Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
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@sundogplanets I thought New Zealand was a paradise until I heard about the coffee thing. Wow.
@sundogplanets @symbology I've found that Americano is a decent stand in
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Wait until you hit Australia.@rdm @sundogplanets I really like the well documented paths and warning signs there like this one:
https://atw2019.trojahn.de/media/posts/22/gallery/IMG_20191031_121231.jpg
(from this walk: https://atw2019.trojahn.de/tongariro-volcanic-area/ )
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets
Guess what SIX means in NZ?
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets regarding the road signs - I still vividly remember the road signs saying " the faster you go, the bigger the mess" - are those still around?
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@sundogplanets when you said “hand gestures” I had a vivid image for a moment of kids doing a 6 7 haka at boomers and Gen Xers.
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@sundogplanets sure it wasn't sux siven?
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@symbology @sundogplanets just thank your lucky stars it's not still the 20th century.
This is funny because it’s true.
As a Brit I found NZ felt behind the times in people’s behaviour. People so considerate, generous and polite. None of the modern rush or selfishness.
But being given a long black I concluded their coffee is the best. AFAICT it’s made like an Americano with less hot water, so just the right strength for me.
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@rdm @sundogplanets I really like the well documented paths and warning signs there like this one:
https://atw2019.trojahn.de/media/posts/22/gallery/IMG_20191031_121231.jpg
(from this walk: https://atw2019.trojahn.de/tongariro-volcanic-area/ )
Yep, that's pretty serious!
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You might like to rethink how it sounds, surprise at a person of colour being up with modern trends.
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This is funny because it’s true.
As a Brit I found NZ felt behind the times in people’s behaviour. People so considerate, generous and polite. None of the modern rush or selfishness.
But being given a long black I concluded their coffee is the best. AFAICT it’s made like an Americano with less hot water, so just the right strength for me.
@DziadekMick @symbology @sundogplanets To be fair to the Americans, this article was from some time in 1943. What passed for "coffee" then was either instant coffee or "coffee essence" (coffee and chicory syrup). Due to international events the coffee situation was very precarious. Coffee culture only really started hitting these shores in the 1950s or later and many of my generation are still used to "long black" and "flat white" coffees (i.e. without milk or with milk).
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets
Let me chip in as a fairly recently immigrated kiwi who lived near Milton Keynes, UK which is basically made of roundabouts held together with electrical tape: kiwis are crap at them.
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Let me chip in as a fairly recently immigrated kiwi who lived near Milton Keynes, UK which is basically made of roundabouts held together with electrical tape: kiwis are crap at them.
(Ducks)@Hedgewizard Hahaha well, they're WAY better at it than the flatlanders in Saskatchewan who only know how to navigate perfect right angles.
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@sundogplanets I get that. I’ve done that myself, but not in a public forum.
Go well
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets Roundabouts are useful, but you can have too many of them. NZ hasn't reached that stage yet.
https://youtu.be/eYuNAle69Ws?si=k1_fjrihJzxQkDWn -
@Hedgewizard Hahaha well, they're WAY better at it than the flatlanders in Saskatchewan who only know how to navigate perfect right angles.
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But then how will they know the magic of Swindon?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon) -
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But then how will they know the magic of Swindon?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)@Hedgewizard oh my god
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@Jakob_Krakel @carey @sundogplanets
Yes, that's it! Thanks
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@sundogplanets @grb090423 we call it filtered coffee in the UK. A poor substitute for almost any other kind of coffee.
But you have to remember that Canadians are raised on Tim Hortons coffee, one of the worst excuses for decent coffee IMHO.Thank you.
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Observations from a Canadian visiting New Zealand:
-Making NZers say "Saskatchewan" is kind of hilarious
-Roundabouts work really really well when everyone is used to them
-Drip coffee apparently does not exist here (espresso-based coffee drinks only. Even at the one Dunkin Donuts I saw in a hideous mall I had to go inside in Auckland).
-NZ signs do not play around (see example below)@sundogplanets No drip coffee... might be a problem.
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@Hedgewizard oh my god
@sundogplanets @Hedgewizard there's also an exit to a car park between the top two roundabouts just for more lols. (I panicked, missed it, and ended up somewhere else!)
