Oz vs. Kiwi

Now that I’ve visited two or more cities in both Australia and New Zealand, I feel fully qualified to make sweeping generalizations about the differences and similarities between the people and cultures. Follow along as I make a complete fool of myself…

Aussies… Kiwis…

love high speed electric hand driers love electric heated towel racks

drive on the left drive on the left

ignore their own speed limits set their own speed limits so high only a madman would exceed them

have Tim Tam and Cherry Ripe wish they had Tim Tam and Cherry Ripe

lots of people lots of sheep

Mad Max Frodo Baggins

still coming to grips with taking the natives’ land away still coming to grips with taking the natives’ land away

Hungry Jack Burger King

flag carrier airline has attractive flight attendants who actually seem to enjoy their jobs flag carrier airline has attractive flight attendants who actually seem to enjoy their jobs

have an irrational fear of drop bears have an irrational fear of flying

Illustration of drop bear by Yamavu, used by permission