- Driving on the other side of the road. One of the only countries to drive on the wrong side, I mean left side, of the road.
- Lots of coffee and tea. Nothing like having a splendid cup of tea to start your day off on the right foot chaps.
- Expensive! Everything is super expensive. Example A) Eggs, Toast and Bacon costs 12 dollars. TWELVE FREAKING DOLLARS. I can make you breakfast for less than 3 bucks.
- Free Health Care!
- Don’t have to Fill taxes
- It is much friendlier than NYC. I cannot tell you how many random conversations I have had with people while waiting in line or even waiting for the signal to change so I can cross the streets.
- Lots of Asians (Controversial topic)
- Can rain at any moment. It literally rains everyday. Sometimes all day, sometimes for only 5 minutes. On one of the first days here, it rained about 12 times, each lasting about 5 minutes each.
- Experience all 4 seasons in a day. Like the previous difference, one second it will be rainy, the next sunny, followed by gusts of wind and freezing cold. The solution? LAYERS.
- Rubbish bins and motorways. No such thing as a garbage can or a highway here. Its all British Jibberish and Kiwi Slang.
- There is no such thing as the letter Z (or zee as we pronounce it. It is pronounced Zed.
- People aren't white or Caucasian here, they are Pakeha. Pakeha roughly translates to New Zealand Europeans. That's basically ALMOST EXACTLY makes no sense. See what I did there? Do ya?
For the moment, this is my list of interesting differences. As the trip progresses, I'm sure to find more to share with you.
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