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Old 01-10-2010, 08:11 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Kia ora... Wellington here too It's freakin' cold and some fool told me it was SUMMER?



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Good to see nz represented here nice and strong. I had watched that free hug video and was inspired to do something like that, but am now chickening out. Good to know who on the forum are local. Choice Bro!
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Che, bro.. 'its all good. The free hug thing where you just go and molest people in public?

I dunno. I have to be either drunk or in the right mood. Dare any of the fellow kiwis here to do this in Manners Mall Wellington on a Friday night...

Nah. Not as mental as that. Surely there are more kiwis here?

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Old 01-12-2010, 12:29 PM   #8 (permalink)
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American living in Wellington. That sort of counts.
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American living in Wellington. That sort of counts.
We may have to test you for your Kiwiness first lol:

Who said "o" for "awesome"?

What does "bring a plate" really mean?

Can you speak fairly good kiwi, and do you freely share kiwi-isms like, "Choice bro", "ka pai" and so on?

Can you drive a manual right hand drive car and do you understand the right hand rule?

Pleased to see you're living in the best city in the country Ted, so that gives you like, 9 out of 10 already!!!

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[QUOTE=dendennz;487767]We may have to test you for your Kiwiness first lol:

Who said "o" for "awesome"?[quote]

That was David Tua, right? But that's so universal I'm not sure of knowing makes me more or less kiwi.

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In my case brigadeiros for a dessert, maybe some kind of falafel dish for something more substantial. I like small round foods.

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Everyone here thinks I'm Irish. Unless I'm deliberately trying to sound American. Then they all assume I'm from Canada. All in all, I'm sort of kiwi-lite. Maybe another year or so here would change that.

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Come to think of it, I haven't driven since I got here. I never did learn to drive stick, though. My parents' ridiculously massive cars were hard enough to figure out on automatic.

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I think I dropped to about a seven. At least I'm still an honorary black guy.
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Kia ora... Wellington here too It's freakin' cold and some fool told me it was SUMMER?



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Come to auckland! Where its always warm .. (just a bit wetter ).

I came down to Wellington for the All Whites qualifer - couldn't believe how cold it was! Welly is a cool city though... some nice cafes around.
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Hey! You pass really well the fact you know it's David Tua and you live in the CORRECT city is such a bonus Kia ora, bro'

Driving "stick"? Honey: you have to call it manual, else the brothers will laugh at you, man

So: You got David Tua, you know "bring a plate" means bring food (and your food sounds real good!), you sound like your accent may pass for someone from Gore (in the deep south) so 'tis all good, and honorary black guy? I don't care what colour you are: just wanna know how Kiwi you are at heart

Keep up the good work! You're definitely a 9+ I reckon!

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Uh, no. I know it's warmer: I just don't feel the love in Auckland

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I came down to Wellington for the All Whites qualifer - couldn't believe how cold it was! Welly is a cool city though... some nice cafes around.
Mate! it's still freakin' cold here! I cannot believe this. We had no rain today but I had my winter jacket on today going to work.. arrggghhh !

Where can I go that's quite nice and warm, not too hot, you can be in the sun, and it's not too humid? (I don't mind being hot and sticky, but there is a time and place for it and ALL the time is neither!)... ?

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Aw, you just need the right crowd. Auckland is full of wonderful people. (Of course, so is Wellington, you just need a much bigger winter wardrobe there.)

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Nelson? The sunshine capital.
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I went for a walk in T-Shirt and jeans and was too hot.. but this is in Lower Hutt.. I hope it doesn't rain this weekend, if it does, I cant set up my market stall to sell prints and make money, and maybe won't be able to play basketball outside :-(
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I went for a walk in T-Shirt and jeans and was too hot.. but this is in Lower Hutt.. I hope it doesn't rain this weekend, if it does, I cant set up my market stall to sell prints and make money, and maybe won't be able to play basketball outside :-(
Do you sell at the Riverbank markets in LH? I think it's supposed to not be so nice this weekend I have wedding to go to on Friday and it's not looking promising weather-wise.

Have to admit it did warm up just a wee touch in Welly city today.. but not a lot! The Hutt valley is always warmer.

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Aw, you just need the right crowd. Auckland is full of wonderful people. (Of course, so is Wellington, you just need a much bigger winter wardrobe there.)
Nice save.. nice save lol Yeah. You're right. Wellingtonians specialise in winter wardrobes. NOT that the teen community would know that.. crikey: the stuff the young girls wear in winter - maybe they don't feel the cold Lovely being young!


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Ah.. of course! Thanks muchly that's where we should go... !

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I do it here.

I'm trying to find another market to sell at, but I normally go to bed at 4am...
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I love Nelson.. they say if you like Welly you like Nelson too..
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I love Nelson.. they say if you like Welly you like Nelson too..
That's probably because half of Nelson is now living in Wellington!
I grew up in Nelson, the climate is amazing. Every time I am in Welly I run into former Nelsonians - both cities definitely have a similar vibe.
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Im gonna be in west auckland next week for work. Anyone keen on hanging out? i finish at 5 so anytime after that will be all good. Pm me if ur keen
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Hey! You pass really well the fact you know it's David Tua and you live in the CORRECT city is such a bonus Kia ora, bro'

Driving "stick"? Honey: you have to call it manual, else the brothers will laugh at you, man

So: You got David Tua, you know "bring a plate" means bring food (and your food sounds real good!), you sound like your accent may pass for someone from Gore (in the deep south) so 'tis all good, and honorary black guy? I don't care what colour you are: just wanna know how Kiwi you are at heart

Keep up the good work! You're definitely a 9+ I reckon!

Cheers, (bro)

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That's great then. Bro it is
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I couldn't play basketball outside or have my market stall because of you, weather :-(
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I couldn't play basketball outside or have my market stall because of you, weather :-(
Stupid weather rained off my art stall again.. :-( :-(
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The Kiwi Weather Gods are really in a tizz this summer. 'tis not on.

Maybe we need to try and manifest better weather Any ideas on how we achieve THAT?

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Maybe we need to try and manifest better weather Any ideas on how we achieve THAT?
Move to Auckland
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Not on purpose As much as Auckland is fun to play in, it lacks something for me. My parents lived up there for 12 years, I spent a lot of time visiting and seeing the city. It is undoubtedly beautiful, the climate was definitely warmer, but it lacked, for want of a better word, a soul. I felt like it was a big city of a whole pile of strangers desparately stepping all over each other all trying to get their biggest bite of the pie. Just a feeling. So not for me to live there. Do love visiting, tho'

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Not on purpose As much as Auckland is fun to play in, it lacks something for me. My parents lived up there for 12 years, I spent a lot of time visiting and seeing the city. It is undoubtedly beautiful, the climate was definitely warmer, but it lacked, for want of a better word, a soul. I felt like it was a big city of a whole pile of strangers desparately stepping all over each other all trying to get their biggest bite of the pie. Just a feeling. So not for me to live there. Do love visiting, tho'
Come on, I'm trying to start a flame war here!

But yeah, I kinda know what you mean about Auckland being soulless. I used to really hate it, and only stayed because of various attachments, but I feel much better about it these days, been making more of an effort to enjoy it.
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Come on, I'm trying to start a flame war here!

But yeah, I kinda know what you mean about Auckland being soulless. I used to really hate it, and only stayed because of various attachments, but I feel much better about it these days, been making more of an effort to enjoy it.
I like the anonymity of big cities but Auckland doesn't have a centre and doesn't seem exactly like a big city being so spread..
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If anyone in Wellington wants to meet up for Sevens Weekend, just look for a guy in a yellow jacket with a big sign that says "Brazil". Yes, I know there's no Brazilian team competing. I was going to root for Kenya but it's funnier this way.
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