TOP 8 Things I Wish I Knew Before Moving To New Zealand

[@diggydodges3826]

2:36 "YEAH, NAH"......... Who else caught that Kiwi slang?.

[@tguthrie6]

yeah nah and nah yeah

[@kontekr]

@azzsco 1 yeah right mate

[@thetoecutta5716]

@@tguthrie6 yea na yea mate

[@lukesimpson5534]

@Matamoros #1 your full of it

[@joshsanders5860]

@Matamoros #1 pfft we never copy things off Auzzies

[@deevita7459]

Double blankets bro in winter, don’t waste power with heaters etc.

[@WayToManyAssassins]

or electric blanket

[@kiwwianakaanye869]

@@WayToManyAssassins that's still wasting power just three blanket that shit ❄️🏠🛌🛌🛌✔️

[@chloehasler194]

Powers not that expensive our heat pump is always on or our air con. Well its not expensive in Taranaki anyway

[@kiwwianakaanye869]

@@chloehasler194 everythings expensive here in Auckland

[@KivaGhostChips]

Dont bother with electric blankets, they more of a fire hazard...I do what my Grandfather did back in the 80s and just heat the main room of the home by blocking the draft at the doors with towels and turn the oven on with the oven door open, works everytime 🤣👍

[@picturef8]

What I realized it's not green New Zealand, its orange New Zealand , never seen so many road cones in my life

[@johnnz4375]

pieter van der walt , plenty of road cones but hardly anyone working 😜😜

[@rahera4236]

😂😂😂 this is so funny

[@run_it_straight829]

Great comment

[@lilahobrien3582]

Come to Christchurch after the earthquakes 😎

[@alexkennedy4181]

Omg they love road cones here don't they

[@chaitea555]

Okay y'all gotta give him credit for pronouncing te reo maori right.

[@donniethornberry7750]

I've lived here all my life and still can't pronounce half the stuff he said😂 respect

[@hamiwiremu3166]

Yeah, it was the English word that threw him up lol

[@chaitea555]

@@donniethornberry7750 aye 😂😂😂 I don't even know any Maori and I am one 😂😂😂

[@shadowboxing7029]

@@chaitea555 Confused, you know he pronounced Te Reo Maori right but don't know any Maori? :P

[@pancakes4552]

It's really impressive

[@toebar]

I've never been out of NZ so I thought you always paid at the register at restaurants everywhere

[@garynarborough]

In European countries you get your drinks and pay when you are finished. Found this in Germany. In the UK you pay as you drink unless there's a bar tab running

[@Lous13b]

@@garynarborough yep pretty much when I go pub I get tab

[@righteous4775]

Hahaha you could only imagine what would happen if we didn't have our system lmao

[@CarlHead]

@dave carter Most countries they just bring the credit card machine to your table with the bill

[@teelo12000]

I had the same experience in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan. All pay-at-the-counter.

[@tobysutherland4471]

Your first mistake was moving to Auckland

[@Halcyon_games]

Yep Auckland is a shithole

[@kidspecial1764]

I live here and I say that’s true 😂😂

[@ratman780]

I like it here :’)

[@ijcfwoy]

Auckland is algudz

[@lukeson8934]

i'm happy in Taranaki

[@astronorts6222]

Your pronunciation of our official language (Māori) is life. Super proud of our internationals. They have great pronounciation.

[@makelita521]

Norton Flintoff agree 💯

[@shadowboxing7029]

Foreigners are more respectful of Te Reo Maori than many Kiwis.

[@pancakes4552]

Norton Flintoff They make allot of us feel a shame of ourselves i reckon

[@astronorts6222]

@@pancakes4552 yes, I understand you. I also feel shame. But shame should be interpreted as motivation and a sense of pride. Te Reo is something to be proud of. It is a language unique to our history which differentiates us from any other country on the Earth we live on. And what better way than to embrace it. To engage in our history. Unique to any other. All in our own time.

[@pancakes4552]

Norton Flintoff actually that's what i meant glad someone understands

[@tonicherrington1186]

Your Māori pronunciation is GREAT!

[@markoffinland2184]

Ah thanks! Whakawhetai ki a koe!

[@fozzybear8878]

@Saber J Lyte Agree. I am Australian, and we struggle with Maori language!

[@abcdefg3829]

@@terrencehill8923 It's better than some people

[@JTYTNZ]

Hulk Hogan hard! 😂

[@hawasattar2241]

Thx for the guide. Ur pronunciation is mind blowing.

[@texmichaelwilson]

I did the reverse in Switzerland. Freezing cold much worse than NZ outside on the balcony. Closed the balcony door. No cold. SHOCKED! Couldn't believe it WASN'T cold inside. Swiss hosts weren't sure what I was on about

[@texmichaelwilson]

@Joe You wanna come to NZ and find out?

[@texmichaelwilson]

@Joe Same offer of coming to NZ to find out. When you've lived with no insulation or heating and you discover it....yes it was a shock

[@texmichaelwilson]

@Joe Youll never understand because you never grew up without it. Even doing all that stuff, its still cold.

[@facepalm7345]

@Joe you realise he said he was outside on the balcony, not inside with the doors open right? the insulation thing is just because of our climate, australians also have the same problem when they get abnormally low temps. it would be expensive to build a house suited for winter and summer, so most of them are suited only for summer to avoid +30 C inside

[@facepalm7345]

@Joe I dont think anyone struggles with the concept of closing doors. I think you struggle with the concept of a house designed for maximum ventilation vs one designed to stay warm

[@izzimurphygallagher9443]

Also, My top (reasonably cheap) tips for winter in NZ after living here my whole 21 years: - If you can afford it, fluffy sheets. Warm sheets are a big help. - Hot water bottles are a life saver. you can leave one in your bed to warm it up and have a another one you can cuddle up with once you settle down to chill out. One behind your back and one tucked in around your belly is the ultimate combo. - Double or TRIPLE blankets. Honestly, you'll sleep like a baby if the air is cold but you have heaps of layers on you. - Vicks Vapo-rub is so vital in winter or in general. If you get a cold or even just the sniffles, pick up a small pot from the supermarket for super cheap and put in on your neck and chest and you're good to go (although the menthol smell sticks around so best to have on a home at night.) AND SNEAKY OTHER USE - No joke, it sounds stupid but rubbing a tiny bit of vicks on your feet before bed makes you sleep like a rock and wake up feeling 10x more refreshed. Try it out, I promise it will blow your mind. - LAYERS. Especially since you live in Auckland, I'm sure you've seen how fast the weather can turn. It can go from bright and sunny to overcast and cold in the space of a few minutes, so layer up like no ones business. - Find mates or a cuddle buddy that are willing to come over for movies and just snuggling. This is pretty common practice in Wellington, everyone is way too open and intimate with their friends. But in winter it is necessary! - If you're out and cold and have time to kill, go see a movie. In welly we have places with $10 tickets to encourage more people to see films instead of streaming them and I'm sure Auckland has places like that too. - COFFEE. COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE. I'm sure by now you're already on board with the mass amounts of coffee us Kiwi's drink. It's way worse (or better?) down in Welly because it's coffee central and you can find 4 cafe's on one little corner or stretch of road. Warms your belly like nothing else. - along with coffee, if You're drinking go for beers or for spirits like whiskey or bourbon (In my opinion, Jim Beam is the best.) because they will warm your belly up AND get you ready for a nice night. - Move to Wellington. It's just far superior to auckland, rent is slightly cheaper, the weather and public transport are way more reliable, the people are SO MUCH MORE relaxed, exuberant, weird and friendly. Aucklanders are always in a rush to be somewhere, always busy and sometimes can be a little standoffish but you don't get that down here. Everyone just takes their time and does their own thing. I'm TOTALLY biased but you should take a trip down here at least before you leave because it's worthwhile.

[@izzimurphygallagher9443]

Wow now I'm reading this back I'm just taking a polite shit on Auckland hahahah

[@two-moonz2953]

I am a Canadian. I had the privilege of living and working in Auckland for 3 years. Great people, great country. I loved it there.

[@RobertNZ]

You should have taken the time to drive south and visit New Zealand while you were there ....

[@two-moonz2953]

@@RobertNZ I did. I went to Milford Sound, Wellington... Travelled all over. Sorry I should have made that clear. Like I said amazing country. After it rained I couldn't believe how green it was. Stunning. I was sad to leave.

[@RobertNZ]

@@two-moonz2953 SO glad to hear :D :D

[@readyandwaitingwithasupris3693]

Communists bandits

[@guernanei4179]

@@two-moonz2953 is it expansive more than Canada ?

[@jahbones1072]

I thank you for caring enough to get your goddamn pronunciations right. So many people simply cant be bothered to even try.

[@kachigga586]

Cause its a shit language lmfao

[@Ava-yb9gw]

@@kachigga586 Ah shuddupp

[@kachigga586]

@@Ava-yb9gw : (

[@raukawa4732]

"Cheer bro" hows that for pronunciation?

[@ann-mariemeurs952]

In my experience people who did not have English as a first language try hard to pronounce words from other languages because they know what it's like.

[@raihcp]

I feel like all of these comments are from Kiwis - like we’re the only ones who would watch a video about a list of things to do with New Zealand 😂

[@shannonjackson9778]

💯

[@Reniweni259]

Hmmmm n.no I don’t think so pshhhh why would I be from nz AHAHAHHA (Starts running to the airport) But seriously NZ great place

[@anujmchitale]

Nah, an Indian here!

[@chrissynz6974]

Lol yep im a Kiwi and saw the title and had to see. He almost sounds like hes on his way to "catching' our accent

[@omnackey]

I'm from Canada but I'm wanting to visit Tauranga next week so I'm trying to learn the basics before I go hahaha

[@galaxydreaming]

Yup our houses are cold! Anything newer with double glazing and a heat pump is better but still love a good fire place

[@filmeditstudios3182]

my house is the complete opposite.

[@filmeditstudios3182]

@MsWhoEverWhatEver have you heard of "that's fucking expensive"

[@zanegregory3317]

Yes I completely agree we have both in our house heat pump and fire but rather use the log burner over the heat pump any day the fire just feels more like a warm blanket and inviting than a heat pump (my personal opinion)

[@maximorlov8208]

@@filmeditstudios3182 That's not!

[@lukelukelulu]

You need to move to a newly built house . 10x warmer . With double glazed windows. Hardly ever use the heater You will notice the difference

[@quinnsugrue]

Luke S yeah but you need to have the money to do that

[@lukelukelulu]

Not necessarily. You can find newly built for the same price as old just have to look

[@bestgirl2333]

10x warmer? More like 10x the price lmao

[@lukelukelulu]

10x the price lol do you even own a house haha

[@lukelukelulu]

I'm a kiwi though lol born and raised family has been in nz since the 1800s

[@charlesormsby7363]

As a Maori watching this I'm very impressed with your Te Reo Maori pronounciation, you do it better than alot of Maori, and you can even say the haka Ka mate Ka mate. Your awesome dude.

[@holoholopainen1627]

Maori is like suomi - The language Finns speak !

[@dameinmokaraka3979]

Your Te Reo pronunciation is spot, well done mate, beautiful.

[@horiboyablemgtow7842]

Thats when I stopped watching

[@taliamitchell6789]

Horiboyable MGTOW but if you stopped watching then, then why do you have a comment? Yeah nah, bro.

[@taliamitchell6789]

Horiboyable MGTOW jk though 😂

[@Bastard_Mississippi1976]

Hahaha I can hear your Kiwi accent coming through already! We're bloody contagious! 😂

[@revbrighteous9889]

It's crazy how ineffective the houses are at retaining heat in NZ.

[@frugalfamilyof6nz31]

We are so behind the times in the shittest of flats in the UK still have triple glazing on all windows and foot thick walls, our houses are built on the cheap here for sure

[@jamesdettmann94]

Given the latitude of NZ and its proximity to the coast, winters must be pretty mild

[@jumpingdinosaur]

@@frugalfamilyof6nz31 but that also means that in the summer our houses get unbearably hot and stuffy because most people don’t have aircon

[@SarahlabyrinthLHC]

Many houses in NZ are older with no insulation and single glazed windows. I lived in a place in Auckland where in winter it was colder inside than outside! It is not unusual for the thickness of the exterior walls to be only the thickness of the width of your hand and only made of thin planks on the outside.

[@thezebrathatgrunts96]

The north may seem like spring during winter but down there south here mate she gets pretty bloody chilly

[@Lemonyjean]

No, it doesnt really haha, I live in southland, but also, from the cold cold, snow 9 months a year part of canada so...

[@jamesdettmann94]

@@Cepsi you're still about 5 degrees closer to the equator than I am and I live in the warmest part of the UK

[@maidznozoconnor4053]

Bless your heart .. I was impressed with your efforts to speak te reo... well done... and its great to hear your view of NZ.. and I enjoyed your video

[@goodnightkiwi]

I spent two years living overseas so understand every one of those points and your comments. But as a kiwi, would much prefer to live here in New Zealand without any hesitation. Enjoy your journey on becoming a kiwi, mate.

[@Wardaddy4477]

You failed to mention the thing the do everywhere. "Hi how you doing?" "Hi, How's your day?" I'm Norwegian and not used to strangers talking to me for no reason. Until I realised it was just a polite greeting.

[@MrJest2]

Americans wouldn't bat an eye; we do it too.

[@Wardaddy4477]

@Gina Tia Oamaru, Dunedin, CC, Auckland and a few other places.

[@Wardaddy4477]

@SouthHemiTV 1 Idiot.

[@AyeGee721]

As a Kiwi with a Finnish partner who is gaining a visa here, we learnt and taught each other things: - NZ winter is Spring to her. Finnish winter to me is like I went to the 9th circle of hell which is frozen over. - Regions of Finland share cultural similarities with Russia. Rural Finland have a lot of Ladas. I said she will have to settle for my Toyota. One day I know I'll find my car replaced with a Lada named Ukkonen... - She pronounces better Maori than a lot of Kiwis in general. I can pick up Finnish sentences now and then, but a lot of them have swear words. I am a pro at those. Also that Austronesian and Finnic languages are descendants from Asia helps too. - I don't think SPF 50 is strong enough

[@johnberkley6942]

I had an interesting couple of months attempting to prove I had lived in New Zealand since the age of seven. It was quite the ordeal. The tax dept seemed to know all about me though, having taxed my income for the past fort-five years without trouble, seemingly.

[@DS_DoggerX]

I lived 3 months over there (I’m Chilean, born and raised in an LEDC), and honestly, New Zealand is literally a Utopia for people originating from such places. I was very happy to live there for those 3 months, and would gladly go back given the chance

[@lilliths-httyd-channel]

I know there's a crap tonne of comments regarding your te reo pronounciation but god damn it man. Ya sound like a pure blood kiwi. Good job, mate.

[@awuma]

The "No Registry" thing is true of all the Five Eyes Anglosphere (US,UK,Canada, NZ, AUS) as far as I know (or knew ;-). There's a long standing resistance to a national identity card, so the driver's licence takes its place (certainly in Canada and the US, and then strictly state or provincial), with either a passport or some local licence-like drinking-age ID needed if you don't drive. Fifty years ago, the NZ driver's licence didn't even have a photo in it, so effectively there was no ID except the aforementioned electicity and telephone bills and the like. As for the lack of heating, a trait inherited from the Brits, for me two sweaters in winter was normal. Chillblains (a swelling of the fingers) was a common discomfort.

[@rahera4236]

Your Maori pronounciation is good. And we have 3 official languages, English, Maori & NZ sign language.

[@rahera4236]

DD DDD Yes it is.

[@rahera4236]

DD DDD o.0 you’re right. Thanks for telling me, it’s only a proposed bill atm from 2018.

[@rahera4236]

Well yeah, considering it’s widely spoken and used here. 😂 hahaha nice one!

[@D-77]

Shut the fuck up, both of u

[@DannyDoesWatch]

@@D-77 you're throwing off incel vibes but I agree bro

[@horiboyablemgtow7842]

New Zealand houses are nothing more than glorified Garden Sheds, seriously.

[@NathanMcClintock]

Put on a swanny and you'll be sweet.

[@lukelukelulu]

Lol only if you can't afford something decent. Some people can't that's ok. Can't take the heat get out the kitchen.

[@lukelukelulu]

@Brian Gower 100 to 150 per month hardly massive haha

[@horiboyablemgtow7842]

@@NathanMcClintock Of course I dont want the best in life, I just want to make do to get by.

[@horiboyablemgtow7842]

@Brian Gower Me too, because it was sh1t

[@purplelamington279]

I can't stop looking at that map lol

[@Paul_Beach]

For someone who has been in NZ for only 6 months you have the accent down pat. Also your turn of phrase! Sweet as, etc. Man you sound like a kiwi. Amazing.

[@johnmqueripel2367]

The accent is sort of funny, i = e and e -i ??

[@KiraKageYT]

Oh and the wh pronunciation you mentioned that depends on where you ask some say the h is silent others say it's with the f sound although the f is most definitely more well known.

[@misha3318]

my mother has been here for 19 years and my grandmother 40 years and they STILL cant be bothered to pronounce any of the maori names correctly! so props to you for actually putting the effort in

[@ApriliaRSV4F]

Totally agree regarding the insulation. I have an apartment in Russia 60 km south of the arctic circle and -40 -50 in the winter. Still walking around the apartment in a t-shirt and shorts a nice 23 degrees inside and triple glazed windows.

[@capitainebonhomme1609]

Which town in Russia ?

[@holoholopainen1627]

Houses are build differently over there ! When it get below freezing +-0C - You need to think of the NEXT WINTERS - firewood - at summer already ! The firewood needs to be DRY - at the time You need it !

[@proudkiwi7641]

I'm Maori... Does this mean I could speak Finnish haha

[@markoffinland2184]

You could pronounce it well!

[@parajacks4]

Give it a go!

[@righteous4775]

Whaaaaaat.. lmao shit how far can u get with our language tongue first

[@parajacks4]

katkot Your racism makes you part of the problem. Do you think that Maori children grow up with the same access to education as the average pakeha? No? That’s because poor people (pakeha included) will not get the same education as the rich do. If you cared about inequality and the harm it does you would already know this. Instead, blinded by your own racism you attack a people that you perceive as inferior to yourself. Rise above racism.

[@jonahcaulton8208]

@@parajacks4 pakeha is racist to me and do you think that they are forced to steal no but they do it any way

[@jay6648]

You've enjoyed NZ? As a native it's really cool to see people talking about us

[@jacobphilp4625]

yea cuz we dont get much people on the internet talking about us (unless it was a tragic event)

[@therivals4961]

If you think New Zealand is a dream land you are wrong. Yes it is a nice place but listen to this story. So I’m from England, I went to New Zealand for a few years and now live in America. My brother was getting bullied everyday. He would eat lunch in the bathroom, get picked on and beaten up. Once people put his head down the toilet. Then another time he was beaten up so badly we had to take him to the hospital. I was so worried about his mental health. He had a serious depression issues. We never really had the best sibling relationship, but it was way worse. My brother would come home some days and I would think he was going to kill himself. I remember my parents told the neighbours to check on him if he wasn’t answering his phone and we where out. New Zealand almost took away my brother. Than one day, I walked into his room seeing a note. My parents weren’t home and my brother was in the bathroom. I couldn’t break the door down and had to call emergency services. I almost lost my brother that day. New Zealand is a place I can never go back to, Luckily my brother is much happier now.

[@dickeyboyenglishnotbritish2462]

I just saw this and so sad, I went to NZ 7 years ago and by God I came out all fucked up because of how I was treated by the kewis absolute assholes which they are too this day. Mate I could give you life of hell of me for 3 months out there so much bullying, Gaslighting and Be that I endured. So Sorry for to hear about your brother and I am happy he got out of there and is in a better safe place.

[@theterriblechildren9018]

Your Maori pronunciation was great! And yeah growing up in NZ I always assumed that homes were just supposed to be cold in winter Then I moved to Beijing and even the dingiest apartment is well insulated and I realised NZ is just weird

[@randyandtheretreads3144]

I am from Canada and had the same issues when I lived in NZ for awhile. That was 20 years ago and they were just discovering insulation then. I was so cold in the winter and as you say you'd rush in from the cold wind and rain and it was exactly same temp inside! But the natives were so used to it they always left the windows open. Thought by now they would be mostly insulated. What I like and you did not mention is there is no tipping. Also I really liked not having to wait around in restaurants for a server to hand out the bill. Here and in US waiters are all over you when you first arrive, always interrupting your asking if you are OK, but when you want to leave they are suddenly scarce and you sit around for 15 min trying to find the one assigned to your table. Also as you say housing and real estate is exorbitant so its too expensive to retire there. Also get used to soccer (football) and rugby as they are totally obsessed with it. PS- You picked up Kiwi accent very fast.

[@Shasstabeast]

I both love you and am saddened by how much better at Te Reo pronunciation you are than most of us Pakeha kiwis... Also my Canadian gf agrees with the insulation thing 🤣

[@teresadavis4264]

I'm a Canadian gf of a kiwi. Can I ask if you and your gf have experienced the immigration process? I've been doing some research on the easiest / quickest way to get residence so that we can get married and live in NZ together permanently. Any information you could offer would be much appreciated. Thanks mate ☺

[@Shasstabeast]

@@teresadavis4264 unfortunately not really. Basically just looked into living together and getting a partnership Visa but didn't have enough time before her working holiday Visa ran out. Now just trying to figure out if we can save enough money to get her back on a non working holiday Visa so we can live together long enough to apply for partnership

[@teresadavis4264]

@@Shasstabeast I appreciate the information. My bf and I are a bit older (45 and 53) and are trying to establish a bona fide relationship as well. We have not lived together yet which is making an application for the appropriate visa a bit difficult. The restrictions for my stay in NZ is not helping either as I have to continue to work (so a visitor visa won't work for us) Good luck with your journey and I hope you and your gf figure it all out. Cheers

[@r0xdab0x96xo]

For the insulation of housing. Yes we have a very large problem. It is required to have a sufficient amount of insulation but many many houses prior to this law still exist and are still used today. Especially for flat housing, many property owners think they can get away with cardboard boxes. Since we are pretty "ehh" people, not many of us kick up a stink until we purchase a house or rent to own etc. Also, thank you very my for the maori pronouciation, it sounded flawless and had a lot of fun listening to you sing the haka xD many thanks. Also, it's very expensive to live in large cities like Auckland which is one of, if not, the most expensive city. You may have better luck elsewhere if that interests you.

[@ameliaboyce4215]

god,man your comment didn't need to be so long! no offense btw

[@coletteannemaud1340]

So what's wrong with english then....

[@r0xdab0x96xo]

@@coletteannemaud1340 What do you mean?

[@tazskelton2194]

Nice to see that you've obtained mastery of the Yea Na bro

[@Helix_]

Bro! Your Te Reo is on point! Way better than most. Good on ya

[@buruburubi]

I've lived in New Zealand all my life and he can already pronounce Maori way better than me 😂😂

[@jamiesonfilmz3994]

Same bro

[@i_think]

Saaame

[@jay6648]

Sameee

[@isabellapenrose219]

Maybe it’s time to learn then 😒

[@d0ntreply]

well to be fair, his native language pronounce words very similar to the pacific maori language. where as most european kiwis are from english backgrounds who find it much harder to pronounce island maori words.

[@bingonamo7520]

I have been to restaurants in Auckland where they bring the bill to the table, if you wait long enough. Sometimes they do it to entice you to leave, if they want the table for others or if it's near closing time.

[@maaduece5132]

i had someone at work legitimately got second degree burns from not putting on sun screen and staying out in the sun to much on 1 day

[@dukatikiddukatikid7358]

Point no 5 relevant fact: Average temperature of a "scarfie" flat in Dunedin middle of winter was supposedly 5 degrees centigrade. Late 90s early 00's and probably not the same today but still interesting.

[@robynrands4898]

Yes mine definitely were. So damp too.

[@snowm3246]

Love how he accepts our language more than those who live here. Well done mate

[@keegan2207]

Most people just use extra blankets and clothing to keep warm in the winter because a lot of people can’t afford decent heating. A lot of people (like myself) have fireplaces which are pretty effective for heating. I do have to use my heater in my bedroom though from time to time because shit gets mouldy if I don’t

[@KiraKageYT]

We have double glazed windows, just want that mentioned. Pretty good with your Maori, also you mentioned it's our second language which is true but look into the history of the language a little you'll find that it was on the verge of becoming an extinct language it's only recently that more people have been learning it and even with that it's still not widely spoken even among Maoris, yes it's been incorporated into English phrases and a few words are well known but the number of people who are fluent is quite small in comparison to our population.

[@BikeTall]

I fell in love with NZ when i riverboarded from the north island to the south island with some friends 10 years ago. Such a beautiful place with amazing people. I want to move there someday. Good tips. Especially the sunscreen. No joke. I am half irish & half german and got sun poisoning on the back of my neck.

[@transparentillness]

I'm from New Zealand, I didn't realise that some of this was a New Zealand thing

[@johnmqueripel2367]

It's not really, he's a Scandinavian and doesn't understand how the rest of the world really lives.

[@LoveTrisha]

Hi! I just moved here to NZ to live with my husband and I’m glad to know about these stuff. Very informative. Thank you!

[@tkucey8689]

VERY helpful and glad a youtube'er finally is talking about the indigenous culture and language. Good tips, thanks.

[@markoffinland2184]

Thank you! I find it amazing how the Maori culture is part of New Zealand. It makes it more rich and unique.

[@jadekayak01]

maori is not indeginious to nz

[@katerinakempb8217]

@@jadekayak01 what?????

[@jadekayak01]

@@katerinakempb8217 what do you mean "what". was my comment not clear enough,not concise. lets say it again. MAORI IS NOT INDEGINOUS TO NEW ZEALAND

[@hartleyfarah]

Māori culture evolved and developed here on the land they live on which moulded their unique culture, making it indigenous to this country

[@ShiobhanSmith]

Have you spent some time in the South Island in winter? You think cold houses are an issue in Auckland try a student flat in Dunedin in June lol.

[@clymbr]

URGH YES that proof of address thing is SO INCONVENIENT

[@foreverdreamer331]

What you hiding? 😁

[@SuperAltx]

Another thing in NZ with paying for restaurants is that you aren't expected to tip. The price of the items generally accommodates the extra price of tips. The servers will still be gracious for tips, but yeah, don't need to if you don't want to

[@Rock72Man]

Newer home bro, older homes not as insulated. Dont use electric heaters man send your power bill through the roof.

[@blue_brie]

Omg I totally know where your coming from. I’m from Sweden originally and I hate the winter here. It doesn’t feel like winter and it’s so cold indoors, especially in my school classrooms

[@charliegraham2966]

Even in my house built only 7 years ago with double glazing and insulation etc I still get super cold in winter so you gotta double or even triple up on blankets and have hotties etc.

[@keithtonkin6959]

I'm a Kiwi but I've been to 45 other countries...(and don't live in Auckland but in the South Island) I might be odd but I've never liked being in those over insulated houses in other places because I can't sleep well in a warm room and usually wake up with a headache and feel like a bit of cardboard. I like to have an open window winter or summer and actually prefer the whole house to be a little cool until I relax in the evening...but I never heat the bedroom. I remember a funny incident in a Colorado (USA) hostel when it was snowing outside. I found a room with only one other person who was also a Kiwi.....We opened the window because he was like me. An American walked in and immediately tried to close it but we stopped him. He told us we were mad and quickly found another room. Both of us had the best sleep either of us had had in North America. I've understood that to live the way I prefer is actually healthier and that the constantly changing NZ weather is also very good for you...i'm 67 now but still feel 25...no arthritis etc and never had a flu or even a sniffle in the last 10-15 years....In over insulated houses with central heating etc that is always turned on to over 20 degrees celsius I always feel bad and have had the worst head cold after being in one in Canada.

[@xlifeofwai2024]

Your Maori is so good 😄🙏and I feel like the tips you touched on were true too nice vid!

[@bmabesamis]

I miss NZ, food and coffee are great. It's so clean. People are friendly. I lived in Wellington. Too cold and windy for me though so I left :(

[@keegan2207]

You didn’t mention our atrocious roads 😂

[@Wardaddy4477]

Yeah, I'm Norwegian and just spent a few weeks in Oamaru. I though our roads were bad, until we drove Christchurch-Tekapo-Oamaru.

[@aarongore9050]

Auckland is not the city of sails- It's the city of snails

[@ethan5403]

Faaarrrrrk norrhland roads are absolute scabs over puss D I S G U S T I N G

[@actualratreal]

Australian roads are horrid

[@whateverbetter2198]

Your roads are a lot nicer than ours. (USA) 😂

[@Mr2pint]

The worst part about Auckland is the expense of living there. The poorly insulated houses are pretty bad as well. Oh then there's the traffic. 20 to 30 years ago was the best time to be living in Auckland but that goes with many cities in the world.

[@stillgotitstories4227]

Ha ha, same here about the electric blankets - never heard about it before NZ. 😀Other things are on spot as well!

[@johnnz4375]

Still Got It Stories , the electric blankets are mostly used because the high humidity in NZ , just to dry your bed before you get in it. But now I live in a well insulated house , I haven’t needed one for the last 20 years.

[@FingonNZ]

Great video. Fantastic Te Reo pronunciation. I found it interesting, as a New Zealander living overseas, how much your English has taken on a Kiwi twang! Some solid advice there - sadly the NZ housing stock is still quite substandard for insulation & heating. It's apparently something to do with our pioneer history of tough, rugged individuals carving out a living in a new land and living in rough conditions! "She'll be right mate. No worries." Personally I prefer to be warm!

[@markoffinland2184]

Thanks mate! To be honest, I might have over emphasized the Kiwi twang on this one on purpose haha.

[@awaruaspirit8527]

Japan is exactly the same. Even newbuild apartments there are furnaces in summer and igloos in winter. The damp, humid climates of both make summers feel hotter and winter colder than the actual temperature. Both NZ and Japan are very similar climatically and both use a lot of wood in housing (being seismically active zones).

[@Atua_o_ahi_mana]

Even though when Flatting here in NZ, don't just think Auckland is Bad, Go Flat around in Napier - Hastings, Hawkes Bay region or Palmerston North, Queenstown, or some other Townships & City's; Then spot the difference I gotta say that's very good Te Reo Maori tho

[@Napiertruckspotter]

Mr Oliver Hawkes bay cheap

[@yeeyee7149]

Palmys flatting isn't that bad as long as you get good houses

[@Atua_o_ahi_mana]

@@Napiertruckspotter it may be Cheap in Hawkes Bay' But the people are very Nice & the Scenery Sites are just as lovely Even the Gangsters here are Too

[@RatelHBadger]

#5 - The whole insulation deal... that comes from a time when everyone was gritty and thick skinned and you wouldn't complain about the cold drafty house, you just chucked another layer of woollen clothes on. Then when double glazing and insulation became affordable, no one really owned their own houses, and landlords won't pay to improve things, without hiking up the prices of rent to cover, what essentially is a basic necessity, a warm/dry house in winter.

[@purpleishpanda]

I've been living here for almost 18 years (all my life) and I don't pronounce the city names correctly

[@jahbones1072]

@@roz8951 Nah, he's almost bang on. Dunno what you're on about.

[@riley9663]

I wouldnt be too worried. Most New Zealanders butcher every vowel that comes out of their mouths LOL

[@Ren-zi5zl]

this is a really sweet video and it's got a lot of stuff that i never considered since i was born here! your te reo is amazing (that haka pronunciation omg) and the slang you've picked up is adorable!

[@Linda-vx4fn]

Your English is good!! They must have taught you in school huh? You got that "Sweet as!" down pat too! lol! I have lived here most of my life (born here) and don't know any Te Reo except Kia Ora and aroha and a couple of other words. I think you are doing so well! Yes, Auckland rentals are crazy!!

[@grancito2]

Yes, only weird professors speak maori, so that they can whakatane.

[@annasmithson6434]

If you want a real NZ winter experience come to the south island most mornings you can see you breath and sometime you hands get so cold you can feel the blood freezing if you don't have warm gloves. I was born in NZ so you just get im use to it as I grew up on a farm.

[@Oscar-yf8sn]

I just realised how many things people don't know about Aoteroa (New Zealand)

[@johnrauner2515]

Our houses are poorly insulated but that is changing. Because we live in a mild climate compared to northern European countries, our houses have always been poorly insulated because the need was not perceived as important. But you are right, using heaters etc is expensive.

[@ninabuehler9623]

Number 5 made me laugh so much, I am Swiss but have been living in Ireland for over 3 years now (and I'm kind of thinking about moving to NZ now) AND I was actually living in Finland for 1 year too and yes, insulation in some countries is a joke.. And electric blankets still make me laugh . Like whattttt :'D

[@robynrands4898]

Oh I Irish homes so much warmer than kiwi homes. Not just no insulation also rubbish heating.

[@punk4rockorz]

I agree with that the climate is really mild in NZ, naturally, as I am living in Sweden- lived 1,5 years in NZ prior. However somehow I felt often chilly inside buildings in the winter unless properly heated! Houses there are so much worse insulated, maybe not the new houses but old ones are terrible.

[@mehrh112]

What are the differences between Finland and New Zealand kiitoksia?

[@wakallen-bowring5543]

What's kitoksia hmm

[@markoffinland2184]

@@wakallen-bowring5543 "Thanks" in Finnish. I'm compiling a NZ vs. Fin video. Will be fun!

[@DaktaNutz]

spot on about 5. its like a strep up hill battle to be in a house that nice and warm in winter yet not too expensive.

[@tamou_whanau1441]

Also try the ice cream New Zealand has the best ice cream

[@johnmqueripel2367]

Nope, they have the best fish and chips!

[@taniatahana3445]

This was really insightful for a New Zealander. I learnt what was different for others coming here. Oh and your pronunciation of Te Reo Maaori was AWWEEEESOOOME!!!

[@Megan-zp3bo]

Glad you took time to pronounce the Maori words. I’m not Maori and I always make sure I’m pronouncing everything right, people just can’t be bothered these days lmao

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

4:07 The issue with indicators vs wipers I thought was to do with European versus Japanese car-maker conventions, not LHD versus RHD. We have a lot of Japanese cars here, including a huge number of imports of used cars originally sold new in Japan (I drive one myself). Are you used to driving European makes?

[@kataraina1979]

Far out awesome pronunciation of te reo! Keep it up 😎

[@garynarborough]

Hi Mark, I enjoyed this video. I'm a kiwi in my 60s living in Europe. Your Te Reo is really good. How did you adjust to the Kiwi slang? I tripped up when I came over and have had to learn new terms here in the UK. Don't forget no tipping in restaurants. I hope you enjoy the beautiful country.

[@sophiawarson8137]

1. Dont live in auckland/the big cities they're so expensive 2. Te reo is hardly spoken by anyone but you did so good damn 3. For heating use other peoples body warmth, extra blankets or clothes, and go out to get free heating

[@kaea9622]

Te Reo Māori is in all the school curriculums

[@wendymalatios8907]

Please explain...... If you have been here 6 months how do you know what winter is like? We are only heading into winter now

[@KidsTravelTheWorld]

Haha!!! This is very true ... we are from NZ!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@michealrosen]

Opening a bank account is very easy,. In New Zealand, try opening one in France you need, proof of address, a work contract,your landlords written letter proving you live somewhere.

[@callumstewart1811]

1st mistake living in Auckland

[@kiwwianakaanye869]

Auckland sucks but it's the best lol

[@callumstewart1811]

@@kiwwianakaanye869 nah man hawks Bay is we're it's at

[@Saucyakld]

Nah, try boring Napier, Dunedin, Wellington.

[@awaruaspirit8527]

Hawkes Bay = death by boredom. High rates of self-harming and STDs in the populace. Streets deserted by 5.30pm except for dodgy 'no neck' malcontents roaming, having escaped Blaxmere. Anyone with any aspiration gets out at the first opportunity.

[@LTLT900]

Oh yeah Auckland is a cesspit.

[@sasha_speaks_russian]

Thank you 🙏🏿 did you return to Finland in the end or somewhere else?:)

[@khatfield8442]

Been here six months and already saying ‘yeah nah’ every second sentence 😂😂

[@harryunderhill5041]

Just as a side note to the Te Reo Maori "wh" and "f" sound .... there are different dialects and not all iwi pronounce "wh" as an "f" sound. If you go to Whanganui for example, it's pronounced "Wanganui".

[@tianatanirau1313]

Pronunciation was on point, better than me and I'm half Maori 😂😂😂

[@coletteannemaud1340]

Me im just me who cares....most of you are here....but you still manage to make the rest of us ashamed of being white....my ancestors are from spain and england much better ancestry....glad im not maori at all

[@kingpiccolo1nzl]

Haha, you're a natural mate! Love the upside down prop in the background! Chur! 👌👌🤣🤣🤣

[@shitpostingsandwhich]

Never spend more than $2.50 on a pie and drink combo

[@Crystalbomb321]

Uh that's not gonna in Auckland 😂.

[@billporter846]

What century was that figure quoted for?

[@shitpostingsandwhich]

@@billporter846 21st obviously

[@kale-nz]

For that last one for paying I did the exact opposite in Europe and I walked up to the cashier to pay a couple of times and they told me to sit down and seemed embarrassed I was doing their job and thought I must have been angry a waitress didn’t come round but I didn’t know! One time I was even ushered back to my seat and I was so confused. Funny to think of it the other way round.

[@dylanmarley1]

Awww this made me laugh, you did a great job with Te Reo Maori.

[@robertburdoff1789]

Does Finland have a zero tax lower band? This was a real shocker when I came from the UK 17 years ago - Back in the UK you get the first (converted to kiwi$) 22k tax free. I gather many scandy countries have a similar set up.