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Posted:
just to see what you all think of us kiwis
just to see what you all think of us kiwis
old hand
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Posted:
New Zealand?
Is that a country or something?
lol j/k
I don't know much about you Kiwis so no comment from me.
New Zealand?
Is that a country or something?
lol j/k
I don't know much about you Kiwis so no comment from me.
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All my knowledge of NZ comes from A Country practice and Shortland Street.
Therefore I must presume that everyone has a big fat wombat called Fatso (that constantly falls off things), and that all nurses have horrid uniforms and say everything like they are reading it off a board on the wall behind the person they are talking to.
My dad says New Zealand is full of butch women and dubious muscled men. Although, it should be pointed out that, he is basing his knowledge on Xena and Hercules.....
All my knowledge of NZ comes from A Country practice and Shortland Street.
Therefore I must presume that everyone has a big fat wombat called Fatso (that constantly falls off things), and that all nurses have horrid uniforms and say everything like they are reading it off a board on the wall behind the person they are talking to.
My dad says New Zealand is full of butch women and dubious muscled men. Although, it should be pointed out that, he is basing his knowledge on Xena and Hercules.....
Meh
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Sorry to disappoint you c@ntus but I think you would find A country practice is an aussie show (can't believe you know that show, let alone the name of the wombat) I only thought dellusional Austrlaians watched that show... you sure ur from 'the verge of sanity' and not outback???
Happy Twirling
Sorry to disappoint you c@ntus but I think you would find A country practice is an aussie show (can't believe you know that show, let alone the name of the wombat) I only thought dellusional Austrlaians watched that show... you sure ur from 'the verge of sanity' and not outback???
Happy Twirling
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Location: new zealand
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Location: new zealand
Posted:
new zealand is defferniterly a country some people who live here refer to them selves as kiwi's [kiwis are a bird that only live in new zealand ] u dont find wombats in new zealand [maby in zoos?]
sorry about that i dident read it befor i postered it
[ 22 April 2002, 12:06: Message edited by: daciey ]
new zealand is defferniterly a country some people who live here refer to them selves as kiwi's [kiwis are a bird that only live in new zealand ] u dont find wombats in new zealand [maby in zoos?]
sorry about that i dident read it befor i postered it
[ 22 April 2002, 12:06: Message edited by: daciey ]
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Australia you say. And that's a different country is it?
Australia you say. And that's a different country is it?
Meh
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Are you saying that you don't find wombats in kiwis? Except in zoos. Do they feed wombats to the kiwis in zoos?
Or have I misunderstood again?
Are you saying that you don't find wombats in kiwis? Except in zoos. Do they feed wombats to the kiwis in zoos?
Or have I misunderstood again?
Meh
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What if you got a really big kiwi? You could get a whole load of wombats in it.
What if you got a really big kiwi? You could get a whole load of wombats in it.
Meh
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Once i went scuba-diving with a kiwi chick (don't ask me how she got out of the zoo), and she kept talking about something 56 meters below the surface.. "fufty sex, FUFTY SEX" - hahahaha
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quote:Nope, you've got it exactly right there.
Originally posted by C@ntus:
Are you saying that you don't find wombats in kiwis? Except in zoos. Do they feed wombats to the kiwis in zoos?
Or have I misunderstood again?
Once i went scuba-diving with a kiwi chick (don't ask me how she got out of the zoo), and she kept talking about something 56 meters below the surface.. "fufty sex, FUFTY SEX" - hahahaha
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"Love can sweep you off your feet and carry you along in a way you've never known before. But the ride always ends, and you end up feeling lonely and bitter. Wait. It's not love I'm describing. I'm thinking of a monorail" - Jack Handy
-As angels debate chance and fate-
i was riding through melbourne on a midget giraffe, things were peachy.
Dreamer
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You know i have never heard kiwi sterotypes much before, but lately i've started hearing all about them wearing purple pants and it being illegal to be gay in nz but they have gay bars and then something about sheep and i lost the conversation...
moral of the story is that stoned hippies don't make sense, but i thought i'd share anyhow
You know i have never heard kiwi sterotypes much before, but lately i've started hearing all about them wearing purple pants and it being illegal to be gay in nz but they have gay bars and then something about sheep and i lost the conversation...
moral of the story is that stoned hippies don't make sense, but i thought i'd share anyhow
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We don't have stereo types coz there's only one of each of us...(waits for the groans).
That's coz we have such a small population and sex (six) always comes after 5:00.
We don't have stereo types coz there's only one of each of us...(waits for the groans).
That's coz we have such a small population and sex (six) always comes after 5:00.
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No one has mentioned... Kiwis and sheep... Or is that just a sterotype that Aussies know?
And that all Kiwis seem to end up in Australia and then when they get famous Aussies tend to claim them. Then when they do something wrong we say they are from NZ just like Russell Crowe...
No one has mentioned... Kiwis and sheep... Or is that just a sterotype that Aussies know?
And that all Kiwis seem to end up in Australia and then when they get famous Aussies tend to claim them. Then when they do something wrong we say they are from NZ just like Russell Crowe...
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10 Sheep for every person, are better known for having sex with sheep because of that (along with Whales)
They all know the One Ring.
ooOOoooOOOOOooh!
*insert spooky noise*
10 Sheep for every person, are better known for having sex with sheep because of that (along with Whales)
They all know the One Ring.
ooOOoooOOOOOooh!
*insert spooky noise*
Dreamer
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Posted:
I think i made a little list in stereotypes of americans of other cultural sterotypes, in whcih i am sure i mentioned sheep and new zealend... cause that's all you ever really seem to think of... tho you had Mark Todd, and that kid with the horse taht won the first Rolex 4star... and Blyth Tait... many good riders from NZ:) (oh, i do three-day-eventing [read: horse stuff] for anyone who missed that refernce)
I think i made a little list in stereotypes of americans of other cultural sterotypes, in whcih i am sure i mentioned sheep and new zealend... cause that's all you ever really seem to think of... tho you had Mark Todd, and that kid with the horse taht won the first Rolex 4star... and Blyth Tait... many good riders from NZ:) (oh, i do three-day-eventing [read: horse stuff] for anyone who missed that refernce)
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Do they have sex with whales too, Smoky?
Hey Kyrian, you're right i do pick up on spelling a lot don't I?
But if you're gonna offend a nation you may as well spell the name of their country correctly.....
Do they have sex with whales too, Smoky?
Hey Kyrian, you're right i do pick up on spelling a lot don't I?
But if you're gonna offend a nation you may as well spell the name of their country correctly.....
Meh
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Yeah, i meant to tell ya don't diss Wales!!
and yes Cantus dear, you do pick up on spelling a lot... I didn't even notice, i was just gonna beat up on 'em for saying bad stuff about that lovely country...
still wanna run off there and marry a welsh lad
Yeah, i meant to tell ya don't diss Wales!!
and yes Cantus dear, you do pick up on spelling a lot... I didn't even notice, i was just gonna beat up on 'em for saying bad stuff about that lovely country...
still wanna run off there and marry a welsh lad
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Maybe someone can clear this up for me as i wonderd about it for a few years now.
There seems to be a lot of animosity between Aussies and Kiwi's. Once upon a time when I worked at a Texaco station after school to support my driving habit, a man from New Zealand came in to purchase a pack of cigarettes and a candy bar. I mistook his accent for Austrailian at which point he became rather overly irate. In fact, he began spouting all sorts of inapropriate (and I would think quite uncalled for) ethnic slurs and some very dirty comments involving (Aussie) peoples mothers and common farm animals in some not so common, and rather uncomfortable souding erotic practices.
And all I did was ask if he was from Austrailia. So it tends to make me think that there is something deeper than a few pointed comments involving sheep. So if anyone could enlighten me I would be most appreicative.
Maybe someone can clear this up for me as i wonderd about it for a few years now.
There seems to be a lot of animosity between Aussies and Kiwi's. Once upon a time when I worked at a Texaco station after school to support my driving habit, a man from New Zealand came in to purchase a pack of cigarettes and a candy bar. I mistook his accent for Austrailian at which point he became rather overly irate. In fact, he began spouting all sorts of inapropriate (and I would think quite uncalled for) ethnic slurs and some very dirty comments involving (Aussie) peoples mothers and common farm animals in some not so common, and rather uncomfortable souding erotic practices.
And all I did was ask if he was from Austrailia. So it tends to make me think that there is something deeper than a few pointed comments involving sheep. So if anyone could enlighten me I would be most appreicative.
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well sickpuppy.
i guess the man was overly frustrated, although he did take it too far, maybe you were the 100th person to say that to him but still that is no excuse for him going off at you.
being a kiwi in london, i get called an aussie all the time.
I have to tell people that yes new zealand is not joined to australia, it is a different country and all sorts of amazing stupid questions.
now, im not saying that there aren't similarities, the way of life and such. but hey! come on now.
kiwis and aussies, have a friendly rivalary, its all good.
deep down we really lover each other.
as long as they stay over there
well sickpuppy.
i guess the man was overly frustrated, although he did take it too far, maybe you were the 100th person to say that to him but still that is no excuse for him going off at you.
being a kiwi in london, i get called an aussie all the time.
I have to tell people that yes new zealand is not joined to australia, it is a different country and all sorts of amazing stupid questions.
now, im not saying that there aren't similarities, the way of life and such. but hey! come on now.
kiwis and aussies, have a friendly rivalary, its all good.
deep down we really lover each other.
as long as they stay over there
stay smilin
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One word Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
That about sums up our Aussie view of the Kiwis.
Oh yer we also thump the All Blacks in Union.
(Shuts up as he begins to fear Malcoms wrath as he remembers that he is from Kiwi Land).
Seriously though I have now been to NZ twice (the south island) and I could not get over how beautiful it was. The Mt Hutt ski field also rocks the PLANET, I would very much like to visit a few of the others some day - but first I need $$$$$.....
-- Twirl'N'Burn drifts off as he contemplates how to get a free ski trip to NZ --
One word Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
That about sums up our Aussie view of the Kiwis.
Oh yer we also thump the All Blacks in Union.
(Shuts up as he begins to fear Malcoms wrath as he remembers that he is from Kiwi Land).
Seriously though I have now been to NZ twice (the south island) and I could not get over how beautiful it was. The Mt Hutt ski field also rocks the PLANET, I would very much like to visit a few of the others some day - but first I need $$$$$.....
-- Twirl'N'Burn drifts off as he contemplates how to get a free ski trip to NZ --
Simply an excuse to play with fire.
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Posted:
sorry.. wales.
Its not an insult, its a stereotype..
sorry.. wales.
Its not an insult, its a stereotype..
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Like Kelly?
Oh no he's a Stereophonic.....
Like Kelly?
Oh no he's a Stereophonic.....
Meh
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When I was in NZ, I found some of the friendliest folk I've ever met. I remember going to a gas station to ask for directions and the attendant closed the station, hopped in his car, and led me to my destination, a good five kliks from the station. And when I tried to give him some money for his trouble, he wouldn't hear of it!
Wonderful people, those Kiwis. Even if they do love that nasty Vegemite/Marmite sludge.
Peace.
When I was in NZ, I found some of the friendliest folk I've ever met. I remember going to a gas station to ask for directions and the attendant closed the station, hopped in his car, and led me to my destination, a good five kliks from the station. And when I tried to give him some money for his trouble, he wouldn't hear of it!
Wonderful people, those Kiwis. Even if they do love that nasty Vegemite/Marmite sludge.
Peace.
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Being a kiwi I must defend the Mana from Heaven that is Marmite... Vegemite is a festy substance that originates from Australia and is enough to make your toes curl with distaste. Whereas Marmite has a great distinct flavor that delights and charms...tee hee.. if you are basing the taste of marmite off a vegemite taste test then you really should try marmite.. its a complete different taste...
living in Aussie I get heaps of hassles about my accent but you should see the way the Aussie blokes melt when I tell them Ill meet them at 6 o'clock...
Being a kiwi I must defend the Mana from Heaven that is Marmite... Vegemite is a festy substance that originates from Australia and is enough to make your toes curl with distaste. Whereas Marmite has a great distinct flavor that delights and charms...tee hee.. if you are basing the taste of marmite off a vegemite taste test then you really should try marmite.. its a complete different taste...
living in Aussie I get heaps of hassles about my accent but you should see the way the Aussie blokes melt when I tell them Ill meet them at 6 o'clock...
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oh man... Marmite-Vegemite wars.. this could get ugly
oh man... Marmite-Vegemite wars.. this could get ugly
-As angels debate chance and fate-
i was riding through melbourne on a midget giraffe, things were peachy.
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Ohhh Vegemite is sooooo much better but not going to start a Vegemite Marmite war. I just know there will be more vegemite for me if less people eat it. YUM
Skips off singing "I'm a happy little vegemite as bright as bright can be! We all enjoy our vegemite for breakfast lunch and tea"
Ohhh Vegemite is sooooo much better but not going to start a Vegemite Marmite war. I just know there will be more vegemite for me if less people eat it. YUM
Skips off singing "I'm a happy little vegemite as bright as bright can be! We all enjoy our vegemite for breakfast lunch and tea"
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Posted:
Ok, as an ipartial observer, I am going to set the record straight.
1) Marmite and Vegemite taste the same
2) Toxic sludge tastes better than either.
So there.
Peace.
Ok, as an ipartial observer, I am going to set the record straight.
1) Marmite and Vegemite taste the same
2) Toxic sludge tastes better than either.
So there.
Peace.
-Mike
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Good arguement Mike, well done. Were you on the debating team at school?
*shakes head and walks away*
Good arguement Mike, well done. Were you on the debating team at school?
*shakes head and walks away*
Meh
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Posted:
Actually, Cantus, I was on the debate team. See where it got me?
It is funny how people's tastes differ. I guess Vegemite is an Aussie thing, but my first day in NZ, the family that I was staying with offered me some Vegemite to go with my toast warning me that "Americans sometimes find the taste to be a bit strong."
You might say that I found the taste to be a "bit strong" in the same way that you might say that Titanic sprung a "small leak." I still maintain that the chest hair that I currently posess popped out during that very instant.
Later on, staying elsewhere, someone told me that the problem was that I had tried Vegemite and that Marmite was much nicer. So, being the nice, open-minded person that I am, I tried it. I still maintain that the hair on my head is curly because of that experience.
As we say in the U.S.A., "That's what makes horseraces." If you like the stuff, power to you. Don't have to worry about me eating yours! I'll stick to my toast and butter in the morning, thank you.
Peace.
Actually, Cantus, I was on the debate team. See where it got me?
It is funny how people's tastes differ. I guess Vegemite is an Aussie thing, but my first day in NZ, the family that I was staying with offered me some Vegemite to go with my toast warning me that "Americans sometimes find the taste to be a bit strong."
You might say that I found the taste to be a "bit strong" in the same way that you might say that Titanic sprung a "small leak." I still maintain that the chest hair that I currently posess popped out during that very instant.
Later on, staying elsewhere, someone told me that the problem was that I had tried Vegemite and that Marmite was much nicer. So, being the nice, open-minded person that I am, I tried it. I still maintain that the hair on my head is curly because of that experience.
As we say in the U.S.A., "That's what makes horseraces." If you like the stuff, power to you. Don't have to worry about me eating yours! I'll stick to my toast and butter in the morning, thank you.
Peace.
-Mike
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hmmm...listening to everyones comment about Marmite and Vegemite (and yes, Marmite is much better and stropnger tasting), i guess you probably don't like to know how I sometimes eat Marmite...
*wait for it*
I
eat
Marmite...
*still waiting for it*
with
a
teaspoon!
I love the stuff, have it 1/2 a centremetre thick on sandwiches, or as thick as possible on toast. If there is no bread around, I just dunk the teaspoon in and lick the stuff off directly...
*and now back to our normal prgramming*
hmmm...listening to everyones comment about Marmite and Vegemite (and yes, Marmite is much better and stropnger tasting), i guess you probably don't like to know how I sometimes eat Marmite...
*wait for it*
I
eat
Marmite...
*still waiting for it*
with
a
teaspoon!
I love the stuff, have it 1/2 a centremetre thick on sandwiches, or as thick as possible on toast. If there is no bread around, I just dunk the teaspoon in and lick the stuff off directly...
*and now back to our normal prgramming*
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