Aussies and Kiwis....

[miles]

iamaboringperson wrote:
The NZ accent alone puts me off.

It's the worst accent in the world.

We do not have a accent, every body else does! :-P

[miles]

InTheSand wrote:

adz wrote:
I really think its just an Aussie thing, for some reason we cannot stand the New Zealander accent. It bares the brunt of many a joke. I guess thats the reason we haven't invaded yet :lol:

I don't think Kiwis fear an invasion from the West Island!  :-)

Besides, your feesh and cheeps wouldn't go down so well!

In any case, to most people outside of Australasia, you all sound like Aussies anyway!

 - Ali

Yet we find Aussie accents annoying (re Steve bloody Irwin, can't stand 5 seconds of that!) and yes we can tell if someone is an Aussie even if they have been here for years (been told Aussies can tell a Kiwi accent in the same way)!

;-)

[miles]

cecilia wrote:

adz wrote:
Indeed it is beautiful, click here and have a look at his galleries, there is a whole heap of shots from NZ. He also has a book exclusively devoted to NZ.

WOW - if someone could invent a Transporter I'd be there right now! just stunning!

and I have always found the accents from that part of the world to be really interesting and even sexy. :-D

That's the kind of view I get out of my window while I'm typing this!  I live in the country with a bit of land and a couple of horses, even have a old Nuffield tractor!
I have travelled the whole country and it is very nice, did not like the citys though.

Oh and just for you we do have an accent :-)