If you’ve found anything on this blog even remotely amusing, do yourself a favour and head over to Kiwianarama.
Aimed at covering the “shit we’re really into”, it’s kind of a Stuff White People Like but applied to New Zealand.
I’ve been pissing myself all afternoon, it is that good.
And, as an added bonus, it appears that the author is a Kiwi (albeit an Aucklander), so nobody can get shirty about it.
Some of the nuggets of insight:
There is no winter in New Zealand, apparently. To admit otherwise, is to admit that this is not the tropical paradise our forebears anticipated when they emigrated here, which conflicts sharply with the Kiwi need for constant, positive reassurance, and is deeply unpatriotic. And probably a little racist.
No, there is definitely no winter here. Why else would New Zealanders live in such airy, uninsulated homes? Or wear jandals to work all year round?
On NZ’s love of the EFTPOS card:
Kiwis are, to this day, fiercely proud of their history with Eftpos, and will defend to the bitter end their right to purchase 25c items without using cash.
And on Trademe:
Kiwis love a bargain. They love a bargain so much, that even the meagre 20 cent price to list an item on eBay seemed like a ‘bloody rip off’. So they invented TradeMe, which was not as fancy, but was marginally cheaper. Unsurprisingly, it was an instant hit.
And there is heaps more, so check it out.
pam said
uuuummmmmmm lol yea no winter in auckland that is, but there’s bucketloads of it in the south island, you should seriously check it out since australia has no winter at all, you know hahaha.. and TradeMe is the shizz, you aussies should try it out for the best bargains.. eftpos on the other hand is the safest way to pay for things..
AWESOME!
Juli Ryan said
Apparently it’s written by a Brit. I just knew it was too funny for a Kiwi.
Robert said
It is a very funny, well written site.
Miskeleni said
excellent – just what we need – another whingeing pom.
Dave said
Does OZ have a trade-me equivalent?
fushnchupsblog said
Hi Dave,
Yes it’s the one the rest of the civilised world uses.
TradeMe is probably better though, just quietly. Apart from their search function. And I’m not convinced that they are actually cheaper.