When I came back from my OE in the UK back to NZ, Stepping into Auckland airport it was such a great feeling when I saw another man in Gumboots (wellys,) shorts and a singlet....with a large smile on my face, I knew I was home...I so missed not caring what others thought of what clothes I was wearing, PJs to the diary in the morning, trackpants 24/7. life here is good.
You were in the UK and not seen people dress like that? I mean it's the only other place I've known where people don't give a damn what others think about their looks. I've seen people grabbing breakfast in Hair curlers, slides, bathing robes, etc. Grandpa taking kids for breakfast in PJs to McD.
I don't know what its like now but 15 years ago I flatted at Chemsford for 8 months and Twickenham for a year, in my time of residence locals funny enough got dressed for everything that I saw, a lot of times going down to the corner store in my PJ's, singlet and bare feet I would get funny looks but as a kiwi I didn't give a dam and just laughed it off. I wore nice clothes or tidy casual when the occasion called for it, going to the corner store isn't one of those times haha
I live in New Zealand, and all the things you say you hate are all the things I love about it. The casual dress, the high expectations around housing, and the small town curiosity are all some of my favourite things about NZ.
I mean I did at 20 but I don't think that's because of societal pressure. If you buy a house early it means you pay of a mortgage early and you don't spend all your money paying for someone else's retirement... If you can manage it why not? It just makes sense
I went to japan for a holiday and when I came back home I quickly realised we are way too chill sometimes when it comes to dress and grooming in public, formal speech, punctuality etc. I guess it didn’t help coming back from one of the most organised/diligent countries haha
In my case, I came New Zealand from Japan. One thing I was really surprised was closing shops when the sun sets. I was like WHAT!!! But I kinda like that. Kiwi people are more aware of work-life balance which is one of the things Japanese people have to learn.
i was so used to the nz life style and i absolute loved it. i can relate to that point of you saying how new zealanders dress lol and i'd dress like i literally just woke up to uni here in hong kong and a classmate judged me -.- tbh after staying in nz for a bit due to my previous relationship, i feel like i belong there and love nz more than my own country. watching your videos makes me miss nz even more :'(
The sleep thing! Yes! I experience it in Australia too (I’m Australian). I need 8/9 hours a night, it’s just the amount I need to function happily and productively in my day to day life but people have weird ideas about it, like somehow I’m being lazy or slack. It drives me crazy because I get a lot done in my normal day!!
The first one blew my mind just a bit because I'd never thought about the afternoon pick-me-ups being related to lunch! But it totally makes sense and OH MY GOODNESS I agree with you so hard on all of these!! Especially the sleep policing! Also I think the way we dress is probably related to the point before about having so much space. We don't have to see each other up close as much so we're not as bothered about how people look. 😂
Loved the comment on going out barefoot. I spent some time in mid-Wales, visiting a friend. One morning I made the error of ducking next door to the store (dairy) to get some milk, even though it was winter I didn't bother to put on shoes. About ten minutes later.... there were phonecalls with offers of shoes, then soon after there were locals arriving at the door with shoes. Much to the annoyance of my friend's mother, this went on for most of the morning. Finally culminating in a visit by the village matriarch who was no doubt dispatched to ensure my well being. Assurances were made. When it all ended, I was told in no uncertain terms by a very exasperated parent, that "you don't run around with bare feet here, it's not New Zealand, you know!"
When I came back to France after having lived in Germany for a couple of months, I realized how different are the way we dress. In Germany, clothes are about being comfortable and practical whereas french ladies care much more about the way they look. Same thing about the way german people and french people use to have a conversation. L'art de la conversation à la française is such a thing, it's a really technical discipline XD
So accurate lol. People who you barely know will casually ask you personal questions.The way people dress is very casual too, I've even seen people shirtless in supermarkets. The sleep thing annoys me too because sometimes I get up as late as 11am on my days off but the rest of the week I'm up at 4:30am.
I lived in France for a year and when I got back to Australia, I also noticed the way people dressed. People stay up later in France I think and work starts later, hence it being normal to sleep in a bit, maybe? One thing I noticed especially was the type of conversations people have in France versus Australia. I found that in Australia, there was a lot of talk about sport and the weather, what's on TV and things like that, whereas people in France seem to be more at ease talking about politics, philosophy and world events. I think people found me pretentious to be talking about these things.
I totally understand you. I live in Ireland and people here also love talking about the weather and superficial stuff. Difficult to have a conversation. It can be seen as pretentious as well.
My friends daughter recently returned from Saudi Arabia where she works to visit her family in Otago, South Island of New Zealand and was surprised when her Mum said hello to people they passed while out for a walk. She'd forgotten that friendliness comes naturally, especially in small towns, and especially in the South Island.
Thank you for this video Rosie! I’ve been feeling really homesick and now I’ve snapped out of it 😂 I totally agree with all your points. We are in the process of building our first home here in Germany but before that I would get looks of shock and concern from friends and family back in NZ when they knew we were renting, especially cause we have two kids. It’s sooo normal to rent here even for people in their 30’s 40’s etc and there isn’t the stigma attached to it like in NZ. My friend here is an architect her partner is a pediatrician and they have no intention of buying a house in the near future. Rob and I noticed last time we were in NZ that so many of the homes were really rundown and poorly insulated cause people buy homes but don’t have money to renovate as the interest rates are so high. Oh and the sleep police thing drove me craaaazy although now I have kids I have no choice but to wake early.
It really is insane!! The only reason why we are able to build here is because we have an extremely low fixed interest rate. Yes enjoy those blissful weekend sleep ins for as long as possible!
That's also an ogival attitude per hiusing" during/after the recession, and even now in many parts if the States, yiu loseone by buying... You have to pay attention to the economy before you head into buying.
I've had experience with the 'sleep police' thing since living in Australia. I find that all year round, but especially in summer months, people get up at 5/6am so they can get things done before it gets too hot, which is understandable, but I sometimes find myself thinking that I can't achieve anything in the day if I wake up past 6:30am! I'm from the UK, and I think perhaps like other parts of Europe, you find people wake up later there, and subsequently go to bed later in the evening. I guess there's pros and cons to both.
omg, one of the first things I noticed when I got back to Australia was how badly dressed everyone was. I don't know why people have such an aversion to coats! They love fleecy zip up jackets and hoodies. And hipster fashion is way more common too, like colourful knitted jumpers and such. If I wear the same outfits that would barely pass in Paris at home, I'm easily the most elegant looking person around, hahaha.
Ha ha So true. I don’t know about Aus but in NZ, If a guy dresses and grooms himself well he’s seen as bit vain or slightly effeminate. People- especially guy friends will say something like “you’re looking spiffy” or “who are you trying to impress?, just because you put on a nice coat and a pair shoes”. In France and Germany you’re a hobo If you don’t.
One huge thing I have noticed (I am on my second long stay in France and going back to NZ in October) by far is that taking public transport and walking around your city/town is so much more normal here in France/Europe in general. I do notice that in Hamilton where I grew up public transport is still way behind the new suburbs that have popped up so it's always easier to have a car. And as a nation we have a long way to go for intercity travel too. I am going to miss the trains here (even with the still ongoing SNCF strike)!
We have the same sort of phenomenon in the US in regards to sleep. I try to get as much sleep as I can. It is healthy and I make it a priority. But my friends and family seem to wear the lack of sleep as a badge of honor. They comment on how little sleep they get and how much they have gotten done and they still have to do... implying that I don't get things done and am lazy. I personally think I get more things done and more efficiently because I am not tired and therefore am able to do a better job. At least that is my take. :D Thanks for your videos. I find them refreshing and interesting.
I have been living in Japan for the last 4 years of my life, and I've also had quite a few reverse culture shocks when I've come back to NZ for a visit. In Japan, practically everyone rents (even families) because houses are just too expensive to purchase for the working class. Houses are also smaller and apartment-like because so many people live alone and the majority of families are limited to parents and two kids, maybe a pet or two. Nobody talks about the housing market here. Hardly ever. What company you're working for is the most interesting topic of conversation. People will work insane hours here. I'm talking until 10 PM at night or even later. They also start work earlier as well. Sometimes as early as 4 AM. There's real pressure to work late here to prove your diligence and capability instead of leaving work as soon as you're done for the day. Young adults aren't allowed to drink alcohol until they're 21 here, but they also don't bother challenging this because it's seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. As such, the rules for purchasing alcohol are a lot more relaxed; I've only ever been asked for I.D once here, whereas back home they ask me all the time. I've even been rejected sale by some cashiers in the past because of my height and misunderstandings with younger family members being present at the time of purchase which was quite shocking, as I'm not used to it all.
Point of correction: The drinking age is 20 (remember seijinshiki is 20). I lived in Japan for 10 years and looking to move to NZ for post graduate. Can't wait for the culture shock.
Similar to the sleep police is the work police . . . I am an American who has worked in France, and when I came back to the US earlier this year I was taken aback by how my American coworkers would constantly one-up each other - just in casual conversation, I don't even think they realize that they're doing it! It is like a competition to be the one who works the hardest or who sacrifices the most for work, as if there's an award somewhere out there to win. I was always aware of the go-go-go mentality of a lot of Americans, but after coming back from France - where work isn't all-consuming - it just seemed very funny to me that people found so much satisfaction in working more than everybody else. Thanks for the videos!
The USA is the only major advanced economy in the world where there is no statutory minimum paid vacation or paid public holidays. And apart from the long weekends only two weeks holiday per year while in most other countries it's minimum four weeks, usualy more. Work to live don't live to work....chur.
This is very true. I remember this from college days in the USA... it was a competition to see who was the busiest, who had the hardest classes, who achieved the most. I live in NZ now and love that I don't hear this stuff, although the culture here is almost too far the other way, like if you want to achieve things or be special they roll their eyes like "who is this over achiever?" Hahaha
Congratulations! You passed the test, you are now French ;) (Food, fashion, "mind your own business" state of mind, enjoying life) BTW, about housing, tell them you'll buy a housing in Paris when you'll be a millionaire! That way they might understand the market difference... ;)
Not Even French There some places, where politics had to stop the bit an inflation the "housing" ... Lows determine a maximum price transaction per square meter ... Let you "imagine" how French folks manage to deal with ... A pretty "mind your own" fashion wave at this time ...
Number five is one thing I really love about New Zealand. Even living in Auckland, you see people wandering around Queen Street and Countdown barefoot and it just feels like the whole country is everyone's back yard.
Mdr, perso en vacances c'est rare que je me lève avant midi, et personne ne m'ennuie avec ça (alors que je vis avec 3 autres personnes, mais faut dire qu'elles ne font pas mieux lol)
On mange pas tous de manière formel (bien qu'une majorité le fasse), beaucoup de gens que je connais grignotent et sont en sweetshirt (voir pyjama !) comme les néo-z et bien d'autres le week-end (si ce n'est pas en semaine pour certaines personnes, mais ça c'est une autre histoire...) :)
Bizarre. Les écoles et 50% des travails commencent à 8h, donc les gens se lèvent en générale à 7h , ce qui est normal. Je dirai que ce lever tôt c'est avant 6h du coup. Et tard après 9h Je parle pour tout ce qui n'est pas Paris
...when I was in Tokyo, Japan one year during the winter, I was walking around in shorts, I walk into a bar and the barman looked at my shorts and asks: "are you from NZ?" lolol
I am a kiwi and while I dont live in a french speaking city, I do live in a french speaking country. I left NZ in 2000 and emigrated to Canada!! Have just discovered your channel and am now binge watching!!
The things you find frustrating about New Zealand sound so similar to the things I'm currently struggling with life in California. Haha. I'm 30, so it's constant talk of weddings and babies and the goddamn housing market. Circumstances are closer to Paris, though. In the Bay Area, my fiancé and I are lucky to have a one-bedroom for $2,000/month, and affording a home here is almost impossible, even though we both have good jobs. It's insane. Culturally, though, I think we're quite a bit closer to you Kiwis. This doesn't surprise me at all, I felt very at home the one time I visited New Zealand. I loved it, though. People were so kind.
same i grew up in the Bay Area, Cupertino to be specific. My parents moved from NZ to the bay area in the 90s before the housing market was insane. they owe two houses, which is extremely fortunate and lucky. We weren't super rich but definitely upper middle class. They only came to Cupertino because it had a large Taiwanese community.
My families were wondering i sleep at 9pm When my came back to China because in my city the average time to sleep is 12:30 am. My friends said 'you like a 70 years old man, sleep early and get up early.' in the past i always get up 7am in China but in the same time in nz i am on the motorway enjoying traffic jam.😂
L'immobilier à Paris et l'immobilier dans les autres régions françaises n'est vraiment pas comparable. C'est peut être effectivement plus cher de manière générale en France qu'en Nouvelle-Zélande mais il y a quand même un écart énorme par rapport à Paris. Pour 300.000€ t'as une grande maison avec jardin dans la plupart des régions alors qu'à Paris pour le même prix t'as tout juste un appart de 30m². Essaye de déménager dans d'autres régions Rosie :p
It amuses me how similar to us Aussies you Kiwis are, even though I was only there for a month I noticed many of these things, I did spend time with my friends family there so I did get to experience everyday French life and not just touristy things. And yes especially in Paris I felt very under-dressed at times also no one outside of tourists seem to wear shorts even on hot days which I thought was interesting.
The UK is equally obsessed with 'the housing market' and 'getting on the property ladder' is seen as the first step to being successful in life. Nowadays it has a lot to do with the insecurity and low level of tenant protection if you rent but maybe in NZ it's a throwback to generations of Brits emigrating?
NZ sounds exactly like South Africa, where I'm from (I have been living in the Netherlands for 16 years now). Except for the extreme casual wear....South Africans like to look smart and have smart casual wear down to an art. Dutch people are very hard to get out of their jeans and t shirts, no matter what the weather or the occasion.
I’m pretty sure walking around with no shoes on is only an Auckland/North Island thing. In the South Island you’ll see as many people walking around without shoes as you will albino skateboarders. I lived in a small town so people would wear muddy gumboots a lot so they took them off if they went into a store or something, but even then they wore socks.
Hear. Hear. Can't agree more. I'm a fellow Kiwi living in the UK for a decade. I had a reverse culture shock each time I go home and see people going to the supermarket barefoot (yes even in winter) and wearing PJs. They're shocked when they see my tiny flat and if I hear one more question about how many houses have you bought, I will scream. Don't forget that Kiwis have a HUGE personal space when they're on the road. Indicate and the car on the next lane will speed up to ensure you never overtake them.
Salut Rosie! I'm on your channel always learning more about Kiwis. I love your culture and your people. I wish I could live there someday 😊 Love from Tunisia!
Hi from Mangakino, I have the same problem with sleep. If I am 'under the weather' I resort to sleep therapy, now this may mean going back to bed to sleep more if I have a cold or such. My friends mock me though I work 10 hour days. I don't need drugs to get me through apart from paracetamol usually. Thanks for your videos.
The last point fits wuth a smalltown/traditional mindset. I feel reminded of my European village I grew up in. There is a very narrow mindset on how to live ones life properly (meaning settle, buy a house, work certain hours, have a family). No wonder the level of mental health concerns and suicidal tendencies on young generations who are tied down by this.
I just got back from being with my cousins and uncle and aunt in England, Wales and Paris for the past few weeks. I must say it was a bit of a culture shock getting back to the Australian way of life again and a lot of the points you raised Rosie related with me here too. Merci
Hahaha as a long time immigrant in NZ, I really liked this video. Very funny. Especially the clothes thing. I mean it is nice to be able to leave the house in whatever you want. However, I do enjoy a simple, well put together outfit. It just gives you more of a sense of pride ( for me anyway)
As a french livingII in NZ I agree with everything you said! Exept for the housing thing; here in Queenstown we, as a couple, are basically paying 1120 euros a month to share a house with two other people, and it is considered "cheap". I see married couples with children looking for housemates to fill in one or two bedrooms to help cover the rent ect... But in the other areas we lived in, it was a lot cheaper for sure and a lot more people owned their house... I don't know for the sleep thing but I do remember our airbnb host telling us when we first arrived in NZ to try and be quiet after 20:00 as it was their bed time, then they'd be up by 5 am. And restaurant closing at 21:00. Yep, definitely not living/eating/sleeping the same hours of the day haha All in all, NZ is such a great country, slightly quirky but definitely a beautiful one...
When I was in Canada one of the biggest cultural shocks/reverse shocks was having to wonder about wild predators. Also, when in London, going into a McDs for afternoon tea/lunch, and walking out at three pm in Nov, to almost a walk on Courtney Place at night scene.
Thanks for the video. This is funny because I am a french expat in scandinavia (since the 80th), and even if the food is much better now than it was for some years ago, I still feel homesick when I think and talk about french food. So I understand these dilemmas... :-)
Fun clip. Thanks for sharing. American here, Texas, yet have lived several years in the past in London. The gist, I do have a broader perspective outside my world in Houston. Just started dating a gent. in New Zealand. The housing market info. did strike a chord as he does mention it often. I'm a writer and do often stay up very late working. Translation I sleep late. I have noticed I get texts from him before sunrise! Good to know the early morning "cultural thing." Enjoyed learning more. Cheers!
I made NZ my home from 1992 until 2003. The thing I loved the most is how it was like living in the 1950s over there - not too much to worry about . Only two things I didn’t like much was the rugby and gang culture
Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres? （Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France. Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres? （Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France. Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres? （Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France. Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres? - in Paris, France
As a return Kiwi I agree Rugby is over hyped, but doesn't hurt anyone so meh. A for gang culture, apart from the odd motorcycle gang more common in the late 1990's no idea what you are talking about. NZ has about 1/4 of the imprisonment rate of the USA per capita, crime doesn't seem bad to me, one of the safest countries on the planet.
Not Even French you don’t find the football hooligan culture in Europe more intense? I don’t know about France, but in Germany, the football team/club you support also defines what you’re political orientation is. So every time two rival teams representing two opposing sides of the political spectrum play against each other, rest assured there are riot police in full combat gear, on horse back, armored vehicles and water-cannon mounted trucks on standby within a ten-block radius around the stadium.
Interesting video ...I live in Australia and there isnt that much of a cultural difference from living in NZ (dont say that out loud though LOL) , but living in Qld Aust ...if you arent up and moving by 6am...you have wasted the day LOL.
Ive found out over the years its more about the literal sense here in Qld...the sun is up at 4am in the summer....people are moving about getting things done because by 12pm...its so stinking hot that nothing gets done. Also ..its dark earlier. Your day starts early it also finishes early :-) I miss sleep ins
jellybee68 | I’m not a morning person at all and if I get up too early, it ruins my entire day! But then, I always get an energy boost at 11pm, I feel people who go to bed early are wasting their evenings.
It sounds like NZ and US are very similar. Big spaces, pushing to buy a house rrather than rent, nosey roseys, and the tiny snack lunch which leads to later day snacking. Sounds like you've become French 😁❤
New Zealand has changed so much since the 1980’s. Before that time the only takeaway was fish & chips once a week maximum. Every body ate dinner around the family table with a roast on sundays. No body went to cafes - you had picnics instead and took a cut lunch to work. I remember seeing the first modern style houses being built and we thought they were mansions! Went back to NZ last year and was shocked to see KFC or MAC Ds in every town. Kiwi lifestyles changed massively in that period. No kidding we used to be a very lean nation now sadly we’re obese.
Pour ce qui est des questions indiscrètes et de l'immobilier, je pense que c'est plutôt une différence entre ville et campagne qu'entre France et Nouvelle Zélande. Dans les campagnes françaises, les 25-30 ans achètent aussi des grandes maisons (en tous cas, plus grandes qu'un appartement à Paris) et se demandent comment les Parisiens ne s'entre-tuent pas. Et dans les petits villages français, tout le monde veut tout savoir sur tout le monde.
00:44 - Kiwis tend to live to work, and we hate it. So we don't take breaks and rush back to our desks after lunch or eat at our desks, just so we can go home on time. 02:23 - Kiwis really only trust bricks and mortar investments. 03:38 - it IS small town syndrome. 05:43 - it's both a low-income thing and/or an excessively casual affectation. 06:40 - We have food police too. In fact, there are many ways Kiwis like to pass snide comments, usually borne from many resentments about having to live to work.
Wow The sleep police was so real on my exchange year My hostfamily would ‘grill’ me for sleeping until 11 and subsequently a wake up time of 10 am maximum was put into place in the weekends...
The judgement for sleeping in is totally a thing in Australia too. Drives me up the wall! But the thing that bugged me most about Australia after coming back from China was our terrible public transport!
French living in Oz here. My husband and I (especially my husband actually) used to struggle with the early bird culture here but now we're used to it, precisely because the sun rises earlier and also because the weather is so much nicer than where we were living before (Paris and London). Just to be specific - for us this means getting up at 7am during the week, around 8.30am during the weekend. Anytime before 7am is impossible so I suppose we're not that Aussie yet!
It also really depend on where you are. If you are in a city or a large town, people won’t wear pjs in public places but in small towns it will probably be more common. Same goes for togs (bathing suits) in the summer
Now retired back home in Queensland (I grew up a Nelson boy and there's really not much difference!). I lived "out of country" in Asia for the previous 13 years and mixed with a lot of different nationalities. The most important thing I took from living away is the fact that our combined populations are only around 30 million. We're not as important as we think we are!
Well, had that a couple of times when returning to Holland twice. Shops closed early on Wednesday and were not open in the weekend. Very important to stock up beforehand. New Zealand has shops like Countdown open 24/7. Dairies on corners. Holland strategically placed petrol stations or truckstops along the motorway. Mostly to find a petrol station you had to go into suburbia. Agree on housing. My cousins are jealous with the house I bought just for myself, my dog and cats. They still get subsidized renting with a narrow two-storey building squeezed between many on a similar sized plot as my NZ home
Bonjour Rosie, Les gens se couchent peut-être plus tôt en N-Z, je suppose non ? C'est amusant, le rythme de vie de chaque pays. (et ça peut changer aussi suivant les époques) Sais-tu qu'en Espagne, les gens commencent leur journée beaucoup plus tôt qu'en France également. Mais ils font une sieste l'après-midi ! Puis ils ressortent en début de soirée pour promener les enfants, faire les courses etc. Ce sont souvent les papas qui promènent les enfants. C'est comme ça que vers 18h00 sur la "Plaza Mayor", tu vois plein de papas avec des landaus et très peu de femmes. C'est très mignon ! Puis les gens sortent dehors jusqu'à très tard le soir. C'est ça l'ambiance de l'Espagne. Il s'agit d'une adaptation intelligente au climat beaucoup plus chaud de l'Espagne. Es-tu déjà allée en Espagne ? C'est un pays passionnant et très beau aussi. Et les Espagnols sont des gens super, je trouve :)
Bof... ce rythme de vie pose problème en Espagne depuis leur passage en UTC+1 pendant la seconde guerre mondiale (surtout pour la productivité au travail) et il est là-bas sérieusement envisagé de revenir au fuseau horaire d'antan
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Quand je suis revenue en France après quelques mois en Nouvelle-Zélande ce qui m'a le plus choqué c'est le comportement des gens que je croisais dans les magasins, dans la rue. Ils avaient tous un air sérieux, pressé parfois stressé ou énervé. Quasiment personne ne sourit et personne ne s'adresse la parole. En Nouvelle-Zélande on se faisait constamment abordé par des inconnus et les gens étaient super aimables et serviables. Dans les magasins les vendeurs sont ultra sympas et souriant. Il n'y avait pas cette peur de l'autre et cette méfiance que les français ont.
Interesting, I’m currently living in NZ but lived in NYC for a year and our perspectives on NZ are so different! I don’t know many people who are obsessed with milestones or owning homes. In fact I don’t know many people who are able to buy homes in this market. Although this could be because I’m living in Auckland which is more comparable to larger countries. Where were you based in NZ?
Haha yes. So true. I come from Wairarapa to Wellington then London for 19 years(2yr working holiday 🥳) now moved to Slovakia. No jandals or bushshirts here
I feel like a lot of this also applies to Australia👍🏻Houses in the European countryside tend to be very big though, even compared to what I've seen in New Zealand and Australia, like I grew up in a 6 bedroom house (we were a family of 4). But in the big cities very small apartments are definitely very common.
I am from germany and I went in 2011 to NZ for one year. It was an amazing experience but when I came back to germany I felt weird. Like not really fitting in anymore. I felt like overrun from the busy life here. In NZ the life was more easy going and living the day there is no rush. ❤ I really like to watch ur videos and comparing my experience with urs from frensh and NZ culture 😁
As an American I’ve read and heard that Americans smile a lot. I really didn’t think we did. After returning home from Europe I was weirdly shocked by all the smiling faces in Newark airport. I thought wow they were right. Haha! I loved the Parisian waiters! The were fun and flirty. They made me feel good and alive. I love the French culture and the people. I look forward to returning soon. Thank you for your videos! You do a wonderful job.😊
I don’t know about NZ but in the states, unless you are in a very big city maybe, many places just aren’t open very late. Therefore if you sleep in the day is GONE and if you are vacationing in a group and one person sleeps half the morning then you don’t really get to do much. They wake up, it’s lunch time, that takes a bit and then you have a few very short hours until everything closes. Maybe even if you don’t have plans the “losing your day” mentality still sticks.
This was awesome! I love hearing you talk. You shared the info without condemning the culture or the people. I love that. You had great insight into WHY people might ask questions or do what they do. I didn't get married until I was 38 so I got asked those 3 questions VERy often. When are you getting married, buying a home and having children? I think people in America are just trying to think of something to talk about but I agree it's toooo personal. Finally I just started saying I don't know but I promise to invite you to the wedding 🤗. Funny thing happened... we got married on the Island of Kauai because it sounded romantic/beautiful (and it was) and my husband won the trip because of his good work at his company We did invite everyone but only a few took the time off work and decided to join us but they all wished us well. I TOTALLY understand what u mean about the sleep 🤣😂🤣police. In my family we have a Facebook police 😂🤣😂 she literally tells people w in seconds of posting ... to edit or take down post. 😂🤣😂 The post are just random family travel photos ( not of her ) and or just daily life post ....anyway for the whooooo knows why ... she is in all of our business. I finally just quit Facebook because it drove me crazy 😂🤣😂 I know we should just tell her stop it but no one wants to create more of an issue and some family members think it really funny. It is actually very controlling of her. On the sleep subject. In my family for some odd reason no one really knows ... we were considered lazy if we took a nap. So for several years when I visited my husband family I would never take a nap but I was sooooo tired because they enjoy staying up until past midnight playing Domino's and other board games. Then on one trip I sort of noticed relatives taking naps in the Lazy 🤣😂🤣boy chairs and his mom even went to her room to take a nap. I asked my husband about it ( he isn't a napper) he said ooooooh yes Naps are very important to our mooooods and If u need a nap it's totally ok in my family, No one will bother you, wake you up or comment about it. It was a joy to hear! Now I enjoy a nap often!
It still shocks me how people dress up (not), burp, lick their fingers, lack of punctuality, empty promises, etc even after 20 years living here in NZ. But there are plenty of good things about NZ like people are super friendly and smiley.
As to going home. I am from Puerto Rico and have been living in the mainland US for a long time. I do experience culture shock. I am very punctual and organized and the culture is more lackadaisical over there. Also I have lost my accent for a more standard Spanish do I do not sound like I am from there and the point it out. Lastly I get island fever. It is a small place and you feel it. Don’t get me wrong I love my homeland but it can drive me crazy. On the other side, it is spectacularly beautiful. The people in general have lots of hospitality and the are very generous. And the food is delicious
I noticed the same difference about meal patterns when I lived in the US. My American wife still has a bit of a dismissive attitude toward lunch and it rubbed on me a bit. But taking time for breakfast is a bit less of a thing for France too. So it's like French people are less morning persons in general and you seem to have taken to it 😉 Thank you for your videos Rosie. I especially appreciate you explaining cultural differences without dissing too much one side or the other.
I LOVE your videos. As a Mexican who lives in NZ and has spent a good amount of time in France I have been able to notice all those details you are talking about. It's an interesting trade of between the sleepy-town life in NZ (even in the big cities) vs the cosmopolitan vibrant life of Paris. Very accurate observations. Greetings from Christchurch :)
In Brazil on vacations and holidays we get up at 1pm haha. But the elders kida get up at 8am lol. And my parents always argue about me getting up late also hahah
Also, after having been in Europe, you realise how crappy NZ's transport system is. So many people in Paris and London don't even own a car, while families in Auckland can own up to 4!
Hello! I am Daisy, and I am French, I look often your vidéos. I find it really good! You make me discover my country in an other way, and it's really cool :) I thank you for that. You seem very sympatic, I thank you for being so kind and so good to us, because I know that we are not easy sometimes... I'am working my english right now, I would really like to speak it fluently, your videos help me too :) I wish you to continue, because it's really great :) So I tell you "A bientôt"!!! :D (sorry for my english ^^)
Down in the Var (south of France), most of the people start work between 7am and 8am, so we get up quite early. When you sleep after 9am during the holiday, it's a big sleep in for an adult (it's different for the teenagers slobs lol). Only the tourists from the north are sleeping in later ;)
haha re: the point about jandals barefeet etc, yes guilty as charged lol! - we live in a regional town/rural seaside area in NZ and hunting gear and gumboots in winter, and jandals, barefeet, shorts and no shirts in summer are all seen at the local pub (which is in a beautiful location right near the water). people dont bother with how they look too much, its not important, theyre more concerned with whether you are good person inside, I hear what youre saying though - fair enough ;)
I’m learning French at the moment and going to Paris for a two week language course in September where I’m going to stay with a French family (Très excitant). I’m hoping to find out if I could picture myself living there, and if so I will start working out how to get a job and move etc. Your videos have been super helpful and informative! Is there anything you could recommend me doing/going to see when I go to Paris to get that feel for what it would be like to live there?
The housing market thing, while in part I guess you're right, but it's more because houses are so damn expensive these days that it's really hard to get one. Actually people have stopped talking about it, and I wonder if the prices finally settled or whether we just got used to the endless inflation.
Yes I was in NZ for about 5 years. Came back in 2014 in India. Life completely changed. It feels like I am abroad sometimes. I learnt a lot there. Things you mention are true, every bit of it. So many families and meaningful relationships with my teachers, managers and kind people I had. My heart left out of me there it feels so numb till today. However I am growing up fast now, using the lessons I learnt in life so far. An All Blacks never gives up.
The more you talk about NZ the more it sounds like the UK of 40 years ago. Visited NZ in 2015 and cannot wait to get back for longer, in fact I would love to live there if it wasn't for family here in England. It's great that you are so open about the pros and the cons, but I still feel the pros far outway the cons of your country.
AM SOO GLAD AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NEEDS THAT EXTRA SLEEP. ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY SANDWICH FOR LUNCH? MY SISTER'S FAMOUS SAYING IS. SHE NEEDS FOOD THAT WILL STICK TO HER RIBS TO GET HER MOVING. AS PER CLOTHING, I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE DRESS ACCORDINGLY AND CLEAN. LIFE IS INTERESTING. LOVE THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF NEW ZEALAND. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE.
Yeah whenever I come back from France I get various shades of reverse culture shock. Much of what you said applies to the US. When I come back from the country of Georgia, where I will be moving to this year, I am confronted by another shock. In Georgia they sing beautifully. If you go to a Georgian church they have music which is incredibly deep and moving. When I stepped back into an American church they were singing "Shine Jesus Shine' which is the hymn equivalent of artificial sweeteners. And then you realize how commercial contemporary pop music has become.
When I came back from my OE in the UK back to NZ, Stepping into Auckland airport it was such a great feeling when I saw another man in Gumboots (wellys,) shorts and a singlet....with a large smile on my face, I knew I was home...I so missed not caring what others thought of what clothes I was wearing, PJs to the diary in the morning, trackpants 24/7. life here is good.
Jamac007 - what’s OE? NZ seems bliss would love to live there for a while.
Marley Barley Overseas Experience, an other words a really long holiday generally after University/college
Jamac007, ahh interesting
You were in the UK and not seen people dress like that? I mean it's the only other place I've known where people don't give a damn what others think about their looks. I've seen people grabbing breakfast in Hair curlers, slides, bathing robes, etc. Grandpa taking kids for breakfast in PJs to McD.
I don't know what its like now but 15 years ago I flatted at Chemsford for 8 months and Twickenham for a year, in my time of residence locals funny enough got dressed for everything that I saw, a lot of times going down to the corner store in my PJ's, singlet and bare feet I would get funny looks but as a kiwi I didn't give a dam and just laughed it off. I wore nice clothes or tidy casual when the occasion called for it, going to the corner store isn't one of those times haha
I live in New Zealand, and all the things you say you hate are all the things I love about it. The casual dress, the high expectations around housing, and the small town curiosity are all some of my favourite things about NZ.
There just one thing I hate about NZ houses is going expensive what I mean by that I mean that house is now expensive
another thing, what 20 year old kiwi owns a 3 bed house. thats unlikely, espeacially in auckland
I mean I did at 20 but I don't think that's because of societal pressure. If you buy a house early it means you pay of a mortgage early and you don't spend all your money paying for someone else's retirement... If you can manage it why not? It just makes sense
i live in nz and i think this is rude saying these things about my country this is what i love about nz. its country like.
Take it easy guys...
Great video! As a fellow kiwi living in Spain that normally goes home once a year this video I can relate to. Very true.
I went to japan for a holiday and when I came back home I quickly realised we are way too chill sometimes when it comes to dress and grooming in public, formal speech, punctuality etc. I guess it didn’t help coming back from one of the most organised/diligent countries haha
In my case, I came New Zealand from Japan. One thing I was really surprised was closing shops when the sun sets. I was like WHAT!!!
But I kinda like that. Kiwi people are more aware of work-life balance which is one of the things Japanese people have to learn.
i was so used to the nz life style and i absolute loved it. i can relate to that point of you saying how new zealanders dress lol and i'd dress like i literally just woke up to uni here in hong kong and a classmate judged me -.-
tbh after staying in nz for a bit due to my previous relationship, i feel like i belong there and love nz more than my own country. watching your videos makes me miss nz even more :'(
The sleep thing! Yes! I experience it in Australia too (I’m Australian). I need 8/9 hours a night, it’s just the amount I need to function happily and productively in my day to day life but people have weird ideas about it, like somehow I’m being lazy or slack. It drives me crazy because I get a lot done in my normal day!!
The first one blew my mind just a bit because I'd never thought about the afternoon pick-me-ups being related to lunch! But it totally makes sense and OH MY GOODNESS I agree with you so hard on all of these!! Especially the sleep policing! Also I think the way we dress is probably related to the point before about having so much space. We don't have to see each other up close as much so we're not as bothered about how people look. 😂
Im sorry im not trying to be mean but not all of those and to some extent they are all faulse it will just be where you are staying
Loved the comment on going out barefoot.
I spent some time in mid-Wales, visiting a friend. One morning I made the error of ducking next door to the store (dairy) to get some milk, even though it was winter I didn't bother to put on shoes.
About ten minutes later.... there were phonecalls with offers of shoes, then soon after there were locals arriving at the door with shoes. Much to the annoyance of my friend's mother, this went on for most of the morning. Finally culminating in a visit by the village matriarch who was no doubt dispatched to ensure my well being.
Assurances were made.
When it all ended, I was told in no uncertain terms by a very exasperated parent, that "you don't run around with bare feet here, it's not New Zealand, you know!"
Your story made me laugh. I'm a New Zealander who grew up overseas and I just can't go out barefoot now.
When I came back to France after having lived in Germany for a couple of months, I realized how different are the way we dress. In Germany, clothes are about being comfortable and practical whereas french ladies care much more about the way they look. Same thing about the way german people and french people use to have a conversation. L'art de la conversation à la française is such a thing, it's a really technical discipline XD
So accurate lol. People who you barely know will casually ask you personal questions.The way people dress is very casual too, I've even seen people shirtless in supermarkets. The sleep thing annoys me too because sometimes I get up as late as 11am on my days off but the rest of the week I'm up at 4:30am.
I lived in France for a year and when I got back to Australia, I also noticed the way people dressed. People stay up later in France I think and work starts later, hence it being normal to sleep in a bit, maybe? One thing I noticed especially was the type of conversations people have in France versus Australia. I found that in Australia, there was a lot of talk about sport and the weather, what's on TV and things like that, whereas people in France seem to be more at ease talking about politics, philosophy and world events. I think people found me pretentious to be talking about these things.
Nz is completely different to aus srry but i had to say it
@@SmoKyBruceLee No it's not. I'm a kiwi living in Australia and it's 95% the same culture wise
Well.. thats ur opinion not mine
I totally understand you. I live in Ireland and people here also love talking about the weather and superficial stuff. Difficult to have a conversation. It can be seen as pretentious as well.
My friends daughter recently returned from Saudi Arabia where she works to visit her family in Otago, South Island of New Zealand and was surprised when her Mum said hello to people they passed while out for a walk. She'd forgotten that friendliness comes naturally, especially in small towns, and especially in the South Island.
Thank you for this video Rosie! I’ve been feeling really homesick and now I’ve snapped out of it 😂
I totally agree with all your points. We are in the process of building our first home here in Germany but before that I would get looks of shock and concern from friends and family back in NZ when they knew we were renting, especially cause we have two kids.
It’s sooo normal to rent here even for people in their 30’s 40’s etc and there isn’t the stigma attached to it like in NZ. My friend here is an architect her partner is a pediatrician and they have no intention of buying a house in the near future.
Rob and I noticed last time we were in NZ that so many of the homes were really rundown and poorly insulated cause people buy homes but don’t have money to renovate as the interest rates are so high.
Oh and the sleep police thing drove me craaaazy although now I have kids I have no choice but to wake early.
It really is insane!! The only reason why we are able to build here is because we have an extremely low fixed interest rate. Yes enjoy those blissful weekend sleep ins for as long as possible!
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That's also an ogival attitude per hiusing" during/after the recession, and even now in many parts if the States, yiu loseone by buying... You have to pay attention to the economy before you head into buying.
(oh, crap, my phone! I quit, sorry 😳)
I sleep in till noon easily.
Eleonore Bon - Same i’m more of a night time person
I've had experience with the 'sleep police' thing since living in Australia. I find that all year round, but especially in summer months, people get up at 5/6am so they can get things done before it gets too hot, which is understandable, but I sometimes find myself thinking that I can't achieve anything in the day if I wake up past 6:30am! I'm from the UK, and I think perhaps like other parts of Europe, you find people wake up later there, and subsequently go to bed later in the evening. I guess there's pros and cons to both.
omg, one of the first things I noticed when I got back to Australia was how badly dressed everyone was. I don't know why people have such an aversion to coats! They love fleecy zip up jackets and hoodies. And hipster fashion is way more common too, like colourful knitted jumpers and such. If I wear the same outfits that would barely pass in Paris at home, I'm easily the most elegant looking person around, hahaha.
Ha ha So true. I don’t know about Aus but in NZ, If a guy dresses and grooms himself well he’s seen as bit vain or slightly effeminate. People- especially guy friends will say something like “you’re looking spiffy” or “who are you trying to impress?, just because you put on a nice coat and a pair shoes”. In France and Germany you’re a hobo If you don’t.
One huge thing I have noticed (I am on my second long stay in France and going back to NZ in October) by far is that taking public transport and walking around your city/town is so much more normal here in France/Europe in general. I do notice that in Hamilton where I grew up public transport is still way behind the new suburbs that have popped up so it's always easier to have a car. And as a nation we have a long way to go for intercity travel too. I am going to miss the trains here (even with the still ongoing SNCF strike)!
We have the same sort of phenomenon in the US in regards to sleep. I try to get as much sleep as I can. It is healthy and I make it a priority. But my friends and family seem to wear the lack of sleep as a badge of honor. They comment on how little sleep they get and how much they have gotten done and they still have to do... implying that I don't get things done and am lazy. I personally think I get more things done and more efficiently because I am not tired and therefore am able to do a better job. At least that is my take. :D Thanks for your videos. I find them refreshing and interesting.
Seems to be a common trait in English speaking countries
@@shaungordon9737 It is, it's so ridiculous! So long as I'm not late to work/meeting anyone in the morning, who cares how late I sleep in?
I have been living in Japan for the last 4 years of my life, and I've also had quite a few reverse culture shocks when I've come back to NZ for a visit. In Japan, practically everyone rents (even families) because houses are just too expensive to purchase for the working class. Houses are also smaller and apartment-like because so many people live alone and the majority of families are limited to parents and two kids, maybe a pet or two. Nobody talks about the housing market here. Hardly ever. What company you're working for is the most interesting topic of conversation.
People will work insane hours here. I'm talking until 10 PM at night or even later. They also start work earlier as well. Sometimes as early as 4 AM. There's real pressure to work late here to prove your diligence and capability instead of leaving work as soon as you're done for the day.
Young adults aren't allowed to drink alcohol until they're 21 here, but they also don't bother challenging this because it's seen as a rite of passage into adulthood. As such, the rules for purchasing alcohol are a lot more relaxed; I've only ever been asked for I.D once here, whereas back home they ask me all the time. I've even been rejected sale by some cashiers in the past because of my height and misunderstandings with younger family members being present at the time of purchase which was quite shocking, as I'm not used to it all.
Point of correction: The drinking age is 20 (remember seijinshiki is 20).
I lived in Japan for 10 years and looking to move to NZ for post graduate. Can't wait for the culture shock.
@@kap849 Ah yes. Sorry for the mistake! 😊
Similar to the sleep police is the work police . . . I am an American who has worked in France, and when I came back to the US earlier this year I was taken aback by how my American coworkers would constantly one-up each other - just in casual conversation, I don't even think they realize that they're doing it! It is like a competition to be the one who works the hardest or who sacrifices the most for work, as if there's an award somewhere out there to win. I was always aware of the go-go-go mentality of a lot of Americans, but after coming back from France - where work isn't all-consuming - it just seemed very funny to me that people found so much satisfaction in working more than everybody else. Thanks for the videos!
The USA is the only major advanced economy in the world where there is no statutory minimum paid vacation or paid public holidays. And apart from the long weekends only two weeks holiday per year while in most other countries it's minimum four weeks, usualy more. Work to live don't live to work....chur.
This is very true. I remember this from college days in the USA... it was a competition to see who was the busiest, who had the hardest classes, who achieved the most. I live in NZ now and love that I don't hear this stuff, although the culture here is almost too far the other way, like if you want to achieve things or be special they roll their eyes like "who is this over achiever?" Hahaha
Congratulations!
You passed the test, you are now French ;)
(Food, fashion, "mind your own business" state of mind, enjoying life)
BTW, about housing, tell them you'll buy a housing in Paris when you'll be a millionaire! That way they might understand the market difference... ;)
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There some places, where politics had to stop the bit an inflation the "housing" ...
Lows determine a maximum price transaction per square meter ...
Let you "imagine" how French folks manage to deal with ...
A pretty "mind your own" fashion wave at this time ...
Number five is one thing I really love about New Zealand. Even living in Auckland, you see people wandering around Queen Street and Countdown barefoot and it just feels like the whole country is everyone's back yard.
En France ce levé tard c'est à partir de 10h30 ! Haha 9h30 c'est encore tôt, surtout en vacance :p !
Perso en vacances je me lève entre 11h et 12h j'adore ça
Mdr, perso en vacances c'est rare que je me lève avant midi, et personne ne m'ennuie avec ça (alors que je vis avec 3 autres personnes, mais faut dire qu'elles ne font pas mieux lol)
On mange pas tous de manière formel (bien qu'une majorité le fasse), beaucoup de gens que je connais grignotent et sont en sweetshirt (voir pyjama !) comme les néo-z et bien d'autres le week-end (si ce n'est pas en semaine pour certaines personnes, mais ça c'est une autre histoire...) :)
Bizarre. Les écoles et 50% des travails commencent à 8h, donc les gens se lèvent en générale à 7h , ce qui est normal.
Je dirai que ce lever tôt c'est avant 6h du coup. Et tard après 9h
Je parle pour tout ce qui n'est pas Paris
Smourbif ouais mais tu ne te lève pas avant ton taff pour faire d'autres choses et il y a bcp de taff qui commencent après 9h
: The "Good afternoon hohoho" killed me lmao
I live in NZ and the best part is that I actually say that to my brother all the time!
...when I was in Tokyo, Japan one year during the winter, I was walking around in shorts, I walk into a bar and the barman looked at my shorts and asks: "are you from NZ?" lolol
I am a kiwi and while I dont live in a french speaking city, I do live in a french speaking country. I left NZ in 2000 and emigrated to Canada!! Have just discovered your channel and am now binge watching!!
The things you find frustrating about New Zealand sound so similar to the things I'm currently struggling with life in California. Haha. I'm 30, so it's constant talk of weddings and babies and the goddamn housing market. Circumstances are closer to Paris, though. In the Bay Area, my fiancé and I are lucky to have a one-bedroom for $2,000/month, and affording a home here is almost impossible, even though we both have good jobs. It's insane. Culturally, though, I think we're quite a bit closer to you Kiwis. This doesn't surprise me at all, I felt very at home the one time I visited New Zealand. I loved it, though. People were so kind.
same i grew up in the Bay Area, Cupertino to be specific. My parents moved from NZ to the bay area in the 90s before the housing market was insane. they owe two houses, which is extremely fortunate and lucky. We weren't super rich but definitely upper middle class. They only came to Cupertino because it had a large Taiwanese community.
My families were wondering i sleep at 9pm When my came back to China because in my city the average time to sleep is 12:30 am. My friends said 'you like a 70 years old man, sleep early and get up early.' in the past i always get up 7am in China but in the same time in nz i am on the motorway enjoying traffic jam.😂
L'immobilier à Paris et l'immobilier dans les autres régions françaises n'est vraiment pas comparable. C'est peut être effectivement plus cher de manière générale en France qu'en Nouvelle-Zélande mais il y a quand même un écart énorme par rapport à Paris. Pour 300.000€ t'as une grande maison avec jardin dans la plupart des régions alors qu'à Paris pour le même prix t'as tout juste un appart de 30m². Essaye de déménager dans d'autres régions Rosie :p
It amuses me how similar to us Aussies you Kiwis are, even though I was only there for a month I noticed many of these things, I did spend time with my friends family there so I did get to experience everyday French life and not just touristy things.
And yes especially in Paris I felt very under-dressed at times also no one outside of tourists seem to wear shorts even on hot days which I thought was interesting.
I am putting a where I am from bias on it though :p
New Zealand just feels like another state of Australia
@@shaungordon9737 - Although, as an Australian, I wish Jacinda Ardern was our Prime Minister.....
The UK is equally obsessed with 'the housing market' and 'getting on the property ladder' is seen as the first step to being successful in life. Nowadays it has a lot to do with the insecurity and low level of tenant protection if you rent but maybe in NZ it's a throwback to generations of Brits emigrating?
NZ sounds exactly like South Africa, where I'm from (I have been living in the Netherlands for 16 years now). Except for the extreme casual wear....South Africans like to look smart and have smart casual wear down to an art. Dutch people are very hard to get out of their jeans and t shirts, no matter what the weather or the occasion.
The general Man confirming that :)
I’m pretty sure walking around with no shoes on is only an Auckland/North Island thing. In the South Island you’ll see as many people walking around without shoes as you will albino skateboarders. I lived in a small town so people would wear muddy gumboots a lot so they took them off if they went into a store or something, but even then they wore socks.
I’m from Texas! But I made great friends with someone from NZ, I absolutely love hearing her talking about her country♥️
Hear. Hear. Can't agree more. I'm a fellow Kiwi living in the UK for a decade. I had a reverse culture shock each time I go home and see people going to the supermarket barefoot (yes even in winter) and wearing PJs. They're shocked when they see my tiny flat and if I hear one more question about how many houses have you bought, I will scream. Don't forget that Kiwis have a HUGE personal space when they're on the road. Indicate and the car on the next lane will speed up to ensure you never overtake them.
Salut Rosie!
I'm on your channel always learning more about Kiwis. I love your culture and your people. I wish I could live there someday 😊
Love from Tunisia!
Hi from Mangakino, I have the same problem with sleep. If I am 'under the weather' I resort to sleep therapy, now this may mean going back to bed to sleep more if I have a cold or such. My friends mock me though I work 10 hour days. I don't need drugs to get me through apart from paracetamol usually. Thanks for your videos.
The last point fits wuth a smalltown/traditional mindset. I feel reminded of my European village I grew up in. There is a very narrow mindset on how to live ones life properly (meaning settle, buy a house, work certain hours, have a family).
No wonder the level of mental health concerns and suicidal tendencies on young generations who are tied down by this.
I just got back from being with my cousins and uncle and aunt in England, Wales and Paris for the past few weeks. I must say it was a bit of a culture shock getting back to the Australian way of life again and a lot of the points you raised Rosie related with me here too. Merci
Hahaha as a long time immigrant in NZ, I really liked this video. Very funny. Especially the clothes thing. I mean it is nice to be able to leave the house in whatever you want. However, I do enjoy a simple, well put together outfit. It just gives you more of a sense of pride ( for me anyway)
As a french livingII in NZ I agree with everything you said! Exept for the housing thing; here in Queenstown we, as a couple, are basically paying 1120 euros a month to share a house with two other people, and it is considered "cheap". I see married couples with children looking for housemates to fill in one or two bedrooms to help cover the rent ect... But in the other areas we lived in, it was a lot cheaper for sure and a lot more people owned their house... I don't know for the sleep thing but I do remember our airbnb host telling us when we first arrived in NZ to try and be quiet after 20:00 as it was their bed time, then they'd be up by 5 am. And restaurant closing at 21:00. Yep, definitely not living/eating/sleeping the same hours of the day haha
All in all, NZ is such a great country, slightly quirky but definitely a beautiful one...
When I was in Canada one of the biggest cultural shocks/reverse shocks was having to wonder about wild predators. Also, when in London, going into a McDs for afternoon tea/lunch, and walking out at three pm in Nov, to almost a walk on Courtney Place at night scene.
Thanks for the video. This is funny because I am a french expat in scandinavia (since the 80th), and even if the food is much better now than it was for some years ago, I still feel homesick when I think and talk about french food. So I understand these dilemmas... :-)
Fun clip. Thanks for sharing. American here, Texas, yet have lived several years in the past in London. The gist, I do have a broader perspective outside my world in Houston.
Just started dating a gent. in New Zealand. The housing market info. did strike a chord as he does mention it often. I'm a writer and do often stay up very late working. Translation I sleep late. I have noticed I get texts from him before sunrise! Good to know the early morning "cultural thing." Enjoyed learning more. Cheers!
Here in NZ the only thing we need to worry about is avoiding parking under the pohutukawa tree😂🤷🏻♀️
I made NZ my home from 1992 until 2003. The thing I loved the most is how it was like living in the 1950s over there - not too much to worry about . Only two things I didn’t like much was the rugby and gang culture
Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres?
（Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France.
Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres?
（Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France. Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres?
（Voici une note d'une gentille fille anonymous Merci Beaucoup） - in Paris, France. Salut à tous, je veux partager cette expérience à Paris Aujourd'hui.Je visitais la Tour Effel ce matin autour de 7h30, j'étais assis sur un banc, se détendre. Puis trois garçons blancs sont venus sur le banc et ont joué de la musique avec un haut-parleur forte devant moi. Je n'ai pas dit un mot, mais ils sont venus vers moi poser des questions. J'ai répondu à quelques-uns et ils ont commencé à m'insulter atand ma famille parce que je suis asiatique et manger souchi et se déplaçant vraiment près de mon visage. Ils m'ont forcé à mettre mes lunettes de soleil et admettre que j'ai ruiné leur journée. Après ça, ils ont pris ma carte de navigo et ils ne m'ont pas laissé partir. J'ai fui et j'ai appelé la police, mais ils n'aident pas beaucoup. Selon les gens locaux,ils semblent comme des garçons roumains de 17 -19 ans.j'ai une question à vous poser, si vous étiez moi, vous battez-vous contre eux sachant qu'ils ont les chiffres?
- in Paris, France
As a return Kiwi I agree Rugby is over hyped, but doesn't hurt anyone so meh. A for gang culture, apart from the odd motorcycle gang more common in the late 1990's no idea what you are talking about. NZ has about 1/4 of the imprisonment rate of the USA per capita, crime doesn't seem bad to me, one of the safest countries on the planet.
Not Even French you don’t find the football hooligan culture in Europe more intense? I don’t know about France, but in Germany, the football team/club you support also defines what you’re political orientation is. So every time two rival teams representing two opposing sides of the political spectrum play against each other, rest assured there are riot police in full combat gear, on horse back, armored vehicles and water-cannon mounted trucks on standby within a ten-block radius around the stadium.
Yes. Very 1950s place.
Interesting video ...I live in Australia and there isnt that much of a cultural difference from living in NZ (dont say that out loud though LOL) , but living in Qld Aust ...if you arent up and moving by 6am...you have wasted the day LOL.
Remind me never to move to Queensland! xD
Ive found out over the years its more about the literal sense here in Qld...the sun is up at 4am in the summer....people are moving about getting things done because by 12pm...its so stinking hot that nothing gets done. Also ..its dark earlier. Your day starts early it also finishes early :-)
I miss sleep ins
jellybee68 well it does get pretty hot there by the arvo!!!
I live in Queensland and I love a sleep in who cares I go by my own watch lol
jellybee68 | I’m not a morning person at all and if I get up too early, it ruins my entire day! But then, I always get an energy boost at 11pm, I feel people who go to bed early are wasting their evenings.
Hey ! I'm french and I live in Auckland 😊😊 love your video Xx
It sounds like NZ and US are very similar. Big spaces, pushing to buy a house rrather than rent, nosey roseys, and the tiny snack lunch which leads to later day snacking.
Sounds like you've become French 😁❤
New Zealand has changed so much since the 1980’s. Before that time the only takeaway was fish & chips once a week maximum. Every body ate dinner around the family table with a roast on sundays. No body went to cafes - you had picnics instead and took a cut lunch to work. I remember seeing the first modern style houses being built and we thought they were mansions! Went back to NZ last year and was shocked to see KFC or MAC Ds in every town. Kiwi lifestyles changed massively in that period. No kidding we used to be a very lean nation now sadly we’re obese.
My dad watches such a large quantity of TV
Pour ce qui est des questions indiscrètes et de l'immobilier, je pense que c'est plutôt une différence entre ville et campagne qu'entre France et Nouvelle Zélande. Dans les campagnes françaises, les 25-30 ans achètent aussi des grandes maisons (en tous cas, plus grandes qu'un appartement à Paris) et se demandent comment les Parisiens ne s'entre-tuent pas. Et dans les petits villages français, tout le monde veut tout savoir sur tout le monde.
00:44 - Kiwis tend to live to work, and we hate it. So we don't take breaks and rush back to our desks after lunch or eat at our desks, just so we can go home on time.
02:23 - Kiwis really only trust bricks and mortar investments.
03:38 - it IS small town syndrome.
05:43 - it's both a low-income thing and/or an excessively casual affectation.
06:40 - We have food police too. In fact, there are many ways Kiwis like to pass snide comments, usually borne from many resentments about having to live to work.
Wow
The sleep police was so real on my exchange year
My hostfamily would ‘grill’ me for sleeping until 11 and subsequently a wake up time of 10 am maximum was put into place in the weekends...
The judgement for sleeping in is totally a thing in Australia too. Drives me up the wall! But the thing that bugged me most about Australia after coming back from China was our terrible public transport!
French living in Oz here. My husband and I (especially my husband actually) used to struggle with the early bird culture here but now we're used to it, precisely because the sun rises earlier and also because the weather is so much nicer than where we were living before (Paris and London). Just to be specific - for us this means getting up at 7am during the week, around 8.30am during the weekend. Anytime before 7am is impossible so I suppose we're not that Aussie yet!
So they don't judge you, in pyjama, in supermarket (directly linked to lazyness, isn't it?), but your sleep time. That's weird.
It's just not seen as a big deal but some people like myself still judge them and see it as laziness but I wouldn't say anything to them about it.
It also really depend on where you are. If you are in a city or a large town, people won’t wear pjs in public places but in small towns it will probably be more common. Same goes for togs (bathing suits) in the summer
To be fair it's still seen as lazy or rough looking to wear pyjamas, it's just more common than other countries
@@tmpnz3 In small towns no-one actually cares about what you wear. It's not seen as laziness because people don't usually judge others about it.
I have seen a lady wearing bathrobe in the suppermarket , it is normal there .
Now retired back home in Queensland (I grew up a Nelson boy and there's really not much difference!). I lived "out of country" in Asia for the previous 13 years and mixed with a lot of different nationalities. The most important thing I took from living away is the fact that our combined populations are only around 30 million. We're not as important as we think we are!
Well, had that a couple of times when returning to Holland twice.
Shops closed early on Wednesday and were not open in the weekend. Very important to stock up beforehand.
New Zealand has shops like Countdown open 24/7. Dairies on corners.
Holland strategically placed petrol stations or truckstops along the motorway.
Mostly to find a petrol station you had to go into suburbia.
Agree on housing.
My cousins are jealous with the house I bought just for myself, my dog and cats. They still get subsidized renting with a narrow two-storey building squeezed between many on a similar sized plot as my NZ home
Bonjour Rosie,
Les gens se couchent peut-être plus tôt en N-Z, je suppose non ?
C'est amusant, le rythme de vie de chaque pays. (et ça peut changer aussi suivant les époques) Sais-tu qu'en Espagne, les gens commencent leur journée beaucoup plus tôt qu'en France également. Mais ils font une sieste l'après-midi ! Puis ils ressortent en début de soirée pour promener les enfants, faire les courses etc. Ce sont souvent les papas qui promènent les enfants. C'est comme ça que vers 18h00 sur la "Plaza Mayor", tu vois plein de papas avec des landaus et très peu de femmes. C'est très mignon ! Puis les gens sortent dehors jusqu'à très tard le soir. C'est ça l'ambiance de l'Espagne.
Il s'agit d'une adaptation intelligente au climat beaucoup plus chaud de l'Espagne.
Es-tu déjà allée en Espagne ? C'est un pays passionnant et très beau aussi. Et les Espagnols sont des gens super, je trouve :)
Bof... ce rythme de vie pose problème en Espagne depuis leur passage en UTC+1 pendant la seconde guerre mondiale (surtout pour la productivité au travail) et il est là-bas sérieusement envisagé de revenir au fuseau horaire d'antan
As a Canadian, a lot of these are familiar. I wonder if it's our shared British heritage or rather the lifestyle of a former colony.
I am from Vietnam. I love this country ! Thank you for read my comment. I wish you will reply ! Thank you so much ! Tôi yêu New Zealand ! Oh ! I am fourteen years old .
Tbh that dress code is like New York Vs South Florida. We see pajamas in stores all the time in SoFlo
Quand je suis revenue en France après quelques mois en Nouvelle-Zélande ce qui m'a le plus choqué c'est le comportement des gens que je croisais dans les magasins, dans la rue. Ils avaient tous un air sérieux, pressé parfois stressé ou énervé. Quasiment personne ne sourit et personne ne s'adresse la parole. En Nouvelle-Zélande on se faisait constamment abordé par des inconnus et les gens étaient super aimables et serviables. Dans les magasins les vendeurs sont ultra sympas et souriant. Il n'y avait pas cette peur de l'autre et cette méfiance que les français ont.
Marie Riggisberg C'est comme ça à Londres et l'angleterre aussi
If you lived in rural France you could get the best of both worlds. I would never want to live in urban France these days.
Very helpful for me, we're returning in December after 4 years in Portugal.
Jessica Neal How did you find living in Portugal?
Interesting, I’m currently living in NZ but lived in NYC for a year and our perspectives on NZ are so different! I don’t know many people who are obsessed with milestones or owning homes. In fact I don’t know many people who are able to buy homes in this market. Although this could be because I’m living in Auckland which is more comparable to larger countries. Where were you based in NZ?
Haha yes. So true. I come from Wairarapa to Wellington then London for 19 years(2yr working holiday 🥳) now moved to Slovakia. No jandals or bushshirts here
Oh my... the flood of very personal questions... I thought that happens only in Asia
The worst part is when you don't have an answer to their question and they start pressing 😒
I feel like a lot of this also applies to Australia👍🏻Houses in the European countryside tend to be very big though, even compared to what I've seen in New Zealand and Australia, like I grew up in a 6 bedroom house (we were a family of 4). But in the big cities very small apartments are definitely very common.
I am from germany and I went in 2011 to NZ for one year. It was an amazing experience but when I came back to germany I felt weird. Like not really fitting in anymore. I felt like overrun from the busy life here. In NZ the life was more easy going and living the day there is no rush. ❤
I really like to watch ur videos and comparing my experience with urs from frensh and NZ culture 😁
As an American I’ve read and heard that Americans smile a lot. I really didn’t think we did. After returning home from Europe I was weirdly shocked by all the smiling faces in Newark airport. I thought wow they were right. Haha! I loved the Parisian waiters! The were fun and flirty. They made me feel good and alive. I love the French culture and the people. I look forward to returning soon. Thank you for your videos! You do a wonderful job.😊
I spent three months in Europe and came back to the US. I noticed that this is the land of Walmart people.
I don’t know about NZ but in the states, unless you are in a very big city maybe, many places just aren’t open very late. Therefore if you sleep in the day is GONE and if you are vacationing in a group and one person sleeps half the morning then you don’t really get to do much. They wake up, it’s lunch time, that takes a bit and then you have a few very short hours until everything closes.
Maybe even if you don’t have plans the “losing your day” mentality still sticks.
This was awesome! I love hearing you talk. You shared the info without condemning the culture or the people. I love that. You had great insight into WHY people might ask questions or do what they do. I didn't get married until I was 38 so I got asked those 3 questions VERy often. When are you getting married, buying a home and having children? I think people in America are just trying to think of something to talk about but I agree it's toooo personal. Finally I just started saying I don't know but I promise to invite you to the wedding 🤗. Funny thing happened... we got married on the Island of Kauai because it sounded romantic/beautiful (and it was) and my husband won the trip because of his good work at his company We did invite everyone but only a few took the time off work and decided to join us but they all wished us well.
I TOTALLY understand what u mean about the sleep 🤣😂🤣police. In my family we have a Facebook police 😂🤣😂 she literally tells people w in seconds of posting ... to edit or take down post. 😂🤣😂 The post are just random family travel photos ( not of her ) and or just daily life post ....anyway for the whooooo knows why ... she is in all of our business. I finally just quit Facebook because it drove me crazy 😂🤣😂 I know we should just tell her stop it but no one wants to create more of an issue and some family members think it really funny. It is actually very controlling of her.
On the sleep subject. In my family for some odd reason no one really knows ... we were considered lazy if we took a nap.
So for several years when I visited my husband family I would never take a nap but I was sooooo tired because they enjoy staying up until past midnight playing Domino's and other board games.
Then on one trip I sort of noticed relatives taking naps in the Lazy 🤣😂🤣boy chairs and his mom even went to her room to take a nap. I asked my husband about it ( he isn't a napper) he said ooooooh yes Naps are very important to our mooooods and If u need a nap it's totally ok in my family, No one will bother you, wake you up or comment about it. It was a joy to hear!
Now I enjoy a nap often!
It still shocks me how people dress up (not), burp, lick their fingers, lack of punctuality, empty promises, etc even after 20 years living here in NZ. But there are plenty of good things about NZ like people are super friendly and smiley.
As to going home. I am from Puerto Rico and have been living in the mainland US for a long time. I do experience culture shock. I am very punctual and organized and the culture is more lackadaisical over there. Also I have lost my accent for a more standard Spanish do I do not sound like I am from there and the point it out. Lastly I get island fever. It is a small place and you feel it. Don’t get me wrong I love my homeland but it can drive me crazy. On the other side, it is spectacularly beautiful. The people in general have lots of hospitality and the are very generous. And the food is delicious
I noticed the same difference about meal patterns when I lived in the US. My American wife still has a bit of a dismissive attitude toward lunch and it rubbed on me a bit. But taking time for breakfast is a bit less of a thing for France too. So it's like French people are less morning persons in general and you seem to have taken to it 😉
Thank you for your videos Rosie. I especially appreciate you explaining cultural differences without dissing too much one side or the other.
I LOVE your videos. As a Mexican who lives in NZ and has spent a good amount of time in France I have been able to notice all those details you are talking about. It's an interesting trade of between the sleepy-town life in NZ (even in the big cities) vs the cosmopolitan vibrant life of Paris. Very accurate observations. Greetings from Christchurch :)
Kiwi been in London/Europe for 5+ years too, I struggle going back also.
Iv never ever in my life heard someone say we are safe as houses
In Brazil on vacations and holidays we get up at 1pm haha. But the elders kida get up at 8am lol. And my parents always argue about me getting up late also hahah
Also, after having been in Europe, you realise how crappy NZ's transport system is. So many people in Paris and London don't even own a car, while families in Auckland can own up to 4!
Hello! I am Daisy, and I am French, I look often your vidéos. I find it really good! You make me discover my country in an other way, and it's really cool :) I thank you for that. You seem very sympatic, I thank you for being so kind and so good to us, because I know that we are not easy sometimes... I'am working my english right now, I would really like to speak it fluently, your videos help me too :) I wish you to continue, because it's really great :) So I tell you "A bientôt"!!! :D (sorry for my english ^^)
I think your English is fine! Much better than my French :)
I love you New Zealanders!!!!!!!! I love NZ!!!!!! From Greece and Cyprus!!!!! 🇬🇷🇨🇾🇳🇿
I'm from New Zealand I don't really like it...
I live in belgium but everything you describe
about new zealand,
sounds like me,
or how I want to live.
I think I found my dreamland
Down in the Var (south of France), most of the people start work between 7am and 8am, so we get up quite early. When you sleep after 9am during the holiday, it's a big sleep in for an adult (it's different for the teenagers slobs lol). Only the tourists from the north are sleeping in later ;)
I feel like she is describing more on how family life is versus living on your own, Good video on most points.
haha re: the point about jandals barefeet etc, yes guilty as charged lol! - we live in a regional town/rural seaside area in NZ and hunting gear and gumboots in winter, and jandals, barefeet, shorts and no shirts in summer are all seen at the local pub (which is in a beautiful location right near the water). people dont bother with how they look too much, its not important, theyre more concerned with whether you are good person inside, I hear what youre saying though - fair enough ;)
I’m learning French at the moment and going to Paris for a two week language course in September where I’m going to stay with a French family (Très excitant). I’m hoping to find out if I could picture myself living there, and if so I will start working out how to get a job and move etc. Your videos have been super helpful and informative! Is there anything you could recommend me doing/going to see when I go to Paris to get that feel for what it would be like to live there?
I agree with the sleep police. Sleep is very important for health.
Same for me when I go back home. No boundaries
The housing market thing, while in part I guess you're right, but it's more because houses are so damn expensive these days that it's really hard to get one.
Actually people have stopped talking about it, and I wonder if the prices finally settled or whether we just got used to the endless inflation.
100 % with you about sleeping ! I love evenings and night.
Love this! I moved to NZ from the USA 4 years ago.
For number 6 that’s so true I usually wake up a five In the morning but if I sleep in till eight I’m insta lazy
I moved to nz recently and i find the houses small and the gardens are tiny were im from in South Africa houses are bigger and gardens are huge.
Yes I was in NZ for about 5 years. Came back in 2014 in India. Life completely changed. It feels like I am abroad sometimes. I learnt a lot there. Things you mention are true, every bit of it.
So many families and meaningful relationships with my teachers, managers and kind people I had. My heart left out of me there it feels so numb till today. However I am growing up fast now, using the lessons I learnt in life so far. An All Blacks never gives up.
The more you talk about NZ the more it sounds like the UK of 40 years ago. Visited NZ in 2015 and cannot wait to get back for longer, in fact I would love to live there if it wasn't for family here in England. It's great that you are so open about the pros and the cons, but I still feel the pros far outway the cons of your country.
I live in Dunedin, and I see uni students going to the supermarket in their PJ's
AM SOO GLAD AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO NEEDS THAT EXTRA SLEEP. ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY SANDWICH FOR LUNCH? MY SISTER'S FAMOUS SAYING IS. SHE NEEDS FOOD THAT WILL STICK TO HER RIBS TO GET HER MOVING. AS PER CLOTHING, I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE DRESS ACCORDINGLY AND CLEAN. LIFE IS INTERESTING. LOVE THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF NEW ZEALAND. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE.
Yeah whenever I come back from France I get various shades of reverse culture shock. Much of what you said applies to the US. When I come back from the country of Georgia, where I will be moving to this year, I am confronted by another shock. In Georgia they sing beautifully. If you go to a Georgian church they have music which is incredibly deep and moving. When I stepped back into an American church they were singing "Shine Jesus Shine' which is the hymn equivalent of artificial sweeteners. And then you realize how commercial contemporary pop music has become.