My co-worker Peter van der Zouwe sent out a guide to help us better understand what he’s saying. The Missus will be happy to know that her name is included:
Here’s the full guide – click on it to see it at a larger size:
If you’d like this guide in an even larger format, drop me a line at joey@joeydevilla.com and I’ll send you the PDF, which scales up nicely.
If you’re still having trouble understanding what your friends from New Zealand are saying, perhaps you’re not familiar with their vernacular. This Kiwi Slang Guide might help.
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Everybody knows it’s Windy!
hehe. this is funny. i never noticed how awesome we sound. ah well…………. gosh…….. i’ve got 2 show this 2 my friends………. do kiwis drone? sometimes it sounds like we do……. hmmmmmmm that’s something 2 think about…….
well thanks for the laugh, and hopefuly people’ll be able 2 understand us someday…..hehe
Hi, I really enjoyed to take off, of our Kiwi language, but and it is a BIG BUT, I feel you have maligned us so badly…. most of this language usage is from across the ditch our Australian cousins speak like more like this, I know our household and most of the people I work with on a daily basis do not speak like this… so I take issue with your misrepresentation of a cultural language that only a few may speak and talk like… Thank you for hearing my 2 cents worth, which in today current economic down slide is not worth much at all. Kindest Regards. Susan