Graham Norton's reaction to the New Zealand accent

Graham Norton Show: episode four, season nine.
Personal note: this was not put up to offend, just to entertain. I love New Zealanders and their accent. All accents sound funny to others, and the way New Zealanders pronounce some words throws people from other countries off. Being an Aussie, I love our New Zealand cousins and I agree that our accent can sound hilarious too sometimes. Let's not hate on here please. Aussie, NZ, Irish, English, American.. who the fuck cares?
Graham, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Shappi Khorsandi, and Hugh Laurie hear someone talking with a New Zealand accent.

[@MelodyOfMars]

I don't know why he's making such a fuzz i understood every word and I'm Latina! lol I think New Zealanders have an adorable accent.

[@SnoopPixel]

That's what we were going for.

[@rhindslater]

Most New Zealanders do not speak like this. Plus New Zealand is very multicultural and there are so many different accents in here.

[@rhindslater]

Levi Mitchell I disagree he sounds queer. Unless your trying to say we all sound gay I don't think we sound like him.

[@fletcherashford4027]

yea

[@hhhawesome619]

rhind slater well what you think is wrong

[@TheSummerwine1]

Now imagine his reaction to trying to understand a rough Maori accent haha

[@TheSummerwine1]

yeah nah

[@NAT1V3]

Yeah nah nolzee

[@bmczed8886]

MeihanaBee or a fobs 😂😂😂

[@cameronhowe1110]

The Big Fish actually they are and Maori are Pacific Islander 😂don’t be dumb

[@darthvader3910]

LOL

[@TylerandCaleb]

It's weird in NZ our accent sounds normal but if we go to a other country and hear our accent it sounds weird.

[@Sento35]

tyler valentine Except Australia right??

[@TylerandCaleb]

John Smith yeah cus our accent Sound similar

[@joshi-g6904]

I'm the same way but I'm from Australia.

[@Mintie365]

tyler valentine I agree, I was cringing at Lorde's interview with Jimmy Fallon and when she's around other kiwis she sounds perfectly normal...good ol kiwi accent

[@tommytucker5464]

Usually you can pick up the kiwis speaker if they are surrounded by foreign speakers.

[@meghandavis5327]

I can't hear him because of the audience......what I did hear I understood

[@LadyEowyn]

Meghan Davis It was the exact same for me.

[@meghandavis5327]

yerp, I think a lot of people hype it up too much

[@zachsavary8154]

LOL same here!

[@juliustetevano6113]

Same, it was so annoying!

[@wardito9966]

Chur cuzz

[@21Shallwedance]

He wasnt being rude or offensive. It's just the irony of the situation. He said he was from East Putney so we were all expecting a British accent but then he opened his mouth and the accent was so far from being british! Love it, so funny

[@samaraavery6205]

I am a New Zealander, this is pretty accurate

[@samaraavery6205]

***** it depends on who you are XD

[@hpmoody]

I love the NZ accent. From an Aussie.

[@PatrickAlanMcL]

it's really broad, like, comedically broad, but that's as Kiwi as hokey pokey. Disagree? Search Karen Hay on KZbin

[@jk-be9od]

+hdotpdot Thanks mate

[@ashaank]

Got a friend here in Hong Kong from NZ and this is almost spot on

[@unluckyomen13]

Dude has a strong accent. Must be from the south island. I rarely hear anyone speak like that in the north island.

[@TheKittyCatKatarina]

+unluckyomen13 I agree

[@TanoaleaE131211]

I would have to disagree.

[@unluckyomen13]

People up north have the usual kiwi accent. I have come across a few with this accent, mostly women. I've been told by a lot of people that the kiwi accent is stronger in the south island.

[@xcusza9615]

+unluckyomen13 And it's funny I've never heard someone speak like this in new zealand.

[@unluckyomen13]

Riverleigh Morris-Baars You could be right! I never actually spend time trying to really listen to people's accents.

[@gabijensen2057]

Anyone else here from New Zealand? 😂 I could understand everything cuz I live here 😂😂

[@butternutsquash1]

This guy was my teacher lol

[@pratikhira4253]

Gabi Jensen IKR!!!! How can u not understand 😂😂😂

[@sodawolfy]

I am from NZ too! He sounded fine xD

[@kirstencg]

yup!😂👌

[@2shiiesty]

Gabi Jensen yasss💪😂

[@TomRNZ]

While this guy's Kiwi accent was very strong, I've always thought that Graham Norton's accent was kind of funny too. I thought that all the laughing was a pretty extreme reaction though. Maybe a little laughter, as the accent was unexpected at first, but get over it!

[@SpongeBillyBob1]

most people were laughing at Grahams reaction to how he said ten! "tin" but yes that's kinda funny too! But not as funny as grahams reaction

[@konczk]

Graham has a very mild Cork accent, barely noticeable. A really strong Cork accent is unrecognizeable as being a part of the English language. Sound like someone's talking arabic with a potato in their mouth. Even Irish people make fun of the way people from Cork talk.

[@konczk]

candom rommenter I really don't think he's adopted an English accent. It is still very recognizably Irish with obvious work on elocution. I knew a pair of twins in Cork who took elocution lessons and had a very similar accent.

[@konczk]

candom rommenter wouldn't he be dropping his R-s in that case? One of the main differences between the English and Irish accents is that the latter is rhotic, like the Scottish, American and Canadian accents, people don't drop their R-s.

[@TomRNZ]

Christian Koncz What about the West country accents? They're rhotic and they're English.

[@kodyandkara]

He sounds kiwi as, i don't know what you other kiwis are on about. Sounds like a typical pakeha accent and i don't mean that out of malice or anything. Sounds very south islander. My opinion. Each to their own.

[@ArcticRain]

Nah, that's definitely got North Wellington in it. You can almost hear Lynn of Tawa there.

[@SolitaireNZ]

***** Whanganui people sound like that, I'm pretty sure it's Taranaki/Whanganui region.

[@SolitaireNZ]

But either way, I think it's a guy from the UK doing a New Zealand accent for comedic effect. Too many cultural references.

[@francineexoh919]

Definitely not a southern accent. im from there and my r's are out of contrrrrrol. Not sure where its from tbh, havent even been further than Wellington lol

[@hhhhhhhhhhjklk3464]

He Is kiwi I know that because he is my teacher

[@NexSicarius]

I'm Indian, and while I've never heard someone from New Zealand speaking in real life, his accent was fairly clear to me. The only word that stumped me for a second was "ute", and I just assumed that he meant a utility truck or pickup truck. People really don't have to make such a big deal out of someone speaking slightly differently to what they're used to, sheesh.

[@Kines332]

Right on. Been to many countries and had friends with different accents. The only one I find funny is a posh English accent.

[@sovereignspirit7640]

Ashemarine Considering some of the hundreds of humorous accents in Britain (including his own original Irish one) I think this was a definate over-reaction. The one voice I can't tolerate is the British Queen's. When she gives her speech every Christmas, I turn her off. Immediately

[@sovereignspirit7640]

Ashemarine Ps you are correct in guessing that 'ute' is short for utility truck!

[@johnobrien5460]

Totally right fact is most people have a great deal of difficulty understanding certain British accents. Namely Scouse, Jordie Glasgow, Northern Irish, Brummie especially when they have had a few beers.

[@Widdekuu91]

Jesh, Ai fully uhgree wif jou, Ai hef ah bit offuh Dutsh accent and Ai bet jou can uhnderstand me puhrfucktly.

[@zero-buds]

I dont get it he sounds fine

[@zero-buds]

*****​ America

[@nenabunena]

Andrea Chia Yeah his accent doesn't sound weird to me as well but I'm a foreigner

[@nenabunena]

***** I'm from the Philippines and rarely hear that accent

[@YAS9112]

British always make fun of Aussie and Kiwi accents

[@solatiumz]

@yas - Nope. *Some* British people may, but not all. Logical fallacy.

[@MalfreyArts]

Many people don't really seem to understand what's going on here. He said he was from Putney (in London) and obviously Graham laughed because his accent was unexpected. Hence his bemusement at 0:11

[@TSmith72110]

ahhhh, i didn't get what everyone was laughing at (american). i enjoyed Graham's amusement though

[@TSmith72110]

ahhhh, i didn't get what everyone was laughing at (american). i enjoyed Graham's amusement though

[@TSmith72110]

ahhhh, i didn't get what everyone was laughing at (american). i enjoyed Graham's amusement though

[@michaelwalsh9145]

@@TSmith72110 the Brits would laugh at paint drying

[@honeycombcomplex3716]

I'm from New Zealand and I am not offended. It is always good to laugh at your own accent sometimes!

[@michaelwalsh9145]

I’m Irish and can understand him perfectly, the Brits would laugh at paint drying do they ever listen to their own accents it isn’t exactly the queens English.

[@RealFaodail]

@@michaelwalsh9145There accents completely fine lol, that’s coming from a Kiwi

[@Fishfingers232]

It's a tad stronger or exaggerated than most of us, but yea it's accurate.

[@rhysnelson6077]

+Fishfingers232 you would be surprised...when you hear your accent in a country with a completely different accent its a bit weird..im an aussie and when i went to philippines and herad other aussies i couldnt believe thats what we sounded like

[@bremCZ]

Johnny Dazzles Yeah you really have to live away for a while and miss the accent to then hear it for what it is.

[@skintrader100]

Its pretty much how I sound. It sounds stronger when you here the accent back on tv for some reason.

[@Aidankiwi]

As a migrant to NZ from the UK the only stupid sounding accent I heard was Graham Norton's

[@teehee1604]

"Whin oyy wuz tiyn"

[@motherricky]

nah thats more of an Australian accent

[@bremCZ]

Juliette It is Kiwi through and through.

[@randomdude4669]

@@motherricky no way lol

[@sionelawfakahau7347]

lol im from new zealand and i even laughed when he said 10 P.S we all dont sound that way lol

[@arhan7347]

I thought he said When I was teen

[@cocricklewood4441]

Yep! You do!

[@stalematesibling]

"tin" (ten) and "cheers" (chairs) did it for me lol

[@davidedwards3361]

PPS Yes they do.

[@howmanygirlssnapchatyouhav6739]

New Zealand People (Like Me) Sound Like British People You Know? They Use The T And U Vowels Just Like The British

[@chookaschookas444]

Speaking as a Kiwi myself, this guy has set up his story, but it is typical of the way some Kiwis do talk. Graham is not anti kiwi at all. The wine he serves his studio guests is usually from New Zealand - He just knows how to work a great talk show. One thing I would like is to see Graham interview Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer.

[@michaelwalsh9145]

He’s from my own county but he must have the most annoying laugh in the world

[@duniagiana]

I don't know why, but I think I understand every words he say, and I am from Indonesia... Why is it so hard for Graham to understand?

[@davidedwards3361]

Some people don't even try to understand foreign accents.

[@azzy_sniffer6452]

Probable cause the audience wouldn't shut up

[@samthecrank]

I'm a New Zealander, originally from South Otago, so I've been paid out for my accent (long since gone) from other New Zealanders! I remember when I was living in the UK, I was told to say 'ten' and 'ten pens' over and over again for the amusement of a colleague. I had to learn to deal with that and with other ribbing with good nature. I don't understand why some Kiwis are so thin skinned. Accents are funny.

[@turtletaco9872]

This is similar to what happened with when my 'friend' (who is from England and has a slight English accent) kept asking two of my friends and I to say words like 'deck' and 'pen' lol

[@ashleighmarie1582]

we do sound like that. as much as it pains me to admit it. It sounds worse around other accents. And to everyone from NZ who says they don't sound like this…. count to ten and you tell me if you don't say ten the way he does. We literally have to say "tan" to sound english saying ten.

[@ashleighmarie1582]

aussies probably think we say tin because our ten is how they say their tin in their accents lol

[@ashleighmarie1582]

what are you even on about? all i was saying was that the guy does sound like a Normal NZer. everyone was saying he was faking it and i said that it only sounds fake because its stronger around people with other accents and when you listen to it out loud. As for the "ten" … say it out loud. It could mistaken for australian saying "tin" could it not? THATS why australians mock us because they say NZers say "tin" but its merely their impression from their own accent. no need to get all defensive, it was just a comment.

[@campbellryan4094]

Yep xD

[@01boneslover]

superkiwistar im a kiwi with an austrailan parent and i dont sound like that nor do any of the kiwis i know nor do the australians in my family

[@ashleighmarie1582]

for fuck sakes why are you still even going on about it? Im allowed to not like our own accent, and your being so dramatic and defensive that NZers don't speak like that. How many times do I even have to say that it sounds stronger because they are around English accents, In your "so called" proof of NZers saying Ten, if you actually listen he says ten the same damn way. Your annoying me, stop posting about it

[@Mijochda]

I think the NZ accent is hot :D

[@undertalefan7231]

NO DONT SAY THAT

[@Mijochda]

Why not? It is hot.

[@undertalefan7231]

im from nz -_-

[@hhhawesome619]

G. gamer so?? ...

[@chrisj5894]

G. gamer From watching some of your videos, I'm pretty sure this guy is about 11 or maybe 12...

[@pat1589]

I'm a New Zealander and this is a pretty accurate accent. Some do speak with less slang, so will be easier to understand. The northern part of NZ speak slightly different than down south too.

[@jonahkingi98]

I'm a New Zealander. From what I've heard i sound a little British.

[@andrewb7968]

Understandable given the resemblance to Australian, and Australian sounds so Cockney at times it's uncanny.

[@jonahkingi98]

Andrew B lol

[@TheManwithafan]

I remember in high school we looked at this New Zealand Mauri film called whale rider which was pretty good but during the film's climax, the young girl protagonist goes up to her uncle, with lots of anticipation, and says "I'm behk." and we all cracked up laughing

[@turtletaco9872]

Lol

[@lizkoppert5196]

Māori film, Matt Chan. Mauri is a Māori word that refers to the life force found in every living thing.

[@sepsalehi1214]

i live in Auckland NZ and legit no one speaks with an accent as strong has he has. Its even surprising to me

[@mayday4495]

im from nz and we went to america and everyone was like "WHERES YOUR ACCENT FROM ITS SO CUTE"

[@reneekainamu5299]

haha our accents rule f graham! chuur ♥

[@jamesliong7102]

Kiwi s accent is perfect stop being so weird bro

[@mellinadventures4683]

These people are laughing for no reason, I would understand what he said if there wasn't so much laughter in the background. Lol

[@tiaanderson4330]

Graham couldn't understand and I was like, HOW DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THIS!

[@DeadmanDT]

I don't get it? It was easy to understand

[@moroz96108]

Kiwi accent is the cutest💕💕💕

[@turtletaco9872]

That's a nice opinion :)

[@jonathaneffemey4892]

Thanks for posting.

[@hyderalihimmathi1811]

How can you be patient about something which you do not understand?

[@broadshoulder]

I have to say all those saying "we don't sound like that at all". Yes, you do. Seriously entertaining Graham

[@Mightybeanargeden]

I'm from New Zealand and don't know anyone with that accent

[@Mightybeanargeden]

yes I swear

[@nugagim]

***** I'm from Christchurch -he doesn't sound like anyone I've ever heard from anywhere in New Zealand. What was that 't'yeen' thing he said instead of 'ten'? That sounded far more Australian than Kiwi.

[@ryannicholls3035]

that is definitely kiwi though

[@ryannicholls3035]

Agreed, not all of us can't speak clearly. But there are people who sound like that and we do all sound a lot like that.

[@Mightybeanargeden]

yeah in west auckland

[@scaryterry7589]

As a kiwi I just like to say you can hardly talk us camp mick

[@touhousoda]

i just had to laugh at all the celebs leaning in to try and understand what he was saying, and i never realised how fast we speak lmao

[@clement2780]

Cant hear the poor guy for all the laughter. Its not that bad the accent, it is hilarious though

[@MissBeckyBoo7]

And yes, I sound just like this guy. There are MANY different NZ accents, when you really look into it.

[@Oscar_Armstrong]

looks like a quarter of new zealand has watched this video

[@MrAlumni72]

By far the most entertaining video I've ever seen on KZbin was a (make-believe) New Zealand advertisement for deck treatment products.

[@soshified101]

I'm from New Zealand and I have to say hearing the Kiwi accent in another context like this sounds so strange. Listening to him speak I was like "Holy crap do we actually sound like that". It sounds really awkward haha

[@MissCartoonist]

Kiwi here. Sounds perfectly normal to me! But it's like, for instance, how I find Scottish people hard to understand - other nations probably think the same thing about us.

[@hilarybenoit2926]

It's true.. I'm from New Zealand on my Dad's side , and they were from Wellington.. I've been there once and it's amazing how strong some of the accents are..

[@realgroovy24]

whats so funny? sounds normal to me i am from new zealand

[@42647795]

duh

[@realgroovy24]

i dont understand why they are laughing thuogh

[@samsmum]

realgroovy24 tech cuz uts funny bro....

[@realgroovy24]

i guess it is for outside of nz

[@torig2726]

realgroovy24 tech tru that

[@estebankelevra9720]

He didn't say Bro Mate Sweet as Cool as Not a proper kiwi then.

[@boulshyte8932]

he said 'tin' and thats all that matters XD

[@keanabella3743]

Esteban Kelevra some kiwis don't say anything of them

[@Ella-nc8id]

hey bro my names korg 😂-thor

[@Luke-tt3dt]

Yeah nah

[@Envistica]

Lol our accent is the best!

[@Louisthelemon]

its better than amerrican and the brits and ozeys pronunciation of the word "six"

[@Leon-mh6oz]

No, it's fucking terrible

[@ronan9056]

Why do people laugh at the New Zealand accent im from New zealand And i have the accent

[@davidkeenan5642]

It wasn't really the accent they were laughing at, it was the unexpectedness of the accent. He'd said he was from East Putney, so they were expecting some form of London accent, & then bam!, he's got a full blown New Zealand accent. What was funny was the idea of someone from East Putney sounding like that, and Graham's reaction started the audience laughing. So the audience were really laughing much more at Graham. Watch it again, it was the line "When I was tin", you can see Graham think what? & then the collective laughter starts, & gets fueled by the guy referring to the Yute. The poms are very fond of people from New Zealand & Australia.

[@Miaew]

It is very disturbing. I'm not an english speaker and I can't even understand if he was a teen or if he was ten ... So ...

[@davidkeenan5642]

Miaew Your grammar is very good, but you should capitalise the word 'English' in that sentence. English is my first language, I though he said 'tin'. New Zealanders can speak really quickly, but if you lived with them for a few months you'd have no problem understanding what they're saying.

[@Miaew]

I don't know the word "tin" so it was not in my mind ^^

[@ronan9056]

Ok, yeah that's true David Keenan

[@annagreaves8090]

The bunnings ad was on before the video, and I thought for a second it was the video.... (I was reading comments so I didn't see the screen)...

[@quokkaknight3321]

As an Australian this is so easy to understand

[@candycrushinq7514]

I'm from New Zealand and I don't get why this is so hilarious

[@robertgrant1837]

you would if your were anything other then a kiwi you would think it was funny I did LMAO

[@rabidsasquatch]

Putney is also (and originally) an area of London. They were expecting another accent altogether.

[@robertgrant1837]

rabidsasquatch yeah not the one they got, the kiwis replace there e's with an i so if you said this is my brother Ben they would say bin no we just like taking the piss out of them

[@Aidankiwi]

Robert Grant I might live in NZ but I'm from Scotland, so despite my username (used to indicate geographical location) I am not a Kiwi. I can assure It's just not funny. It's a lame attempt at comedy. It's exaggerated, not done particularly well and not very imaginative.

[@robertgrant1837]

well it's an Irishman, taking the piss out of a kiwi. Everybody found it funny, did you take out citizenship? if you did guess what

[@20shourya]

I've watched this teen times.

[@P0tatoChipzz]

Lol thats my current teacher Simon Marshall what a joker man... Every friday he plays that to use in class its soo funny. Good job mate.

[@coolsamw2439]

I am Aussie/ kiwi my family is kiwi but I was born in Australia. I'm the only Australian in my family. So sometimes things I saw sound really Aussie or really kiwi

[@tiamariana6048]

I see that Jimin... BOI haaha

[@coolsamw2439]

+Wangster._ T haha lol

[@parkcheemin4597]

same and ARMY omg

[@engece7014]

Jimin???? O_o NZ/Australian ARMY?! yessssa

[@parkcheemin4597]

+Yoon Icorn yes haha and NZ ARMY 💕🙆

[@stephcurry5920]

Bruhh imagine if Jeff the Maori was on there *OWW YOUR STINK AH*

[@JG-zt1zb]

It's my favorite accent in the world.

[@turtletaco9872]

Thank you?

[@jonahkingi98]

Thats awesome man :) I want to go now. Next time you go, take me LOL!!!

[@dicegoblin176]

we do not say tin!!!!!!

[@ericshin5703]

Cosmic Kitten yes we do

[@janetmcgregor775]

He's got a weird Kiwi accent, it sounds like he grew up on a North Island farm then went to live in Aussie for a while, that way of saying 'ten' as 'tin' is definitely not any kind of Kiwi I've heard (yes I am a New Zealander) either that or he's exaggerating it to get exactly the reaction Graham gave him, that would be a very Kiwi thing to do - we call it 'taking the piss' basically its a friendly form of teasing people.

[@Belldere]

candom rommenter It's strange how different places and accents can change what things sound like. For example, I'm a New Zealander, and when I hear an American say ten it sounds an awful lot like tan.

[@Sento35]

Janet McGregor I thought kiwis from the north sounded more Australian because its closer to us?

[@janetmcgregor775]

We'll seeing as the flight from Christchurch (South) to Sydney is shorter than the flight from Auckland (North) to Sydney I don't think your closeness theory holds up. :)

[@Sento35]

0r maybe the west haha i dunno the closest island is the one i'm talking about .

[@Najvalsa]

You guys should realise that this is a KZbin video, ripped from TV, that has gone through a few compressions, and you're all hearing it through different devices, so how he sounds here to you, may not be how he sounds in real life. To me, he sounds like someone who has a stronger Kiwi accent, but nothing I've never heard before, and I'm an Aucklander.

[@iggytse]

What is crazy is when I visited New Zealand and an old man thought my Australian accent was hilarious and I was having trouble figuring out why he thought it was strange.

[@hoopla3781]

Watching this as a New Zealander feels so weird.

[@smilingsartoriusxdjs1443]

His reaction is priceless

[@wheelblack35]

love love love Graham norton

[@LindsayKay]

Sounds like an Aucklander whose spent some a couple of years in Australia (but not quite long enough to get that intense lift at the end of each sentence). My sister lived in Oz for 15+ years now she's totally strined, it's tool late for her.

[@SuperJBrowne]

Only white NZ'ers sound like that.

[@hrdstyldncngisbst]

Maori and Islanders sound even worse bro.

[@SuperJBrowne]

But not like that eh brew???

[@RoseEssenceNZ]

You being racist? Cause I don't sound NOTHING LIKE THAT neither to by friends...THANK U VERY MUCH

[@SuperJBrowne]

Don't you mean "think yo veery march"?

[@RoseEssenceNZ]

SuperJBrowne wow gee thx and for your information I have NEVER said yo in that kind of sentence

[@rhiannon8225]

Ohmygod he sounds like john key!!! hahahahaha

[@lauralaura9899]

yeah ahahhaha

[@selinaamy5485]

i like all diffrent accents there all great

[@jenniferwren76]

I’m an Aussie. Understood every word 💪🏻😂

[@stephenball289]

Just sounds like a normal New Zealers - from an Aussie

[@stelley08]

we dont have accents, only foreigners do :-)

[@Envistica]

Actually we do, if you notice

[@Envistica]

Yeh

[@Leon-mh6oz]

You may have won the award for biggest mong of the century.

[@Ella-nc8id]

Omg yesss

[@theredstonehive]

I am from NZ and just realised how weird we sound. (Though I only thought 10 sounds weird)

[@joshpaea8958]

I bet ya he got the ice cream from the drive through. Chur chur

[@AnkhDjedSeneb]

"this was not put up to offend" - I'm a kiwi, go for you life bro, offend away! Free Speech or FTW!

[@Dinofly4]

When I was tin

[@turtletaco9872]

I went out on the dick with my cuz

[@turtletaco9872]

We ate some fush en chups

[@turtletaco9872]

(It's not being 'racist' if I am a kiwi)

[@rissadance]

Loved it

[@robertgrant1837]

you know that's what the rest of the world think of nz a farkeen joke hahaha

[@chriss.9398]

Strange.. Im an american and can understand everything he is saying just fine? Then again im a huge fan of flight of the conchords so i dunno? lol

[@yucca5497]

Oh my god i swear on my life, I have NEVER heard a kiwi who sounds like that, EVER

[@atomiccommander135]

I know, right? Sounds more like an Australian trying to imitate the NZ accent. I've never once heard anyone say tin instead of ten.

[@jonwibz6120]

AtomicCommander Or he's from the south island

[@atomiccommander135]

Jon Wibz Probably. I've never talked to someone from the South Island so I wouldn't know.

[@twelveytwelve]

Mudkip Man I thought he actually exaggerated his own natural Kiwi accent for comic effect.

[@Mintie365]

Mudkip Man "TIN" No one pronounces Ten like that ahah

[@Holako92]

I am not an english speaker but I understood everything he said, except some parts where the audiance were just laughing

[@EYDuff]

Haha this is so true, I lived in Yorkshire (East) for the first few years of my life, moved to New Zealand (Dunedin) for a few years when I was young, picked up quite a bit of the accent and then moved back to Yorkshire and my closest friends who I've known years sometimes don't get a word I say!!

[@subaru721]

When I was tin....wth!! He sounds very Australian

[@lamlan5753]

Not realy...

[@subaru721]

Yeh

[@eleanorcleary8391]

no. no he doesnt.

[@subaru721]

Aw yeh

[@lamlan5753]

Not at all

[@Seanis777]

He's got a very thick NZ accent, we dnt all speak like that

[@benarnst9309]

Yes we do. We so do.

[@DPlough]

Yes we do, you just don't notice it here because everyone sounds like that but it is very noticeable if you hear it among other accents.

[@Jack4711]

Yes we do. Didn't know we sounded like that till I came back home, after 30 years. I was like WTF?

[@michellaliberte]

lovely accent! love it !

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

As an Australian I can understand a lot of what he is saying. Most of it is like what we say, just with a different twang.

[@lauraburrell8171]

i live in NZ trust me we do NOT talk like this

[@MiladyToxic]

haha he was possibly exaggerating it for the lols.

[@fluorescentbulldogs1772]

Same here...

[@seznz]

Sorry Laura, as a kiwi myself I beg to differ - kiwi's do sound like that.. maybe not all of them but we most certainly do!

[@bremCZ]

Trust me, you do.

[@thomothomo1078]

@Biggie SmallsNo nothing like Australian. The Ausies have flat vowel sounds but Kiwis have elongated vowel sounds .Very different.If anything the Kiwi vowel sounds are more like a Scottish accent.Except the Scottish accent does not sound hilarious.You can buy a book called Kiwi English-A Shearing of Unsights.

[@lucyarrell1333]

I'm a New Zealander and I don't really understand y they're laughing :( I don't get what's funny

[@battiey]

Haha im from nz and just came back from a year in london and your accent always sounds more extreme when its the only one :P

[@myhat99]

nz,aus and usa got their accent from many cultures that bred into english language

[@xxdelenaforeverxx1353]

Lol this sounds normal to me XD

[@jasminroberts7172]

Im a new zealander ,people laugh at us because they think we speak fast but we dont were #1 top english language in the world no other country cannot speak english like us that is clear lol.

[@mastaklass]

Do people from other countries punctuate and use better grammar than you? I hope so! "no other country cannot speak english like us that is clear lol".

[@SenorJhzii]

I've never heard someone say to me "oh you're from New Zealand you talk really fast"

[@TheStar7117]

Unfortunately, very few people here know what correct spelling and grammar is.

[@SenorJhzii]

Unfortunately, very few guys want to talk to you, because what you look for in a man, is correct spelling and grammar.

[@TheStar7117]

Jhzii Who, me? You don't even know me. And I never said that's what I look for in a guy. The last guy I dated has absolutely horrible spelling and grammar, so I have no idea why you thought that mattered. Seriously, what is your point?

[@jakkuwolfinsomnia8058]

Oh man if I was on that sofa I would have stood up and given the lad an applause for making me laugh credit to him for soldiering on amidst the laughter - Kiwi's for the win!! XD

[@lauracurtin4641]

Actual pure gold

[@-vee-7009]

It seems like this was purposefully done he mentions alot of nz slang for no reason. Atleast he made himself look like an idiot 😂😂 good job.

[@PatrickAlanMcL]

yep, he was doing it for effect and he did it well. still sounded more intelligent than our PM

[@justtowatch111]

I'm from New Zealand and I thought he was talking with an Australian accent!.

[@siskavard]

Graham's reaction when he says "When I was tin" 😆

[@eleanorcleary8391]

Some serious exaggeration for comedic effect. Comedic effect achieved. Well done.