overly nosey.
Oldly enough they're from Aucks.
I think Aucklanders and to an extent other people in the larger cities have become more money obsessed and nosy about others' money. But generally it's still considered rude to ask, even extended family members that stuff. Back when I first started working, when I was a uni student working in a factory and a supermarket in the 80s, it was written into the code of conduct that we weren't to discuss our remuneration with other employees.
And please for heavens sakes, when you return your trolley, park it with a similar size one, dont mix them all up!
Tables are made for glasses not arses! Māori practices rely on an understanding of tapu and noa - key concepts that underpin many practices, Tapu and noa are entirely consistent with a logical Māori view of hygiene and align with good health and safety practices.This is Tikanga Maori - food does not mix with the unclean. If you notice another thing in NZ we do not have clothes washing facilities in a kitchen where food is prepared, you do not wash a child in the kitchen sink.
Thank you for sharing, we appreciate you, Delma ❤️
@@seanodwyer4322 Spelling????? lol
Born & bred Kiwi in my 50's about as pakeha as you can get. I don't disrespect Maori culture but at the same time I don't necessarily adhere to it or even remember it if I'm not in specific situations. I was at a fish & chip shop - the one in Manganui, expensive and over-hyped - about 10 years ago. They have some picnic tables outside, so my wife was sitting at one & I plonked myself on top. Some worker there literally yelled at me "get off the table!" If he wasn't so stroppy about it I would have got up instantly. I knew what he was on about but didn't like the attitude. So I said "I don't think it's going to break" - "Get your dirty arse off the table." I was wearing jeans. Any way I slowly got off & said "if you're so concerned with hygiene you might want to scrub off all the bird crap." Because there was a lot of it on there. He gave me the fingers & went inside. So apparently it's OK to put food down on a table with bird poo on it but forbidden for a clothed person to sit on it.
The washing machine is in the kitchen of the 4 flats where I live, and I hate that
@@sandrasmith16 Modern homes, restricted space.
I worked for a small company in Dunedin run by two guys, they would take all 5 of us out every Friday night for drinks, it wasn't uncommon to be going home at 4am, they paid for everything....they were both alcoholics. The company went bust after about 6 months, but the local pub did well😂
Hahah! Brilliant story, love it! 😆 Sending you much love 🥰
Im from Dunedin lol 😂 What type of business was it? Like tradies etc?
@@ronervine it was aluminium windows, conservatories etc.
@@gertie9881 Yes
My bug bear with our roads is when someone overtakes you & then a five meters down they turn into a driveway!!
I thought that the then Prince Charles put it best when he described New Zealanders as a people that will do absolutely anything that is ever asked of them , but , nothing that they are ever told to do .
Can't say his opinion is very important to me.
Not true for the covid vax.
@@francoiselafferty-hancock5112you sound like a real prize. This was just a light hearted comment.
How long ago was this? It can't have been in the last 30 years. NZ has changed so much.
Rude!
Not sure where you have worked, but in all my whole life all the places I have worked, we didn't stop at lunchtime, nor did any boss shout at 5. I worked for 56 years.
Oh, Les, you need to come and work at Bri's old plumbing firm...he's always shouting the lads (when he's not busy honking in tunnels, that is...😉😄)
@@lesladbrook4508 Sooo funny as I was working in NZ and went into a business (travel agency, then later an appliance shop) about four on a Friday afternoon and EVERYONE had a glass of wine or beer tucked behind their computer screens. The floor model of the appliance store was packed with boxes of beer and bottles of wine which customers were offered if hanging around long enough. Slice of heaven!
Yes, many of the insights in this video relate to Taranaki Colonial culture and far less to other areas of NZ
That's how it is here in South Waikato 😂
Retired Kiwi here never knocked off at midday nor got shouted by the boss at 5 Friday afternoon tidy up yes
The problem with passing lanes is that people who drive slowly tend to do so because they perceive the road as narrow. When it widens out as a result of the passing lane they see it as wider. And speed up.
Thank you for sharing, Alan 😊
As well, when a car overtakes you , you subconcously speed up now that you have a leader. Very noticable if you know the road and they don't.
Before about 40 years ago, NZ had many single lane tunnels on the side of mountains. To let other cars know you were there, there was a sign saying Honk Your Horn. It's how it started
That speeding up in the left lane is insane. Happens every time.
Its like a race, you must not lose.
If you think Aucklands rush hour traffic & inconsiderate drivers is bad, you should try the Australian cities & traffic bullies
@daphcameron6534 oh I agree
You shouldnt be waiting for 6 cars behind you, your not allowed to hold up any traffic unless you can maintain the speed limit :-)
Pull over at every safe opportunity, or slow down more at a straight length of road to allow more time before the corner ahead to let them pass.
Not sitting on tables is taken from Maori culture
It is "noa" or forbidden to put your bum on anything which could be used for food
You also shouldn't sit on a pillow, because the head is sacred and you should not put your bum anywhere a head should go
Thank you for sharing, Jason 😊
Haa haa. Ta nah. Maori did have tables...
And yet I see plenty of Maori sitting on tables these days. It irks me cos this is what we were taught as children
K Road says otherwise😆😆😆
@@dianner5148Not sure where you live, but that doesn't happen where I live in NZ. People get told pretty quickly.
Hi Liz, re: the supermarket - for staff in NZ its a Health and Safety thing. Customers avoid putting their baskets on the checkout belt so that staff don't strain to reach into the basket, which is a high reach for them. It's actually a health and safety rule at the supermarket. It's to be kind to staff :)
Rubbish
As a kiwi I think it's also polite to empty your basket.
American here… it’s rude to not empty the items from your basket on to the belt and I hate the people that leave their carts in the middle of the parking lot. Says a lot about them.
Sometimes there is only one separator on the conveyor belt & if it's being used by the person in front of me I'll empty my basket & place it after my last item, creating a barrier between me & the next person.
British here....and i have never in my life seen someone put the basket on the conveyor belt before 😂 that would be so annoying to the Cashier. I think that must just be a her thing haha 😂❤
that passing lane thing is 100 percent true and drives me insane!!!! doing 90 then speed up to 110 on the passing lane so you can't get past!!! DRIVES ME NUTS!! why do people do this??? and I'm a kiwi!
Me too!
SOUTH ISLAND driver here and it happens down south also. Bloody annoying and dangerous.
I've come across this so many times!! Why do they speed up, only to slow down when the passing lane finishes when you are trying to pass them on the passing lane? It is so dangerous!!!
@@arkalon4986 YES! I thought I was just paranoid about this until this video 🤣 and you try so hard not to go over 110 encase a cop comes around the corner or something so have to drop back in behind them!
Because normally our roads are windy and not safe to travel at 100k, the passing lanes are always generally on a nice straight stretch or large curve, much safer to drive at 100k, so you naturally can speed up.
I worked in a supermaket for quite a while and it isn't the norm for ppl to not unpack it themselves, its seen as being lazy if you don't unpack it, but regardless of if they unpack it or not you still scan the groceries, if you have to unpack it, it takes longer to scan all the items and they have a scan rate KPI they are meant to be meeting.
I was hoping we'd get some inside information! Thank you for this and a BIG LOVE shoutout to all our supermarket workers! ❤️🛒🛒
@@ItsaDramait's also about packing them the right way. I put the heavy stuff first so they have to put it at the bottom.
Best tip for supermarkets though (Countdown anyway):
If they ring up the wrong price, ie chsrge you full price for a special, they are supposed to give you that item for free.
Hi Liz and Brian. Finally arrived in New Zealand. Have been here for 10 days. Just finished my first week of work. Alone. The family is only joining me at the end of the month. Living in Taumarunui. Had a heads up about the table setting and speeding! Definitely made the mistake about "back home..." Especially with the schools. Going to Taupo today to go to a Brisco's. Enjoyed your videos in preparation of the move.
Alida Greyvenstein - new teacher in Taumarunui.
Woo hoo! 🎊congrats on your move and welcome to New Zealand! 🇳🇿🇳🇿 that’s a big move to make alone, you are very brave! We wish you every happiness in your new life, with love, Liz and Brian ❤️❤️
In Auckland people talk about money all the time. But rarely about their pay rate I'll give you that.
Welcome to New Zealand!
The passing lane issue is 100% correct. I don't know why that happens here in NZ but it's unbelievably infuriating!!
Probably not helping the view of New Zealanders but my brother purposely slowed down before a passing lane to see the car behind us, when it went to pass, he speed up to he had more time to view (some classic car, very nice) then carried on Infront of it. It was so embarrassing!
@@AquariusM9 omg I feel you!! I remember my grandad speeding up just so someone couldn't pass then slowed right down after the passing lane ended; so mortifying.
It's psychological. With an extra lane between them and oncoming traffic, people feel safer about going faster.
@@nztheatre They've put that explanation out there but we don't buy it! What you're talking about is an unconscious drift towards high speed as the conditions change. What actually happens is they instantly floor it the moment you do. The real reason in most cases is sociopathy /pathological narcissism - they are tiny-brained people who like to "feel power over people". They feel a thrill in holding people up and don't want to lose it in the passing lane. How do I know? I asked one who does this kind of thing.
It is the same in Australia.
If you park next to a trolley bay, your car is more likely to get bumped.
Thank you for being with us, Michael and for saying hi! Have a great weekend! 😃
Bumped by a trolley is better than bumped by a car.
I absolutely love this! Being Maori/kiwi living in Australia it reminded me so much of growing up and knowing all these rules! Especially the “bums off” part! Simple things like this makes me appreciate how you mentioned it. I giggled to most of these rules thinking that these are the Norm thinking that the whole world follows by these but oh how I was wrong. 😂…. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!!! Thank you so much for making me a prouder kiwi and knowing we really are unique as a country ❤❤❤❤
Well said. I didn’t realise the behaviour I take for granted is quite quirky and unique to NZ.
Lovely guys, watching from the UK!
Brian. My wife says I get road rage when slow drivers speed up. I claim it is justified!
Please don't encourage him, Richard...🤪
This is a really neat channel. Production value is top notch. Im glad i came across it
Well you would never sit your bum on a table if you were privileged to be invited onto a Maori Marae or any Maori function for that matter. It would be viewed as unbelievably rude and crude.
Absolutely. Thank you for joining us, John, we hope you enjoyed the show 😊
Same with spectacles and hats. Should be the same with cell phones. Keep your germs off the table and food prep benches!
Yes and NO footwear in the Whare.(House)
@@growingandlearning164 no to outdoor footwear in our house. Yes to socks and slippers.
And as a nurse, washing patients you'd wash their face first, and their backside last. And then don't go back and comb their hair.
You both are so full of life, love it! Thank you for spreading joy, we need more of this energy and sunshine 😊
The problem is that UK people think NZ is little Britain. I learned to tell UK arrivals "imagine you have just arrived in Vietnam". That is because NZ is a foreign country. It is not little Britain.
Number four is spot on.
and yet we changed our turning rule on the roads a few years back to be "consistent" with similar rules in the UK.
@@damionkeeling3103 you are missing the point. bizarre post.
You say Kiwis can't handle a bit of criticism about the country but, I can assure you, Australians won't tolerate "whinging Poms". 😂
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@@ItsaDramaAussies talk about money all the time. How much they earn, what things cost, how much they made on the sale of their homes etc. When they ask me, I find it really difficult to reply ( 3 of my 5 siblings live there) especially if they’re asking the questions about my kids’ business.
Just got back from a road trip in Australia; I told them their bakery food was crap but softened the blow by praising the excellent pub food......it's all give and take! ;-)
@@55camille Not in FNQ we don't.
@@MoamanlyI live in Australia and the first thing we do when landing in NZ. PIES. NZ has amazing pies
Ha!! This was good to see a video thats actually correct. Gj guys a few small things not quite correct but very minor . Awesome vid. Kiwi approved ❤❤
I wonder if the 'not talking about money' thing (which is definitely how it is!!) is because NZ has always aspired to be without a class system and anything that smacks of putting people into classes is frowned upon. That's why we have suffered from Tall Poppy syndrome. Of course, these days it's obvious that we've failed to achieve any real egalitarianism but we still don't talk about money 😂
Great comment! Thank you for being with us and for sharing, we appreciate you taking the time! Have a lovely weekend, my friend! 😃
why would you ask someone how much they earn? Its nobodies business' very private thing.Its a bit like asking someone how many times they have sex!
Okay well I don't actually have an issue with it I have been asked how much I earn but I don't earn that much so I don't mind saying I suppose it gets a little bit uncomfortable if you're earning over $100,000 or something I don't know
We were egalitarian and more or less classless until the neoliberal economic reforms of the 1980's followed by massive amounts of immigration from countries that did have class systems from the 90's onwards.
@@lilith3953 nail on head mate
Ohhhh what a beautiful couple. I'm Maori and really appreciate your honesty and respect ❤
Also, when driving in rural areas and you see someone you know in the other lane just raise 1 finger off the steering wheel to wave
Hmm Liz - you and the supermarket basket - up here I have never seen anyone simply put the basket on the belt and expect the assistant to take stuff out the basket😂
Yeah it is their job but most of us unpack
Sometimes, Iain I climb in and ask if they'll pat me head and give me a chocolate fish...😉🛒🛒🥰
Haha, I never knew this one with the basket, as Ive dunnit... but on the other hand lately I've seen people put their stuff on the trolley and watch as the teller has to pack everything! Totally annoying when you're standing waiting ...waiting ... I get out the bags, they take one for cools and I'll take one for ordinary tins and stuff and if I've finished putting on conveyor belt I pack with them. Much faster, but maybe it's just me...
Here in Christchurch, I have very often just put baskets on the supermarket conveyor. The whole "please unload your own basket, onto the conveyer belt" only started during "Covid" , which has become a fantastic excuse for everything that anyone wanted to change.
@@KiwiCatherineJemma Sooo true!
About your story at 14:30 onward, people speeding up in passing lanes. It's just psychology. When people are less restricted / have more space around e.g. the passing lane - they feel safer & freer. Then unconsciously speed up. It's not deliberate.
Road engineers & Transit New Zealand use the same thing in reverse. When they want you to slow down, they narrow the road. You should be able to find examples where you are.
Look when come up to an intersection or roundabout. Look for the gap between the centre line and verge narrowing. Or something else to make you feel constricted. Median barriers are a common way of doing that, or unnecessary curves in the road.
@Muritaipet Personally, if it's psychology, they shouldn't hold a licence.
I've had so many occasions on trying to pass these so-called people with a " phobia" that they shouldn't be driving or hold a licence.
They are a danger to us all.
Thank you for being with us and for sharing, we appreciate you taking the time! Have a great weekend! 😃
@@ItsaDrama YW. Also, a compliment fror you. I loved the way you got the perfect shot of Mt Taranaki in the background!!
The trouble with the narrow road policy is the roads are being made truck hostile and will CAUSE ACCIDENTS. The idiots pedeling this policy DON'T have a truck lisence. There is a local "down" graded road that is so narrow that you risk smashing your mirrors off just to fit a cycle lane. Unsafe work place.
@@kellymcdermott2546 That's an interesting perspective
The only tunnel that you beep your horn is Mt Vic tunnel. There is a story behind it about worker how died building it
I have lived in New Zealand. Australia, USA. Germany. And Canada and I have never been anywhere that I didn’t have to empty my own basket or cart. Admittedly I left New Zealand in 1960 and I don’t remember if they had carts and baskets then. I do remember that in the suburb we lived in had one of the first supermarkets in New Zealand. By today’s standards it was a small store.
Thank you for being with us and for saying hi, Ron! Have a great weekend! 😃
1960? You can hardly comment on ANYTHING about NZ! It's an utterly different country from then.
I live in NZ and we never - ever finish at 12 noon on Fridays or had beer And as for putting your bum where you food goes - that is basic hygiene
Well you can beep to say “thanks” when slower traffic pulls over, or flash your hazards for a couple of seconds. It’s a nice way to say thanks :-)
Always appreciated as it's hard sometimes finding a safe place to pull over. I drive a slow van. Now have a max 90 km sign on the back. And have found people much more curitious. I appreciate a toot or light flash of thanks when I pull over.
We had a large motorhome and were always conscious of holding up traffic behind us. Finding somewhere to pull over safely could be a huge problem. We would often comment sarcastically to the ones who did not give a thanks of some sort "No problem mate - the pleasure was all ours!"
Wow, what great energy! Lovely to have you here 😊
I recently watched an interview with someone who was sitting on a kitchen bench/counter and I was so appalled I didn’t actually hear a word of what was said 😂. Yeah, sitting on tables or food prep areas are a huge no no, after all you don’t eat from your toilet seat do you?
Thank you for being with us and for sharing, Tania, we appreciate you! Have a great weekend! 😃
Yep...made for glasses not arses
Please Brian, don't encourage the guys to stop work after lunch on a Friday, it's hard enough to get them working in the rest of the week... lol
Joke or no joke, spoken like a boss.
The shopping basket thing is purely a checkout operator thing, some won't do it most will. Here in Hamilton they'll empty it if you put on the belt , in 45 yrs I've never had a checkout operator not empty it. Must be a Taranaki thing
I reckon it's just me, Vanessa...🤔🤪
Pretty sure I've had the basket emptied for me but these days if you have a basket you go through the self check-out so it's not an issue anymore.
I've never tooted when going thru tunnels or held my breath on bridges! Didn't know those ones and I'm an older Kiwi!
Yeah mate , don’t go into Briscoes unless it’s at least 40% off , cause if it’s not wait a month and the sale will be on. And Kathmandu , well same . Cause if it’s $200 , it’ll be on sale for $99
And if it is on sale 40% off wait a week and it’ll be 70% off 😢
@@PanRider939 haha yeah , but these days they are saying “UP TO 70% OFF “ so it’s a little deceptive . But still , one does not pay full price at Briscoes unless one is sincerely desperate
Lived here my whole life and none of my bosses had a 'shout' on a Friday.
You work for government?
@@MissPerpul Not me
It looks a nice day with a blue sky. As a kid growing up there'd be a winter white frost in the morning, followed by a clear blue sky at about midday. I loved seeing puddles covered in ice.
This winter in the Naki has been probably one of the best we can rememberer in 15 years, Robert. It's a been a real tonic. Have a great weekend, my friend 🥰
Utmost respect from the Bay in NZ keep up the great work peps!
Thank you, Roy! 🥰
Ya the bay..east coast.
That is not normal. I put the basket up and they just empty it for me .. if its a trolley you need to unload but never had anyone tell me that story before. Also, the TGIF is not a rule. Most employers do not shout after work on a Friday, I'd say that's in your area of work. Funny video cheers.
Thank you for being with us and for saying hi! Have a great weekend! 😃
The passing lane thing is due to the fact that NZ roads are quite winding and challenging. People who have average to low driving skills appropriately drive slower where they are not confident. The problem occurs when they get to straight easy stretch, as they gain confidence and subconsciously think "oh this bit is easy, I can speed up". Basically, ignorance and lack of awareness.
Two questions for you - why would you put your basket on the belt? Why!? And second, why wouldn't you return your trolly?
I feel like the British have lost their way...
Must be a Taranaki thing I put my basket on the conveyor every time empty the basket hand it to the checkout operator and then put the plastic Thing behind my stuff so the next person has got some room
he grocery thing is like that in the US. You unload all your items onto the belt. They won’t check out from a filled basket anywhere in the US I’ve been to.
Briscoes and Farmers? Are you made of money?! Never go there! KMart and The Warehouse are where its at.
Taranaki doesn't have a Kmart unfortunately :(
And SaveMart ...
KMart basically sell trash, but ARE ultra cheap; The Warehouse have dropped the ball somewhat but still always have some super bargains; I've been into carpets and garden products recently 🙂
@@beulah1999they don’t sell the same as Briscoes or Farmers. Mostly rubbish and the car parks are horrendous to get in and out of.
it's more for the quality of the product
Great light hearted video thank you!
Excellent video! Heres a sad story that happened to me and a visiting foreigner to New Zealand. Kia ora, I migrated to NZ some 25 years ago and im almost 50 now. I consider myself a fully immersed kiwi nowadays. I had a good Canadian friend who came to visit from British Columbia, Multiple times over the years. in his First trip, he gave me a whole lot of Canadian things like flags and tshirts which i wore out of respect even though I kind of felt 'colonised' in some way, in my own backyard. the next time he came to nz, he ignored all kiwi rules and common sense stuff, like calling waitresses honey / baby or smoking in prohibited areas. when I pointed out he called me a paranoid and asked me to "chill out"...this went on for a while and at times even after being asked politely to do things differently, he would just ignore all clues.
The last time he came to nz, everything in Canada was 'bigger and better', he compared everything to his country and everything here was wrong and "needed adapting to Canadian standards", our food was bad, our coffee he threw away many times...and that got VERY tiring for us, my partner was born here and we both felt so violated.
The nail in the coffin was when i asked him politely to not take pictures of people and kids to which he ignored and was called out by the people being photographed. Sadly our friendship was kind of over by then as i had to sit him down and literally explain how i was feeling with all those things he was doing, he was in his early 60s by the way - not a simple thing for me to do. I never felt so disrespected in my life and sadly, he still thinks im paranoid.
Your video is on point!
Thank you for joining us, Ric and for sharing, we appreciate you taking the time to do that, thank you! ☺️
Sorry you had to go through that. My uncle is Canadian. As kiwis we find him to be a lot like this friend of yours. It's great to love your home land but if you are in a new country you need to respect their way of life. Or move to Australia where anything goes🤣🤣🤣
@@tulipchchnz omg...yes. I also had a few other friends from different parts of the world who had a very hard time getting small clues mentioned in this video, it's very hard when people dont do any research before travelling isn't it? I guess it's the very first thing everyone travelling should do: knowing the dos and donts! sorry about your dear uncle.
@@RicPuzzles he's lucky we are an accepting and kind family. It's important to respect the customs of the land your in.
Thank you for the video, appreciate the tips and anecdotes!
The Friday drinks might apply to construction sites, but definitely not other workplaces.
You guys seem to have such a close bond. Loved this
My English m-i-l got taken in when invited to a get together + told to bring a plate. She thought they must be short of china. I guess its like a pot luck thing to other people not fm NZ
Hi again guys, I Wellington all supermarket checkout operators will take items out of the basket and process same through the checkout and load them back up for you, if you are using a trolley etc then it is your responsibility to unload the trolly onto the checkout counter, most supermarket checkouts will have someone there to assist you to reload the trolley.
Thanks for clearing that up for us, John! Sending you much love to Welly! 🥰
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What a wonderful programme. I was born here and smiled at some of the rules. It is great to have you here.
The passing lane thing, nothing worse, I drive and own my van, cars speed up when I indicated to pass them, it's like they don't want a van to show them up. Or merging into traffic from an off ramp, cars will fly past just to get in front at the close of the zip,then sit on 80 in a 100k zone.
I once asked a driving instructor here,if they taught people about merging at speed into traffic, he didn't know what I was talking about.
I think you and Bri need to have a get-together Andy....🤣🚗🚗 Thank you for joining us, have a lovely weekend my friend! xx
Same everywhere. I'm now in Australia and they do that here too.
The other thing is on a multi-lane road sitting in the fast lane. KEEP LEFT UNLESS PASSING!
That is because everyone hate following a van
@ItsaDrama Yeah,that's a great idea Liz,hope you both have a great weekend as well.x
I JUST LOVE YOU 2, ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT INDEED.
PS- AWESOME YOU GUYS, MADE MY DAY.....
My goodness, how kind. Thank you so very much and thank YOU for being with us! 😃
Hahahha I’ve lived in NZ my whole life and I never realised til now that the head up/head down acknowledgment was something I did until you talked about it lol
me either lol. Just did a little survey of my mates and its was all heads up
In my father's day it was the side nod the headlift thing probably came in the 70s
coming to NZ in two weeks. Thank you for that video :) very helpful
Don't park near the trolley bay, people can be a bit careless and you end up damaged paint work.
Great video. Maybe you could also do a video why you came to NZ. That’s a great idea about the shopping basket. I could try next time but I think I could get funny looks.
Thank you for joining us, we appreciate your company and kindness 😊
You missed a good one with the briscoes sale. I bought something at briscoes on a Wednesday then at the weekend they had a sale, on Monday I went in and they gave me a refund for the difference.
Great show, all very true
Happened with friends.
Went back after weekend and given refund.
Woop! Woop! Thanks for sharing, Andrew and Beth! Good ol' Brizzys!
True they will ❤
Wow! 15 years in New Zealand. Congrats. This is where I would like to emigrate to from the UK, with my family of 4 children and partner. I visited New Zealand in 2017, stayed in Auckland, Rotorua, and visited Wellington. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing
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hahaha Briscoes, I missed it so much when I lived overseas..... another tip, Bed bath and beyond always have a sale on too, and if what you want isn't on sale just belong to the club and you get 20 percent off of non sale items.... everythings on sale really!!
It really is, Alex!! 🤣 Thank you for joining us!
The passing lane thing is a subconscious thing, people drive slowly because they don't feel comfortable about the road or the room they have but as soon as the road opens up and they have a bit more room they feel more comfortable and begin to focus more on their driving.
We live in New Plymouth.. I think I luckily picked-up on what people don't talk about which is why I enjoy a chin-wag with some Brits from time to time..😂😂 Better head over to Oakura sometime!
Come on, Jeremy...you know you want a good goss...😂 Thank you for being with us and saying hi!
I’m a kiwi who had moved over to London for a bit. My first supermarket run there I had no idea about the 1 quid trolley thing. I spent ages trying to get a trolley, then after a few minutes of trying I saw someone coming back to return their trolley. I thought “yes!, I can just take this persons”. I went up to them completely confident “I can take ya trolley if you like 😁” thinking I’m doing them a favour and went to reach for their trolley (kiwi styles lol).. They said “sure?”, but seemed kind of confused. I walked away happy with my new trolley.. not knowing I had just robbed them of their 1 quid hahaha
Not sitting on tables isn't just an eccentricity of NZers, it's showing respect for Maori tikanga in which keeping the behind away from food is observed. Someone else may be able to elaborate further on this.
Yes that is the correct explanation. Understandable when you consider the conditions Maori under in pre-European times and the importance of food safety. Having said this it's also quite common for non-Maori kiwis to be forgetful on this from time to time - but most will oblige if the mistake is politely pointed out.
@@philipwilkie3239 Nah, not a Maori thing - if you sat on a table in Africa you'd get told you're not a savage and a table is for glasses not a**es.
Wasn't acceptable in my home in UK, neither sitting on worktop benches in the kitchen
@@jorees Of course it wasn't and when NZ was settled it was the Victorian era and can you imagine them sitting on tables? Every surface was covered with decorative cloth of some kind, there were racks for umbrellas, boots, cloaks and hats. Maori didn't even have tables, or any furniture for that matter. they would've used woven mats to prepare food on and those mats would be on the ground. The idea that a cultural taboo against sitting on food mats on the ground would transfer to sitting on tables amongst the British settler community is far fetched.
Have to say, that sun was playing havoc with Brians eyes! 😎😔. The things you put yourselves through! Thank you, great video, needed a laugh! 💫 👍 🙌 👏🏻 🌞 💜
Glad you enjoyed it, Lesley! And yes...I told him to wear his sunnies but would he listen?? Nope...😉🕶️🕶️
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Hi Liz and Brain love your videos, I am a newbie living in New Zealand.
Welcome! Thank you, Jules, so happy to have you with us! 🥰
Loving your show so much, me, moving to UK in 2005 , me staying in Putney Manor on Putney Hill with friends, me going to Waitrose in Putters, knowing it was a posh shop, I buy my nz fruit and meat export quality for half the price at home, get some whiskey for my cold and brioche bread I got addicted to. Put my groceries on the conveyer as we kiwis do, and then wait at the other end for someone to pack them, they keep staring at me, I smile at them as I work out how much this was costing in NZ compared to GBP, they finally click and say you pack them yourself 😂😂😂 you might have missed the having your groceries packed and carried days at New World Remuera etc. Notice all the conveyers in Waitrose were at hip height and I’m 5’9” but loved the managers specials in Sainsburys i have every discount card still Tesco cans of wine 😮 Aldi sheets and duvets covers and of course my 30 quid max spends at IKEA, how much stuff could I get for that each time I went. We all have incredible memories of London and the uK as most kiwis have lived and travelled there . Your insights into our culture is fantastic. Got to say Auckland traffic where I live, super aggressive, we are not the best at waiting because its rush hour all day. But you two crack me up, I’m from Wellington and two of my best friends come from the Naki so spent a lot of time there surfing and hanging out. Where you live is particularly stunning. Keep doing your thing its epic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ arohanui Yvonne
Awww, love you so much, Yvonne! Thank you for your lovely story and for your support, you are appreciated BIG MUCH xx Liz and Brian 🥰
New follower here, also from Taranaki.
Love this!!
@@Julie0liver welcome! Lovely to have you with us, Julie 🥰
The guy on the table would've got told! Not asked 😂 Thats a box 🤣 have a lemonade, coffee, water but its bonding hour and right off hour before the weekend. No-one gives you a hard time for not drinking, if anything its sweet. More for me 🤣 The ones that moved away got told to "sod off" but thry know where home is 🤣 If they pull over, if its safe, floor it and toot as you go past but do not slow down or try to make eye contact coz you'll just piss him off and the cars behind you too 😂 Love it! "How you act is what you attract"! Love that too! 😂 "Head down, heads up!" 👏❤ Be polite, even if they're not 😂 Its polite like returning your glass to the bar. Unload the basket then put it over by the window or the wall at the end of the counter. Definitely put the trolley away and I always park next to the trolley bays 😄 Yes! 100% in both stores for their sale. You just have to check their sites weekly 👍😂❤ This was fun! 🎉
What a great comment, Goldie! Thank you for being with us and for making us smile with your warmth and lightness, we appreciate you! 😀
The "head down at strangers" thing is why I clicked on this video: to learn something about myself that I'd been doing my whole life but didn't know, thanks!
Thank you for joining us! 😊
When we lived in Asia we always took our shoes off at the door because it was customary. We didn't want to upset our friends who couldnt believe shoes with germs on their soles would be acceptable inside the house. Its the same with bottoms on tables. Or hairbrushes.
In some European countries you always come with flowers if you are a guest for dinner. Just ask about any expectations you should know.
About the basket thing, we always have to unload it ourselves, and sometimes, we also have to bag it ourselves (some supermarkets). Beside the checkouts, there'll always be a little rack to place your basket, so you can put it there on your own, and on the self checkout, by the exit, there'll also be another rack
Tx ❤for all the tips you give. Really enjoy. A teacher in SA always said:do not sit on the table you will press a sircle 😂
😂 Thank you for joining us, Marlène, have a fabulous weekend my freind! 😊
i just found your channel, spot on about your rules. I worked at woolies many years ago, the basket thing was done like ur describing in the uk. I dont even know why they phased tht out, a shop remodel making the checkout area smaller is what i suspect. New subscriber even tho i was born in nz, i wana support what your doing 😊
Liz,with food baskets….I put my groceries on the conveyor out of politeness.Never thought it as the unspoken rule.Hope you are well chook♥️♥️🍷🍷🐒
Thank you, Violet, sending love to you too ❤️
What part of the Naki are you in?
Nice one 👍
New Plymouth! 🥰
@@ItsaDrama I'm just out the back of Inglewood, similar scenery. I stumbled on this video, enjoyed it 👍
Beautiful mauga in the background
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I live in Auckland but I was born in Wellington. I had to smile when you mentioned the tunnel going to Victoria in Wellington and honking the horn. It reminded be of my childhood because whenever we went to see my grandmum Dad would toot the horn. I love how we can just be talking and someone else brings back happy memories especially like myself when the people in the memory has passed away. My sister left NZ when she was 22, she is now 48 to live and work in London. She hadn't been back for a few years and we were out on a walk and everyone we saw we would say hi too and she said do you know all these people. She was so used to people in London not acknowledging others. I rarely use a basket but when I do I put my basket on the conveyor belt but I noticed one supermarket had a sign saying 'do not put your basket on the conveyor belt'. You are both amazing.😊
I’d have a head on trying to count the cars behind me. “Is that 6? 3 4 5 “ *bang* airbag. 😂
So if we are in a tunnel with 6 cars behind me I’ve got to pull over and wait for the other cars to pass, all whilst Rach is holding her breath…… I will let her know 😂
😂😂Love ya, You nut case....🤣
For number nine, about the shopping baskets, I feel like in New Zealand it's just common curtesy to take out your items so you can return the basket while they scan everything. But also whether the cashier will take your stuff out or not completely depends on the person serving you
A saying in our UK family: "All joints on the table are carved".
That’s a good one, Nic 😂 thank you for joining us 😊
Great video, 1st time watching and I'll be sharing this with friends who don't live here (born kiwi here though i spent a couple years in Australia).
I loved the 6th point about the carts, i never thought to just dump my cart on the checkout belt and let them pack it lol it seems so convenient for everyone involved! And Brian's point about having a drop off point at the self checkouts for carts! Why has no supermarket thought to do this? Lol nuts
Thank you so much for joining us and for taking the time to say hi! We appreciate you and are thrilled you found us! 😊
Regarding drop off points for your baskets, every supermarket I've seen in NZ has a drop off place for the baskets, you may just have to look around a bit more. The carts/trolleys can easily be dropped off in the bays on your way out.
Aucklanders will be very happy to talk to anyone about how much their house is worth!
I'm a kiwi, and this video was hilarious! I loved watching you both!
What a hoot!
Thank you, Leigh! We appreciate your kindness and support! Have a great week 🥰
hahaha that reminds me in the 70s i had a couple of my regulars ( poms) said to me there going back home england as did not like NZ NOW HERES THERE BEST PART SEE I,M A BUTCHER AND WAS WORKING IN ANOTHER SHOP THIS WAS 5 YEARS AFTER THEY TOLD ME THEY HATED NZ WOULD NEVER BE BACK BUT WHO WALKED INTO THE SHOP I WAS WORKING IN WAS THEM SO I HAD TO ASK HOW WAS ENGLAND AND SAID TO THEM I TOUGHT U WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO NZ WELL THE LOOK ON THERE FACES WAS TO BE HOLD SEE I ALSO TOLD I WAS THE PERSON USE TOLD U WOULD NEVER BE BACK
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I enjoyed this video so much. We left NZ over 20 years ago but miss it heaps. Thank you
Tables are for glasses not arses
I've worked in retail in New Zealand and have found that different supermarkets and other stores have different cultures around whether the customer unpacks the basket or not.
I remember that in prior years it was considered rude to not unpack your own basket, regardless of where you were. This was an extension of unpacking your own trolley, that having always been the customer's duty.
But some stores ended up employing a policy that the cashier would always unpack the basket, as it was more efficient than waiting for the customer to do it. I find this latter case to be more prevalent in busier urban centers and stores with larger chains.