Like Lydia, I, too, am from the Southeast US. I've lived in New Zealand previously and still miss it a lot. I know people in this region are proud of their "Southern hospitality," but I honestly found Kiwis to be far more kind, polite and affable than the average American and Southerner. I hope that Lydia and hers build a great life in Aotearoa; I admit that I'm a wee bit envious.
@konefesa
2 ай бұрын
Well done for your confidence, but some idiots and wannabes will take their opportunity if they see fit. So please keep this in mind.
@davidaponte7521
10 күн бұрын
@@fromrighttoleft8328 Whose stopping you get up and go. No need to envy. Just leave.
@brianalexander7579
4 ай бұрын
As a New Zealand born citizen please don't get too relaxed about security we do have problems here. Welcome to God's on country. God Bless.
@vanyawere5938
4 ай бұрын
Agree
@rwags6848
4 ай бұрын
True… but the difference between here and the States must be huge from their perspective!
@keithsimpson4795
4 ай бұрын
But nothing like the USA
@jbellbird9050
4 ай бұрын
Agree also. Have had 2 house break-ins over the years. Also lock the house when going out. Would never leave expensive bike on driveway. But overall crime is less in NZ.
@tetranz
Ай бұрын
That was my thought. I guess it depends very much where you live. I'm a kiwi living in the US for 25 years. I'm in a small New England town and I was surprised in the other direction. When I first arrived, it really surprised me to learn that people often leave their houses unlocked here. I don't know if that's a common thing or just my circle of friends but I sure wouldn't do that in Auckland or probably anywhere else in NZ. My dad in a small Waikato town had his garage broken into multiple times.
@urizen7613
4 ай бұрын
Using a clothes dryer when the weather is suboptimal is totally normal and has been for decades.
@harrycurrie9664
4 ай бұрын
Yes, I don't understand this as we always had a drier but only used it for towels or when it rained a lot. Clothes dried in the breeze always felt and smelled nicer ...except when the Neighbour BBQ's garlic prawns.
@MK-oc4gt
3 ай бұрын
NZ is a beautiful place to live and the only thing we ask of those who are thinking of starting a new life here is to respect us and our country for who we are. We're not the US, UK, India, China or Europe etc, we are uniquely Aotearoa NZ so please don't come here with ideas of how we ought to be more like where you've just come from. Accept us and appreciate us for who we are and learn to fit in, however difficult that may be for some. After all, you're coming to us not the other way around. Kiwis generally are a kind and inclusive people and will accept anyone as long as they leave all their odd notions and prejudices about us behind. Get to know us and doing that you'll enjoy life here more, I promise! 😉
@moirapettifr7127
2 ай бұрын
I don't know what NZers are like or how they behave at all except from tv and movies. I'm sure they're not all like Taika Waititi but if they were I'd love it.
@ChantelleCharlton
4 ай бұрын
Most of us have dryers, but were taught not to use them due to high power. There is nothing like fresh washing brought in from outside. I hate winter cos I have to use clothes racks, but if lazy, i use the dryer, but the clothes are soft. I like them stiff and fresh lol
@grandadneal8114
4 ай бұрын
Stiffs right, my towels stand up on their own and it's like drying yourself with sandpaper
@chrisharkins6929
Ай бұрын
If you think hubby is going to feel sorry for you with you having to raise your arms up to put the washing on the line, you may find that will be a hard argument to sell. A lot of people here in the Bay Of Plenty work in Kiwifruit Orchards where you will spend 8 hours a day doing exactly that working on the overhead vines. In his line of work he will be dealing with people who come from these orchards for a variety of reasons....and arm strain will not be one of them 😆
@raeward1605
4 ай бұрын
Wonderful session. Very good to hear another experience of coming to New Zealand from America. You are both lovely ladies, and it is New Zealand's gain to have you and your families here. Thank you for choosing New Zealand to be your new home. ❤❤❤
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@NannyzGal247
4 ай бұрын
Awww as the indigenous of Aotearoa NZ, I can understand it is difficult with pronouncing Maori kupu ( indigenous words), where this lady and her whaanau (family) reside is a beautiful location! I am still yet to get there been here my whole life just over three decades lol! It's refreshing to hear u consider this a safe place, the cost of living is something else thou but I am confident our locals will hopefully make you feel at home! So naumai, haere mai ki Aotearoa! Welcome and may your stay and journey here be one that reaffirms the decision to move here 🇳🇿 🤗
@nzaunty_2am523
4 ай бұрын
Why do Americans think we don’t have dryers here? We have whole appliance stores full of em…you just have to buy it, it’s not part of chattels…I use my dryer on the daily…it’s not an American thing…however line drying does save power.
@mickyo7171
2 ай бұрын
Probably because so many influencers comment on drying clothes outside and at least a couple don’t have them.
@renatacurtis8110
4 ай бұрын
We have a dryer, I hang it out on nice days, dry the clothes in the dryer on rainy days, dry big loads at the laundromat if I’m behind with the washing all year. It’s algud, don’t worry about. Etiquette - Hang your underwear behind or on the inside of the line, bigger clothes or towels sheets on the outside of the line.
@cpb5128
4 ай бұрын
Welcome, we love having you here.
@nzajflynn
4 ай бұрын
Kiwi here.. Use the dryer all through summer. Love the convenience. Alot of people are super frugal about power. That to me is the last thing I would save money on. I like air conditioning when it's hot, heaters on when it's cold and leaving my laundry til last minute.
@tinatumai5619
4 ай бұрын
Lovely story Lydia, it's a bit late but welcome to NZ, thankyou for sharing your experience, I hope as soon as you settle in properly you and your whanau are able to travel around NZ and enjoy the views.
@DavidCalvert-mh9sy
4 ай бұрын
Listening to both of you takes me back to February 1966, when my parents emigrated to Australia. I had only just turned 16. All the things you have and are going through we did back then. One positive for you both will be that your children will be much more likely to go out into the world as young adults. They will have a much broader world view, and be more adaptable to challenges than if you had stayed put in America.
@mckaypaterson2519
4 ай бұрын
I had no dryer living in the tropics but there were times when I wished I had one because of the high humidity and possible mold especially in the wet season. People dry clothes outside because the ulta-violet light kills off residual germs and viruses sometimes found in damp clothes.
@WinterWind
4 ай бұрын
Lydia was an excellent guest to interview 🙂
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
I agree
@howarddavies1383
4 ай бұрын
I recommend if you are thinking of emergrating to newzealand you should come for a holiday first as it helps you make the move a lot easier
@valliels2808
Ай бұрын
I didn't do that - just moved here sight unseen with my 5 year old (that was 9 years ago).
@Paris45627
4 ай бұрын
Hanging your washing outside gives it fresh smell
@ivydickson7596
4 ай бұрын
Your washing smells like sunshine when you hang it on the line. Most household in NZ have dryers but just do not use them like they do in US.
@timkruse9912
4 ай бұрын
yeah its weird they find hanging clothes is weird lol odd but each their own
@michaelphillips8966
4 ай бұрын
As a Kiwi Child that went too? If I count correctly maybe 14 different schools in 4 different countries before the age of 18 when I started university... Don't worry about it too much... Kids adapt very quickly... And learning to adapt is probably the best lesson to learn... Kia Kaha ❤️💪
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Awe thanks for that encouragement... good to know it's done you well
@koevils
4 ай бұрын
Takes me 3 mins to realize that she meant TAURANGA🤦🏾. I was like "where the f**k is Tarauncher"
@LUFFYJOSH
Ай бұрын
I know.. I have never heard it pronounced like that! That was super cringe. 😂
@raycambridge8950
4 ай бұрын
Lydia's accent is great! I reckon Kiwis and Southern Americans would get on really well too. Emphasis on tradition - with Lydia's whole community going to the same schools intergenerationally - is very similar to Maori culture as well.
@lindascott6902
4 ай бұрын
For someone who’s been living in Tauranga, she sure can’t say it! “Taronga” is the name of the zoo in Sydney.
@user-zo5wo4jh8l
4 ай бұрын
I just Saying Where's Taronga in New Zealand I Was Saying Lady You Meant to Say Tauranga I am Staying in Omokoroa Tauranga
@leonieduplessis4467
4 ай бұрын
@@user-zo5wo4jh8l she will adapt over time don't bag her, I am 25 years in NZ. Just be nice to our immigrants
@valliels2808
Ай бұрын
As an American who moved here 9 years ago, give her time. The pronunciation is very different to what we're used to. Her pronunciation is pretty cringy, though, and I hope she's at least trying to learn how to say things properly.
@darylt00pi
Ай бұрын
I dont blame her. Born and bred Kiwis struggle and still call it Towel wronger. How is someone from abroad supposed to do better in months?
@colonelfustercluck486
10 күн бұрын
and sometimes it is like the zoo in Sydney 🙃
@timelymanner-nz
4 ай бұрын
I've haven't seen any children walking to school with no shoes and I've lived here in NZ for decades. Perhaps after sports/swimming. Enjoyed this.
@user-hc5km2zy3x
4 ай бұрын
Welcome, great to have you here and all the best!
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Paris45627
4 ай бұрын
Did you take your shoes off at the nz door kiwis hate wearing shoes 👞
@raewynmacdonald3531
4 ай бұрын
Most of us have driers but some people like the fresh air to dry clothes
@tomricketts7821
4 ай бұрын
Up light is a very good way of killing bacteria fungi etc
@jessicalangridge8887
2 ай бұрын
Welcome to Tauranga we have been living here 6 years now and love it.we just managed to buy our first home here.
@valliels2808
Ай бұрын
Great video! I moved here from the US 9 years ago with my son who was 5 at the time. I lived in Napier for the first 3 years and then moved to Upper Hutt (near Wellington) where we've been for 6 years. Best thing I ever did.
@ninafletcher123
4 ай бұрын
I am Kiwi born and bred, and your comment about leaving the bike in the drive, or leaving doors unlocked... i would never! the crime here is out of control and if you left a bike in your drive it would be stolen fairly quickly!! Maybe in the 80s we could have done that, but now definitely not.
@junk_rig_sailor1698
4 ай бұрын
Crime in NZ is out of control? Sorry you sound ridiculous. Also a New Zealander, still live here though I have travelled the world. You are way overblowing it and sound like the clickbait local media that blow up crime as if it is happening to everyone. I live in suburban Auckland same house for decades, have never been robbed once, and could leave my door open unlocked with a sign on it "Hey crims, follow the arrow to come steal my stuff" and it wouldn't happen. Yes there is crime, but apart from a small blip recently post pandemic with unemployed youth "facebook living' ram raids on a few shops, crime in NZ has actually been dropping for years.
@shirleymcneil4410
4 ай бұрын
I laughed at the comments about driers. I grew up in Wellington and bought our first drier way, way ba ck in about 1970! Still hung out washing and used the drier Now we have lived in Brisbane Australia for 40 years. After a few years without a drier we finally bought another one..but have hardly used it!! Love your channel.
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Awe - thanks for watching :)
@ryankalb1491
4 ай бұрын
Funny but we're from Pensacola, Florida very close to Fairhope, AL (but living in Orlando now) and we're about to drive cross-country to L.A. to take our dog to NZ with Pet Express :)
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Oh my gosh really??? I am here to help if you need!
@bazzatheking3155
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to NZ! Am sure you will love it here!
@wahine101
4 ай бұрын
100% get a dryer! I am a Kiwi and I have a drier and I use it lots LOL! Sheets and blankets are way better being dried on the line though so they can be aired out.
@chevydoitzKiwiVerrer
4 ай бұрын
Kia ora👋, Kiwi here 😊 We would normally hang our underwear in the middle of the line & heavier items ie;Towels, Hoodies etc on the outermost of the line 😅 & we would normally use the dryer in winter.
@jakgats1411
3 ай бұрын
As a kiwi that lives in Australia and uses a dryer all day everday. Whenever i come home and see my mum hanging clothes outside and around the fireplace. Im like "what are you doing?!" Totally forgotten how i was brought up😂😂
@johnmackie1518
4 ай бұрын
You gotta check out Northland , it's Really laid back and Stunningly Beautiful and Simple
@bri200490
15 күн бұрын
In Auckland , and the majority of household I know have driers . But usually I just use it for towels and socks , the sheets , shirts etc are line dried. Never line dry expensive towels , they end up scratchy lol
@stephenbrockett710
4 ай бұрын
New heat pump technology dryers are more efficient.In some places in Bay of Plenty the water is “hard”.This means that washing with a front loading auto clothes washer will leave a line dried cottons harsh and objectionable .The reason is high rates of silicates in the predominately volcanic soils.A dryer seems to solve two problems in Western Bay of Plenty:the silicates and other minerals in the water,which are very expensive to remove,and the remarkable high rainfall that produces overcast days with consistent humidity.Whatever the reasons ,cottons are better after a turn in the dryer.Of course many here,particularly on rural blocks ,invest in tanks to catch rainwater,then filter it.This water ,makes car grooming a lot easier without the hard to remove water marks on vehicle glass.Welcome to Godzone.
@billwilson1320
4 ай бұрын
Great honest advice!
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@SoonLeeNZ
4 ай бұрын
In New Zealand bigger towns & in the cities, we do NOT leave our doors unlocked.
@janicesmith1956
4 ай бұрын
😊my sister moved to Louisiana and found it was like the 1960s in nz. I would not leave doors unlocked, or leave purse in trolley be aware of petty thieving. Having lived in south Frica years ago theft and carjacking is rampant. We found living there was a blend of old and new too. We have benefits here and Aussie. Don't leave expensive items in cars or up driveway. Theft is getting worse here too. Don't go out leavingvwindows open either.
@ajc389
4 ай бұрын
There's a drive through pharmacy in Gisborne, been there for decades.
@flangekiwi
4 ай бұрын
3 Rivers? I'm Kiwi, I moved from Wgtn to Gizzy and I too feel like I've stepped back in time (in a nice way ❤)
@harrycurrie9664
4 ай бұрын
I know a few drive through bottle shops
@rosemaryhamilton1718
4 ай бұрын
I am a new Zealander. Live in Auckland.. I don't have a dryer.! I hang my clothes on a lclothes line.. It's No big deal. I have a hot water cupboard. I have never had a clothes dryer !! If i it rains a lot u will take them tget dried st a laundry. Your power bill would be huge if yse a dryer.!! IWhat's wrong with walking to school.!! Crazy.!
@richardcaldwell9160
3 ай бұрын
Well done Lydia
@gagi_b5343
4 ай бұрын
I'm a New Zealander and I couldn't live without my dryer. I still hang washing sometimes but only when I want to 😂
@voulafisentzidis8830
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to our beautiful country. Although we also have problems they're nowhere near as bad as the US and the UK. In primary school, the breaks used to be called 'play time or lunch time. In college it was just morning break.Is that no longer the case?
@malindabrown6882
4 ай бұрын
What about percapita
@stephenwride5695
4 ай бұрын
Good grief open your eyes
@johanmeischke9189
4 ай бұрын
Yes in a rugby obsessed country like NZ, you will see a few shoulder injuries. Lol
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
i played it in primary school in the Tron, its overrated. I gamble on it now for extra fun money. I rowed to be Buff in Studly in the 1980's, i was very shy. I also did part time army training.
@johanmeischke9189
4 ай бұрын
@@greggiles7309 snap I was born in the Tron😁
@rwags6848
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to NZ and specifically Tauranga (Tau-runga).! We see so much of the extremes of the US. Great to hear from normal Americans, especially those brave enough to try something different.
@hinawaitere-tutaki6656
Ай бұрын
I love your guys stories, yes I do watch ur videos and US seems crazy compared to New Zealand
@sugarsilverstar8943
4 ай бұрын
A big welcome to NewZealand. So interesting that you find all those bare feet, it must be a North Island thing it very seldom happens in the South of the South island where I am, but maybe it's a weather thing. And the same goes for the clothes dryer I would not be without my tumble drier and all our undies and personal things are either dried there or in the garage.
@urizen7613
4 ай бұрын
As a South Islander who often goes bare footed, I'm definitely not the norm but people don't see it as particularly remarkable. I can see that it might be a bit more common up north.
@user-cr3om8cc2g
4 ай бұрын
I'm a barerfoot northerner lady, generations of us. there use to be more. amd thats because of onehunga weed, which is a rampart lawn prickle.
@urizen7613
4 ай бұрын
@@user-cr3om8cc2g I know that as bastard grass, and have exterminated it from my property.
@erinloo8921
4 ай бұрын
A lot of young people go bare feet in Christchurch especially the uni students
@richardmwangi9480
4 ай бұрын
😂😂 great
@user-ty7kw3cq8r
4 ай бұрын
Very good video good information thank you very much ❤❤❤
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Most welcome
@barrynichols2846
4 ай бұрын
Most of everyone I know has a dryer here in NZ. But then again our friend group is all in our 50s. I have had one since the 1990s. I still hang out the clothes as much as I can. Generally Nov through to March I walked to school when I was kids in the 70s and 80s. In primary school in New Zealand I went to school bare foot every day, year round I think. Not that I didn't have shoes. I know from Intermediate it was a lot longer walk, and I wore shoes everyday from then on.
@user-jm1mj6hr3y
4 ай бұрын
Toe, rung a if your wanting pronunciation to sound more native I live in Tauranga and our weather here is still bi polar Not complaining could be worse
@kwikflikzyakadventures3795
4 ай бұрын
It’s pronounced “Toe Wrong A” “Tauranga”
@colinperry8824
4 ай бұрын
Coming from a gun society how long did it take you to become comfortable living in a country without guns.
@valliels2808
Ай бұрын
There are more guns per capita in NZ than in the US. The US isn't as gun crazy as people seem to think.
@simonfleming886
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to paradise Lydia.....oh and Tara, in some of that interview, you almost sounded homesick.....shame on you🤣😂🤣
@shnacksx3482
4 ай бұрын
Hanging the clothes the night before helps me. I check the weather all the time too. Wether i will hang them outside or on the racks in my shed. Its a whole thing. Power costs wayyy too much for my liking lol. Free things is better for me 😂
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
I love that about NZ!
@konefesa
2 ай бұрын
I only use my dryer when the rugby season is on.
@howarddavies1383
4 ай бұрын
If you have a private pension I suggest you move it to specialist pension company in newzealand
@korinifilipo4638
4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤ Kiora Welcome to Aoteroa the land of long white clouds ❤❤❤
@peterhakai4825
4 ай бұрын
Great to see u again Tara,always love your videos,they just great and sometimes you really crack me up,but nice to see u again.
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy!
@uptobro2920
4 ай бұрын
As a kiwi im with you about the drier ,we usually use a laundramat, but also dont mind using a clothes line
@sinaih1
4 ай бұрын
Hahaha I live in Auckland and I don’t have a key to my front door so it’s never locked🤦🏻♀️
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
I love how safe it is here!
@GayesyJ
4 ай бұрын
Must be so different being in NZ! The accent is quite something! When you get a chance come across the pond and visit us Downunder. 🐨 We Aussies are quite a lot like New Zealanders except we switch around our vowel sounds. 😂 And our weather is much nicer!!
@user-FUCKYOU18
4 ай бұрын
They both colonized by British people, yes they are the same people in different country
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
I expect some Surfing video's from Raglan Beach, where I was made, just saying as a holiday topic when spawning. I have no regrets moving to Auckland to work, n finding a single space. I have not been on a hike to Rangitoto yet.
@ataimd
4 ай бұрын
What's this obsession with dryers? I'm a true blue kiwi born and bred and literally every1 I know has a dryer. Yes if it's a nice day they might hang the clothes outside get some sunlight on them, but noone really cares either way, do you!
@ivydickson7596
4 ай бұрын
Totally agree, kiwis never mention this, only americans. Get over it you guys, have a dryer if you want, no worries mate.
@roxsskie247
4 ай бұрын
A lot of people are 50/50 with hanging out and using the dryer. I am guilty of putting my clothes in the dryer on a nice hot sunny day haha. Hang dry is much more fresh though
@eileenhildreth8355
4 ай бұрын
Stepping back in time is funny, we immigrated to nz from England in 1961, to Invercargill, mum said it was stepping back intime at least to pre war england (i was2), nothing changes
@MK-oc4gt
3 ай бұрын
Yet you're still here? 🙄
@eileenhildreth8355
3 ай бұрын
@@MK-oc4gt and wouldn't live anywhere else 😀
@MK-oc4gt
3 ай бұрын
You still in Invercargill? 🤷
@eileenhildreth8355
3 ай бұрын
@@MK-oc4gt no we moved north I grew up in Kawerau and now live in Waikato
@markcrisp8279
4 ай бұрын
It's nothing to do with time travel. It's about decency I don't mean this bad but ....... Americans come back to reality.
@garys6135
4 ай бұрын
Welcome to Toe Rung A. 👍
@merryb2893
4 ай бұрын
I’m in my early 50’s and I haven’t worked anywhere that does morning and afternoon tea in NZ for about 20 years. That’s just not a thing in Financial Services anymore. Maybe it’s still done in the public service or very small organisations but it’s really not common in large organisations anymore.
@pammccall3676
4 ай бұрын
Bringing your dog to New Zealand you made it sound so easy. As New Zealand has strict rules and a country that is free of rabies your dog would have needed 2 rabies tests that would have had to be at least 6 months apart . Plus extensive tests and vet certificates. Also your would have to have had to apply and obtain and import license fir your dog. Your dog also would have had to go into a quarantine facility on arrival for a stay of one month. You made it sound like you can just drive to an airport with a ticket for your and put it on a plane. I have lived in the States and have flown my pet to New Zealand. You spoke of missing all the drive thru facilities. Well there is one thing that you will have to get used to. New Zealander's are very energetic people and proactive. I take offence how you were saying New Zealand seems so wY behind the world. I lived in Ohio in the States. Now that is way behind the rest if the world. If you don't like it here and are not repaired for our culture. Please don't criticise us or our country. If you can't then either as you said 'move on ' or go back to the States. When I lived in the States I respected their ways and get permanent residency status. All I can say is respect us and our country, our culture our rules that we are proud of. If foreigners go to live In the States they are definitely expected to follow all of your rules. The conclusion is that I found you interview containing ill advise and condescending towards our country.
@colonelfustercluck486
10 күн бұрын
um, they mentioned that it was like the 1980's in USA, when coming to NZ. That was a positive comment regarding the amount and type of crime generally experienced in NZ. A higher trust level, as they specifically said. And what is the bad advice and condescension that you are speaking about? They explain a few differences between NZ and USA in day to day living experiences, and you object? Hey, some areas of NZ are crappy too. Just the same as USA. These ladies seem to be respectable middle class women, and seem to be comparing respectable middle class NZ lifestyles. I thought the whole article was pretty fair. Of course things are different overseas, and they are explaining that.... along with the things they didn't know until they got here. And they seem to embrace the differences.... as being different, and refreshing mainly. The old 'if you don't like it go somewhere else' doctrine is really pathetic and the lowest common denominator of people who lack comprehension skills within NZ. You must understand / comprehend that this is not a video out to criticize NZ or it's people. Just differences and how to settle into a new country....
@laskinov
4 ай бұрын
Great vid Tara, it's nice to see the perspectives of fellow Americans settling in NZ, more so in this troubled world in American politics, Trump!!🤡 Gaza, and Ukraine. Do you have any statistics on how many Americans have left their home of birth due to the American health care system, politics, safety, school shootings, work-life balance, etc... It would be interesting.
@erinloo8921
4 ай бұрын
Recent news says 30 pee cent of Americans want to move overseas..also many who leave are renouncing their USA passports.
An insightful discussion, however a little surprised at no mention of guns, particularly hand guns.
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
We rate 18th in world for bang bang ownership. The License age is 16, and for driving. Kiwi American has not talked about her children driving yet...
@davidcooper5010
3 ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you for your insights. Hope you visit Australia soon.
@teevis3620
16 күн бұрын
Other nurses in the US watching this...OMG... her bubbliness is triggering my anxiety! Easy fix... contact NZ immigration ,Tara or some broker.
@blackis90pcofmywardrobe
4 ай бұрын
Live in Auckland. I won't leave my washing outside if I'm not at home or planning to be at home all day. Or leave my door (and/or) car unlocked as people do steal washing and just walk into homes if the door is unlocked to steal stuff or scope a place out. Auckland is kind of the exception to most of NZ as a lot of American habits would be normal/standard here.
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
I had washing stolen in Hamilton in 2000, cheap jeans from the Warehouse, I dont drive a car living in Central Auckland, thats another cost.
@fabmanly1070
4 ай бұрын
Aaaaaaaah good grief, you must be in West Auckland.
@GoldNava
4 ай бұрын
I'm from Upstate NY and want to try out living in NZ. Nothing against NZ but I don't know if I could get used to hanging my clothes up to dry on a clothing line because it won't dry right and it will make the clothes smell funny. I'd definitely need a washer and dryer. I have learned a lot from this channel about NZ and I'm so thankful for it. Nice By the way are you guys ever going to meet each other?
@superhoriguy3164
4 ай бұрын
Lol u do realise before dryers were invented yall americans hung yr clothes on lines outside most people around the world still hang clothes outside even tho we do have dryers here in nz they are only used for rainy days or emergency drying lol also when ya dry outside they smell better
@BenzoNZ
4 ай бұрын
Dryers are more common these days, I haven't hung anything out for at least 35 years lol
@WinterWind
4 ай бұрын
No one forces you to hang clothes. We have dryers for sale. We just happen to also have a culture of using what the environment offers. There should be no smell with clothes that actually dried and weren't left damp
@barrynichols2846
4 ай бұрын
You clothes won't smell funny, unless your name has a log fireplace and they use it when the wind is blowing your way. But just by a dryer. All us middled people have a dryer, at least everyone I know. My daugher is flatting and they have a dryer too.
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
I want to visit New York, if i won our Tax Free Lottery. Our gambling is taxed at Ticket purchase with a GST, but thats another topic,
@madnatty
4 ай бұрын
How funny, your comment about shoes. Most New Zealanders do wear shoes, except inside the home, usually (that’s a cultural thing). If you see children without them, it’s likely they can’t afford shoes or perhaps don’t like them. Tauranga is tricky to pronounce…you might need to work on that one a bit.
@markcrisp8279
4 ай бұрын
Toronnga ????
@andrewm8610
4 ай бұрын
Great place Alabama, Fairhope, is a nice place too.
@user-cr3om8cc2g
4 ай бұрын
this is so interesting, we also have no snakes aligators or crocodile's
@urizen7613
4 ай бұрын
We do have snakes -- very occasional sea snakes in summer in the far north. They technically count as native species because they get here without human assistance.
@juliaforsyth8332
4 ай бұрын
Endemic.@@urizen7613
@GoldNava
4 ай бұрын
Another reason why I want to live in NZ is no snakes!!!
@Paris45627
4 ай бұрын
But nz have got the gang called kea they steal right infront of of you and you won’t be getting it back
@rwags6848
4 ай бұрын
Or bears, mountain lions, wolves…
@user-xi6wp4jv9e
4 ай бұрын
I'm a physical therapist with many pets considering this move as well. I'm interested in the process of obtaining licensure and the pet process. :)
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Awesome - start with my free course www.kiwiamericans.com/opt-in-6a4c73b5-dab8-4dcc-af10-fbb2114f8af0
@marthagraham241
4 ай бұрын
Eventually you will learn how to pronounce the name of your new home correctly
@apetekotoinayausadavopit5089
4 ай бұрын
20:16
@afasetu8632
4 ай бұрын
Saw Peter Santenello did a piece on Fairhope Alabama.
@AgunziLFC
4 ай бұрын
Im a born and bred Kiwi, and i use my dryer year long. Its more of a lazy thing than anything else lol
@johanmeischke9189
4 ай бұрын
Hell you were lucky to get a product like cheese through NZ customs😂. Kia ora ( hello) and haiere mai welcome to the land of the long white cloud,aotearoa
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
1Kilo Cheese blocks Matter,
@johanmeischke9189
4 ай бұрын
@@greggiles7309 yeah tell me about it my parents were Dutch lol
@greggiles7309
4 ай бұрын
@@johanmeischke9189 my mothers side is from Sweden in 1904, and my dad side jumped ship in 1870 into the King Country 70+ Sailors, My Fathers middle name was Bestic?
@johanmeischke9189
4 ай бұрын
@@greggiles7309 my parents migrated hear separately and met in Hamilton
@monster10ify
4 ай бұрын
Come on, there’s nothing like the smell of sun dried clothes and sheets.
@davec5153
4 ай бұрын
Why would give up your freedoms in America for the peoples republic of New Zealand.
@AmgE5504
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@netsanet-um2tp
4 ай бұрын
Hi madam I woud like to thaks you to meeting you
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Always welcome
@jonss1948
4 ай бұрын
On approach to land at Auckland airport, the Pilot makes an announcement: Ladies and Gents. We are coming in to land at Auckland airport. Please put your watches back 100 years.
@Kiwiamericans
4 ай бұрын
Ok that is awesome!
@markcrisp8279
4 ай бұрын
When did you realize your in paradise ????
@DR1V3N2MADNESS
4 ай бұрын
It would be nice if you learnt how to pronounce the place you live 🤣 sounds like your saying Taronga like the taronga zoo in sydney not Tauranga 😅
@Tempted2Easy
4 ай бұрын
Ta wrong GA 😂
@nicolaaustin8011
4 ай бұрын
Toe rrrrung uh
@carrier411
4 ай бұрын
Tauranga - toe - rahng - uh - and roll the RRRs in all Maori words. but that aside, welcome to NZ
@leahthompson8282
2 ай бұрын
Maori prefer to go barefoot whenever they can, as this grounds yr body with the earth's vibration.
@user-bt1bi2vr5m
3 ай бұрын
How lazy uze an iron and fold ez
@Vurtico
4 ай бұрын
Im sure the end of the tax year here in NZ and what you do or dont have to do might be something that stands out to her haha. Im soo glad it's not like the US.
@GoodbyeCruelWorld
4 ай бұрын
I’m seriously considering moving to New Zealand from Tennessee. I also have an American cocker spaniel and she’s my biggest concern transporting her there. How to get a work visa? I have a varied resume, most recently was a probation officer for last 2.5 years.
@madnatty
4 ай бұрын
Hi there. There’s a big shortage of prison officers here in NZ, if that interests you. There is a govt. website with all the info about visa.
@GoodbyeCruelWorld
4 ай бұрын
@@madnatty I want to but I think you have to be a citizen?
@madnatty
4 ай бұрын
@@GoodbyeCruelWorld no, you just need to have a 2 year work visa.
@GoodbyeCruelWorld
4 ай бұрын
@@madnatty I mean I e looked and it said citizen but I’ll apply
@Mikeywelcs
4 ай бұрын
If you move here be prepared for the expensive rent and gas and if you smoke cigarettes be prepared to be blown away how expensive they are hahaha. But cars here are cheap and you do not need car insurance to drive here it's optional.
@hudsonturnbullnz123
4 ай бұрын
1950s,,,,,,, Love it... 😂
@markcrisp8279
4 ай бұрын
Don't tell me she and her husband now support The All New Zealand Blacks..........
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