>Be me >At a city-organized St Patrick's Day festival >All the hipster micro-breweries come out of the woodwork >Some offer free samples >Also music >But I'm mostly there for the free samples >Working my way up the booths >Meet a middle-aged guy who flags down the friend I'm with and says hi 'cause they know each other apparently >He's got an accent >Midway through the convo, start to ask:
"Hey, are you from-"
>See him start to roll his eyes
"...New Zealand?"
>His eyes light up >His mouth is agape >Tears rolling down his face (ok not really) >He says with great emotion (or maybe his speech was just a little slurred from too many drinks, I dunno)
>"Yes! Thank you for not saying 'Australian!' You're the first stranger I've met here who's ever gotten it right on the first try!"
We get really excited when foreigners give us attention. Last week on the news there was entire segment about some US talk show host mentioning us (That, and buying some property here)
Justin Collins
Tfw I'm unable to distinguish accents in English yet Sorry kiwibros ;_;
Julian Hill
What kind of accents are there in Russia?
William Baker
If you mean ethnic Russians there are: Northern (with accent on O and pretty slow) Southern (they say G like GH and have loner vowels) Muscovite (with accent on A, pretty fast) Russians of Urals, Siberia and Far East don't have noticeable difference
If you mean other ethnicities, there are plenty
Anthony Gutierrez
its fine, even british people cant tell the difference between their accents. well done on being less autistic than 99.9% of Sup Forums and managing to read his face though.
Luke Jenkins
I want to cum inside a New Zealandian girl's vagina so badly.
once Taylor Swift wore an All Blacks jersey and it was national news
the Block NZ is pretty shit mate, probably even worse than the Australian one
John Martinez
W-what can I do so you would notice me? :3
Jason Reyes
please watch our sport
Jordan Morgan
we have 2 NZ rugby players in our city
Nicholas Mitchell
yah facking galah cunt
Brody Diaz
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Anthony Jackson
Rude!
Angel Phillips
>notice womans accent >ask if she's from South Africa >she says Zimbabwe >I say 'You mean Rhodesia' >she gives me a knowing smile
Jaxon Kelly
Never understood why kiwis always get mixed up with us. Completely distinct accents. They sound more South African than Australian.
Dominic Davis
>I say 'You mean Rhodesia'
Jaxon Smith
I know what you mean. I can understand not being able to pick a Western or South Australian accent from an eastern state one, but New Zealand's accent has fundamental differences in vowel sounds.