Social "International Interview" Thread--All Are Welcome!

I have to say Chyn, New Zealand English is really hard to explain. Many times when I have been overseas, I have been told by people to slow and spell out the words, since we often speak rather fast at times and often use a lot of slang that is virtually unheard of unless you live here.

I would definitely recommend Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit, which were directed by Sir Peter Jackson. Both trilogies show off New Zealand's beauty and splendor and they are also our biggest tourist attraction

 

I'd love to hear an example or two of some of your favorite Kiwi slang (and its meaning/how it's used)

 

Do you have any thoughts on Angus Fangus?

 

I would also recommend Taika Waititi's cult indie horror comedy What We Do in the Shadows, which is a movie shot as if it was a documentary, following a group of vampire roommates who own a house together in Wellington. The humour comes from the mundane and matter-of-factly way the movie treats its fiction. It's never hilariously funny, but you'll be chuckling throughout at the absurdity of it.

 

Some of the slang we use in New Zealand is as follows

Anklebiter = toddler
Arvo = afternoon
Bach = holiday home
Bloke = man
Brickie = bricklayer
Cheers = thank you
Chocka = full
Chips = deep fried potatoes
G'Day = hello
Knackered = tired
Mate = buddy
Motorway = freeway
Pav = pavalova
Pikelet = small pancake
Rubbish = garbage, trash
Sparkie = electrician
Stubby = small glass of beer
Sunday driver = slow driver, mainly elderly persons
Ta - another term for thank you
Takeaway = food that can be taken away and eaten
Tiki tour = taking the long way to your destination
Togs = swimsuit
Twink = white out ink
Ute = small pick up truck
Veges = vegetables
Vollie = volunteer
Wop-wops = out of the way location, i.e. the countryside

 

I like 'sparkie'.

Also, the British use of 'chips' doesn't make sense to me. Doesn't the word chip refer to something flat? Like a flake? French fries aren't flat.

 

Those are great! I see a few that I know are shared in UK slang.

I think my faves from that list are "Tiki tour," "wop-wops" and "anklebiter"

Sometimes Americans refer to small children as "rug rats". A rude equivalent to "wop-wops" here would be the abbreviation "BFE" (explained in this Urban Dictionary link: (language warning): https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=BFE

I would love it if "Cheers" would catch on here for "Thanks"...but no such luck so far

 

I honestly have no idea Violet

You never know Pensivia, if you use "Cheers" enough, it might catch on!!

 

I would like to point out that several of those slang terms are also used in Australia.

I freely admit, however, that all my knowledge of British and "Down Under" slang is garnered from second hand sources.

 

Personally I really like the Dead Lands

 

Happy New Year, everyone!

It's finally 2018, which means it's time for the long-promised rehash soft reboot new version of this thread! I plan to have the new one up sometime this week...in the meantime, I would like to ask @Skiara to please lock this one (I will link to the old thread in the first post of the new one.)

So,

 

So, I was the one who locked the thread without fanfare back when you made that post. I saw that you asked Skiara to lock it, didn't give it much thought and just did it. It didn't occur to me until later that maybe some of the longtime readers of the thread, including myself, might want to say something. But I thought that now that I had already locked it, the moment had passed anyway and I couldn't undo it. But I've been thinking about it since and it's been bothering me, so why not? Sure we can undo it! Let's give the thread a proper sendoff!

So first, let me apologize for my thoughtlessness. Then, I would like to thank you, Pensivia, for taking the initiative to create the thread and for sticking by it to host it. Without exaggeration, it is my favourite thread on the boards. Especially considering that I spend the rest of my time on the boards goofing off in the JCC, it has been really rewarding to find this thread where you can actually learn interesting things. And talk to people from all around the world, last but not least. I look forward to seeing its new iteration.





P.S. I would also thank all the participants, but since I am one of them myself, it seems oddly self-serving to do so.

 

I second and third what VVM said, and I'm glad he unlocked the thread because I wanted to post my thanks as well.

This was a wonderful idea for a thread @Pensivia and I thought that all the contributions here were thoughtful, interesting and fun. I'm looking forward to the new thread when you have time to set it up, and I hope that DRL is giving you a break (or at the very least will be doing so soon!)

 

Wow, thanks so much for your posts, @Violent Violet Menace and @Chyntuck!! I'm touched, really.

The focus of this thread (and the new one) is very "near and dear" to me, and I'm truly gratified to know that others have enjoyed it as well.

Best of all, your posts have inspired me to stop procrastinating (seriously, I'm a terrible perfectionist...which often leads to procrastination ..) and finally get the new thread off the ground! I have sent a PM to @Skiara to get her modly input on the opening post, so once I get her feedback and ok, we'll be off and running!

Many thanks to everyone who participated in this thread and I really hope to see as many of you as possible in the new one!

 

New thread is open! Join us there:

The "International Exchange"--Now Discussing: Your Foreign Travel Memories

(@Skiara...please lock this one now. Thanks again!)