sometimes I am baffled by American ignorance but other times I feel like they're just trolling lol which one is it? Is it possible to be that clueless?
Another New Zealand film recommendation for fans of NZ movies would be 'Hunt For The Wilderpeople' it has the same boy from Deadpool 2, he had done this film before Deadpool 2.
I lost my shit at the people who correctly pointed out NZ on the Map and then STILL somehow came to the conclusion that our currency is the Euro. Especially the South-African girl. I just feel like she should know better haha.
Hi from Aus. Sorry that the word doesn't know you and leaves you off maps when the All Blacks keep winning but I guess cricket makes for the way a country to be recognized.
@BT- 1 gummon bro who gives a crap if were good at rugby talkin from our ego not our soul ay bro imagine not bringing up “what were better at” in a pleasant convo.. imagine that.. Just think how ud like to be talking with someone a mate and out of the blue they say “oh g im way better than u at cooking. I make way betta eggs than u. Shame g” Its like y say it brutha there’s plenty of topics u can bring up that arent creating a pedastal for what u represent just saying
As a kiwi, I'm actually kinda impressed that people knew a couple of things. I think Flight of the Conchords did a similar thing around a decade ago and a lot of the Americans interviewed then were clearly hearing about New Zealand for the first time.
I was actually surprised myself! Like I said in the video, I didn’t know anything about New Zealand before visiting, aside from the Hakka. Super glad I went there and got the chance to learn heaps and work alongside some Kiwis. Had a blast while I was there, definitely a place I’d like to visit again someday.
From a Māori perspective, we could technically be all 4 ( Water, Earth, Fire and Air ). But comparing to our other Polynesian people, we would definitely claim AIR the most, due to our large and diverse bird population
@@cate9059 There are a lot of different bird species in New Zealand. Ones that can fly and ones that can’t obviously. I only connected it to air because it was pretty much a bird haven prior to humans. If you want something that goes with Earth, then you can go along the lines of all the Volcanoes the country has. Or is that fire ? Anyways like I said before, the country can be pretty much all 4 or even the Avatar with Māori spiritual beliefs and connections
Yeah I agree. We learn about the whole world and are exposed to a lot of information from other countries. The news shows international events and a lot of tv shows are from other countries too.
As a kiwi I can say I know more about america than almost any other country Basically we think your politicians are stupid and we get force fed american propoganda daily
Maybe but us Kiwis could name the majority of the states in the USA and alot of their major cities and townships. But apart from Auckland I doubt most Americans will know NZ cities and townships let alone pronounce them. But hey is Kiwis have been influenced by Hollywood.
As a kiwi I laughed that the most recognised of all was our flag. The previous conservative govt wasted millions of NZ dollars and lost a referendum to change it as they believed it wasn't widely recognised. Thanks for the confirmation for those of us that voted to keep it.
@Anne Speir I bet if the Ozzie flag was a choice they wouldn't have gotten it so easy, but most of them guessed the NZ flag because it was the one they DIDN'T recognise from the 6 choices, you even hear them say that.
It's interesting that people assume that NZ is exotic 😂 Some of our environment is pretty exotic but otherwise we have normal cities, towns, airports, supermarkets and roads. We have normal hospitals and just about every suburb has a shopping mall (or at the very least, a shopping centre), as well as a McDonald's , Burger King, Carl's Jr and Wendy's in a lot of places. I would say we are pretty similar to Australia, just less dry and more humid, more laid back and no insects or animals trying to kill you.
*goes into long thing about Taika Waititi's Oscar Acceptance speech and how she thinks its about Aboriginal Pride* next guy: it's gotta be some type of sandwich they have down there
Thanks Norton! I appreciate the feedback and I’m looking forward to visiting New Zealand again someday. Had such a good time there, thanks for watching 🤙🏽🤙🏽
@Black Weirdo I have to ask. Do you guys deliberately day Ozzy to annoy us. Instead of saying Aussie?? I've never known anyone to use the word Ozzie cept Americans. Even my Kiwi mates here spell it Aussie... Just curious ^^
Hey, awesome man, Kiwi here and love you did this. They were having fun while learning about NZ. I'm a Maori fella and you did a great job on pronounciation. Thanks man =]
Hey bm4n1 I appreciate that! Thanks for watching the video and I’m glad I pronounced it right hahah. New Zealand is definitely a dope place and I’m so glad I got the chance to live there for awhile. Had a blast down there and I met some awesome people along the way. You guys are awesome and I look forward to visiting again someday!
Kiaora. , That's what I was thinking. I am a pakeha in the Waikato. I loved your pronunctiation of "maori" plus your respect and wairua. Awesome, brother. Thanks for mentioning all three languages.
@@barbsmart7373 Kiaora! well thank you for watching it Barb! I’m very happy to hear that my pronunciation wasn’t too bad, I thought I would screw it up lol 🤙🏽
hope trump doesnt know fat chance i guess but nz national police turned down his application for a casino licence over money laundering fears in late 1980s
REALLY odd, since all the States capitols are small cities, not the main known ones. Take Texas, 3 biggest cities Houston, Dallas and San Antonio yet capitol is Austin. Most states are like that.
Awesome glad my country is better known these days I'm especially proud of the fact that you mentioned all of our official languages. What's interesting is that we use English and Maori together often whether we are saying hello (kia ora ) or mentioning our family (whanau) or eating food (kai) this is something I love about my country
I did notice that when I was there! I seen a lot of the native language when I was there! Whereas here in America, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Native American language written on anything. 🤔 Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback!
@@hannahr8701 “While English is the de facto official and predominant language, much how it is in the U.S., it currently does not have official legal status. The te reo Māori became the first official language of New Zealand in 1987.” That’s why I worded it as just ,”what language do they speak there.” Then I said their other 2 officials languages are Maori and NZ sign.
Ayyeeeeeeee Good to hear from you Jerray! Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video🙏🏽 I hope you’re doing well wherever you are! Are you still in NZ or did you finish up your time down there?
James Prime Yeah bro I got back home to Tampa Florida at the end of February. Solid 9 months in New Zealand was life-changing. i’m planning to do Australia next year. Same to you Homie I hope you’re doing amazing I still watch all your videos haha
I’m glad you had a good time in New Zealand. Time well spent. If you do make it down to Australia, I hope you have just as good experience down there as I did. That place was awesome!
I'm an Aussie who works with a huge percentage of Kiwis, so it was all no-brainers for me. But I started watching with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised at some of the correct answers (I mean the confident ones. It WAS multiple choice).
I met a New Zealander in the US who told me about his Uber driver in LA "Where are you from?" "New Zealand" "Oh, which part of Europe is that?" These people in the video are much smarter and brighter than that driver
@@JamesPrime1 that's so nice to hear 😍 people normally skip Christchurch except to hire a camper and head to Queenstown, can't say I blame them it's pretty boring 😂
@@angie23575 haha yea. I like boring. Boring is nice sometimes. I made a video about Christchurch and I think I said in the video it’s a nice place to stop and catch your breath.
As an American I am shocked how positive the comments are given how bad the answers were. Then again I probably shouldn't be, every time I have interacted with a kiwi online they are always cool AF. Not sure what you guys are doing over there to stay so positive and chill but keep it up.
Great vid. My man with the SF hat and shades hit the target a few times with his guesses 😎😎 I was impressed. Also, I think if you had the Australian flag on there as well, that would have thrown a lot of people off
I laughed when they thought Auckland was the capital of NZ. Auckland wishes it was the capital city. Lol Windy Wellington is the capital. I am a proud New Zealander from Hobbiton Matamata. 🇳🇿🤗
I'm impressed they know where we are :) you're all welcome to visit when travel returns to normal. I hope you guys all stay safe, you seem like a friendly bunch.
Great video! New Zealand is arguably the most beautiful place I've ever been to in the world! Hope to return one day (if traveling to far away places ever resumes). Btw, the graphics of the arrows were hilariously placed when you look at them in relation to the big guy in the first part of the video! I thought something had come out of his shorts!! 🤣
Thank you John! I agree, New Zealand is such a gorgeous place. I remember going to some places around New Zealand and it looking like a painting. I just couldn’t believe it!
This made me chuckle, but at the same time, before covid happened, not many brits new about NZ either. I spent over a year living there and it is the most spectacular country.
When I lived in the U.S... Most people had heard of New Zealand, but didnt know much at all... many believed it was in Europe... but when I met people who knew NZ, more often than not...they knew alot, which BUZZED me out, especially when they knew about Māori Culture, which buzzed me out more
Haha yea i think its a hit or miss when it comes to what people know about New Zealand. But I think nowadays, its becoming more and more recognizable. But anyway, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching the video Rangiteaorere. 🙏🏽
Me too, I couldn't understand how we lived in New Zealand *and* Auckland. I explained it to my own children as being like living in a room inside a house that also has other rooms.
Kia ora!! That was awesome. Gotta start somewhere. Great way of making people aware. Hopefully more people will tour our beautiful country like you did to learn more.🙂
Kia Ora bro, amazing video! that second girl from the left in that big group copied the first guy on almost every answer haha. Nice to know that American's know some things about Aotearoa!
Loved watching this and the comments section was even better xxx love to see you do more videos like this maybe doing accents like you did in the nz one love it bro
Thanks for watching it Mere! Yea if I get a chance to make another video about the New Zealand accent, maybe I’ll go for it! Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏽
4:32 props to this guy for learning his Spanish! 'Que hora' is SPANISH for what time is it, but I live in NZ and as my Spanish teacher pointed out, it sounds very similar to 'Kia Ora'
Thanks for spreading the awareness! We're quite often forgotten about or considered baby sibling of Australia. Hope you enjoyed your time in NZ amd and that you will one day return!
I absolutely enjoyed my time there thank you! And I look forward to revisiting again someday. Thanks for the feedback and I appreciate you arching it Ariana, thank you 😊
Thanks Maximiliano. Yea man i'll never knock anyone who doesn't know something about a particular subject. As long as they're open and willing to learn, that's all that matters. These people put themselves out there and were willing to look a little naive in front of thousands of people to see, I think all the credit goes to the guests. The people in the video were all pretty cool. I appreciate your feedback and thank you for watching it!
I like how a few people guessed kia hora means "what time is it?", because it sounds like Spanish "qué hora". It's kind of way off but not a completely silly guess at the same time.
I’m looking forward to see how far New Zealand goes in my lifetime. From an outsiders perspective, it seems like it’s doing great 👍🏽 I know there’s plenty of issues that I’m sure I’m unaware of, but when I was there, things seemed pretty good.
@@JamesPrime1 Cheers James. We do have our problems, as does any country but we feel we are heading in the right direction. In some ways, the current situation in the US, has served to emphasise the old [comedian Fred Dagg] song “we don’t know how lucky we are”. Stay safe. Kia kaha.
@@JamesPrime1 You're welcome. I wish u safe & well during these challenging times. May the Best of luck be yours. Please Take care Honorary Kiwi James.
Yeh, Cook Islands would be a good one, add Fiji's in there too & maybe PNG for some variety, make them all South Pacific Island flags. Australia's flag & it would just be 50/50 guesses though I think, too similar to realistically have anyone know as opposed to guess
@@celticchris Do you honestly think any Americans know what colour stars are on either flag? Or that there's an extra 7 point star for all the states & territories on the Aussie one? It would be pure guessing
@@lilaclizard4504 I'm Australian & I have to look twice to distinguish the NZ flag. The Cook Islands is the only one i know for sure is the Jack on a Dark blue flag
Proud to be one of the "10 people who live there" 😂😂 Crack up! Loving that most people atleast know where we are located now 😜 P.s your pronunciation on "Kia Ora" was bloody on 👌🏼
20 years ago when I was in the USA I was talking to a group of Americans for a few hours then one of them asked me 3 questions in quick succession: 1) Did I learn English before I came over? 2) What time zone did we use? 3) In what order did the months appear on our calendar? Everyone had a good LOL at the time. As a Kiwi, my accent seemed to be a good conversation starter in the south, at least. Happy days :)
Thank you for showing respect and pronouncing Maori words correctly. That’s a struggle for most kiwis let alone tourists! Love the video, come visit again soon ❤️
Thank you Jessica, your feedback is much appreciated! Happy to read that my pronunciation wasn’t too bad either lol. I look forward to visiting the country again some day🙋🏽♂️
I can just about see New Zealand from my place here in Australia.. ;) well, it's 3500ks across the Tasman, but whatever, that's pretty much next door over here.. In fact, New Zealand is closer to me here than Perth is, which I could walk to if I wanted to..!
It Is Great That You Are Teaching Americans Where New Zealand Is, You May Tell Them More about This Great Place, Called New Zealand. And The Outdoors Live In New Zealand. Thank You. From A New Zealander.
Your vid popped up in my explore and I saw New Zealand so as a kiwi I had to click and have a nosey 😅 that was great and those Americans where pretty good, very impressed.
Hahah well thanks for clicking on it Meg! Even better that you actually liked it! When I originally made it, I wasn’t sure how well it was going to be received, but people seemed to enjoy it which makes it all worth it! Thanks! 👍🏽👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 hahaha my noseyness payed of thanks for the reply👍🏽awesome at 1.5k likes definitely well received, I'm just checking out your other vids there awesome.
I'm from new Zealand and I loved this video but funny she thought we spoke samoan lolol..I lolol..I definitely want to go to the big U S of A one day :)
Thank you DAYZemUP. I appreciate that feedback. Yea man my time in New Zealand was great, I’ll always put New Zealand on one of my top places to visit if anyone ever asks me. Some good stuff going on down there.
Literally the windiest place I’ve ever lived. Wind took my favorite hat away from me. Never seen it again. ☹️ If you’re ever in Vogeltown and see a black and white stripped hat, hit me up 🤙🏽
Great video, I find it fascinating to know how much people know about us. I do think that it's our prime minister that has put us more on the map as of late because she is doing some amazing things. Thank you from Invercargill, NZ (too close to the south pole!)
@@JamesPrime1 Understandable, Christchurch is lovely, I'm heading there today if fact for the long weekend. You gotta be brave for Invercargill haha, January and February are the warmest months in my opinion ☺
I made a video about Christchurch and I think at the end of the video I described Christchurch as a nice place to catch your breath. I wanted to go to Invercargill because it was the most southern city I could find in New Zealand and I had never heard of the city before. When it comes to weather, I think I would be alright because here in Chicago, it gets down to -22F. Which sucks, but you know that saying goes, it is what it issss.
That was the original idea but then I decided to make it multiple choice because it would be wayyyy to difficult. 95% of the video would be them saying, “I don’t know.” Which would make for a pretty boring video, but yea, it was the original idea. Thanks for watching it by the way!
WHAT Do AMERICANS know about WALES?
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sometimes I am baffled by American ignorance but other times I feel like they're just trolling lol which one is it? Is it possible to be that clueless?
Would love to quiz you on countries you may not know much about. When would you like to set it up?
@@indovilletv8601 you're xenephobic
100%.I watch the New Zealand family CZcams
I swear every kiwi loves it when foreigners talk about our country.
not the Isolists
I'm a kiwi and I think its because Austraila usually overshadows us
I get so excited every time someone famous person mentions it or it gets mentioned in a movie or something
Yeah we do also I am a kiwi and I thought the Capital of new Zealand was Auckland Lmao
@@Real_K4nqR 🤦♂️
Big ups to the girl who watched "What we do in the shadows".
as an american, i love that movie
Lol I was surprised when she said that
Another New Zealand film recommendation for fans of NZ movies would be 'Hunt For The Wilderpeople' it has the same boy from Deadpool 2, he had done this film before Deadpool 2.
Sarah Simpson boy is a good one too
I love how she pronounced Kia Ora perfectly.
I can’t believe people think Sydney and Victoria are city’s in NZ
I know, and plus the euro is a special currency for EUROPE, it's in the name, can't believe these americans
😅 they know now.
@ Liam Hunter And we speak Samoan.
Haha lost in space ..
@Maksim Blagojevic Do you even know what ANZAC is? And New Zealand is bigger than the UK, if anything the UK would be a spec on the map and not NZ.
Well done for mentioning Māori and New Zealand sign language. You guys keep safe.
Thanks Kenneth! I gave it a shot at sharing some things I learned while in New Zealand. Definitely learned a lot and very happy with my time there
@@JamesPrime1 Definitely make another trip here once travel has been restored, and the world has covid under control.
Absolutely! Looking forward to my next trip there 👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 also good job on your pronunciation. It's common for people to absolutely butcher any Māori words, but you did a pretty good job.
@@JamesPrime1 fun fact english isn't a offical language of New Zealand by law, only Māori and NZSL.
I lost my shit at the people who correctly pointed out NZ on the Map and then STILL somehow came to the conclusion that our currency is the Euro. Especially the South-African girl. I just feel like she should know better haha.
I was thinking the same thing!
Haha. When they said Euro i was like! Wait you know where we are on the map it's no where near Europe 😂
Samantha Kuek ikr
It wouldn't be as bad if they said the pound but still
Hi from Aus. Sorry that the word doesn't know you and leaves you off maps when the All Blacks keep winning but I guess cricket makes for the way a country to be recognized.
“It’s not Sydney” but let’s pick an entire Aussie state instead, that’s heaps closer 😂
Hahaha I had a feeling someone was going to go with Victoria.
I mean Victoria University is in Wellington so it could have been worse lol
We d have Victoria University in Wellington our captial.
And a Victoria mountain in new zealand
Lol 😂
As an Australian I obviously knew all the answers (they are our cuzzy bros after all).
Chur bro
Chur the brothers what a lad
@BT- 1 gummon bro who gives a crap if were good at rugby talkin from our ego not our soul ay bro imagine not bringing up “what were better at” in a pleasant convo.. imagine that..
Just think how ud like to be talking with someone a mate and out of the blue they say “oh g im way better than u at cooking. I make way betta eggs than u. Shame g”
Its like y say it brutha there’s plenty of topics u can bring up that arent creating a pedastal for what u represent just saying
@BT- 1 Sorry to say it's true. Kiwiland produced the greatest player of all time, Jonah Lomu, and we all recognise that fact. R.I.P. Jonah.
@BT- 1 shit lol i mean yea we are gangsta at rugby just dont see a reason to have that as the opener..
As a kiwi, I'm actually kinda impressed that people knew a couple of things. I think Flight of the Conchords did a similar thing around a decade ago and a lot of the Americans interviewed then were clearly hearing about New Zealand for the first time.
I was actually surprised myself! Like I said in the video, I didn’t know anything about New Zealand before visiting, aside from the Hakka. Super glad I went there and got the chance to learn heaps and work alongside some Kiwis. Had a blast while I was there, definitely a place I’d like to visit again someday.
It's a much more well known country now
I’m glad to know I’m not the only Kiwi who somehow stumbled across this video! I’m rather surprised as well by how much they know of NZ.
Same G
OH NO WE'RE GETTING NOTICED!
I don't get why so many people guessed Badgermole, its clear that we would be water nation not earth hahaha
Hahaha. Now that does make sense. 😂😂
From a Māori perspective, we could technically be all 4 ( Water, Earth, Fire and Air ). But comparing to our other Polynesian people, we would definitely claim AIR the most, due to our large and diverse bird population
@@arohap6041 depends. We're also on the ring of fire so we could possibly be the mainland of the Fire Nation lol
Kiwi can’t fly, they are a grounded species so therefore wouldn’t we be an earth nation by your own standards...
@@cate9059
There are a lot of different bird species in New Zealand. Ones that can fly and ones that can’t obviously. I only connected it to air because it was pretty much a bird haven prior to humans. If you want something that goes with Earth, then you can go along the lines of all the Volcanoes the country has. Or is that fire ? Anyways like I said before, the country can be pretty much all 4 or even the Avatar with Māori spiritual beliefs and connections
I think an Australian flag would've thrown them off big time. The main reason they knew the NZ flag was because they recognised all the others
Apart from that one woman who picked the Scottish flag 😬
Thats exactly what I was thinking
The union Jack was a dead give away. British/ Commonwealth. Thought its general knowledge.
Exactly
Bingo.. my thoughts exactly.
I wouldn't say kiwis know alot about America specifically but were are educated about the entire world not just our own country
Yeah I agree. We learn about the whole world and are exposed to a lot of information from other countries. The news shows international events and a lot of tv shows are from other countries too.
As a kiwi I can say I know more about america than almost any other country
Basically we think your politicians are stupid and we get force fed american propoganda daily
@@dupstep54321 i agree
Maybe but us Kiwis could name the majority of the states in the USA and alot of their major cities and townships. But apart from Auckland I doubt most Americans will know NZ cities and townships let alone pronounce them. But hey is Kiwis have been influenced by Hollywood.
Also their shits everywhere
As a Kiwi that lives in NYC - you did a good job bro.
Thanks Nick I appreciate that feedback. Hope you’re having a good time in NYC. I’ve only been there once myself. 👍🏽
Chea
Wait til they find out we call our prime minister Aunty Jacinda 👀
Hahahahaha Actuals 😂 and how it’s the norms to make tik toks with aunty as well lmao
😅 👍🏽
🤣🤣🤣
Before that it was uncle John - uncle John key lol now its the aunties turn haha
@@d12grimreaper46 lol never thought he was part of the whanau that's for sure Donkey.
As a kiwi I laughed that the most recognised of all was our flag. The previous conservative govt wasted millions of NZ dollars and lost a referendum to change it as they believed it wasn't widely recognised. Thanks for the confirmation for those of us that voted to keep it.
I was actually ready surprised on how many of them knew the NZ flag as well! Thanks for watching the video Anne 👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 How many would have got it right if the Hawaiian flag had been there?
@Anne Speir I bet if the Ozzie flag was a choice they wouldn't have gotten it so easy, but most of them guessed the NZ flag because it was the one they DIDN'T recognise from the 6 choices, you even hear them say that.
hard mode would have been also including the Aussie flag
@@tumacaroni actually it was around 26 million. Still a massive waste of tax dollars though
i love the fact the everyone laughed and enjoyed answering the questions, and did better than I thought.
Yea same here! Some of them knew more than I thought. This one was fun to make and everyone was a good sport about it.
They all already know how to dress like Kiwis :-)
Yup so do I, this is funny good.
It's interesting that people assume that NZ is exotic 😂
Some of our environment is pretty exotic but otherwise we have normal cities, towns, airports, supermarkets and roads. We have normal hospitals and just about every suburb has a shopping mall (or at the very least, a shopping centre), as well as a McDonald's , Burger King, Carl's Jr and Wendy's in a lot of places.
I would say we are pretty similar to Australia, just less dry and more humid, more laid back and no insects or animals trying to kill you.
Do sandflies count?
the biggest differences to me are way less people and traffic.
@Black Weirdo or Levin?
@Black Weirdo
Nah... but I probably know a couple of them.
And a tiny population
*goes into long thing about Taika Waititi's Oscar Acceptance speech and how she thinks its about Aboriginal Pride*
next guy: it's gotta be some type of sandwich they have down there
"Aboriginal" means the native people [not just the Australian ones], so it's sorta technically-close...
You could of at least corrected the 'aboriginal pride' statement now she thinks aborigines live in Nz!
@@RogerBarraud
Yep exactly. "Aboriginal" can refer to a Maori person also but I'm not sure she intended to use it that way.
😅 Sandwich
@@AUmarcus lols . Call a Māori an aboriginal and see what happens.
Great pronunciation of the Māori language. We hope to see you here in New Zealand again 🇳🇿 🇺🇲
Thanks Norton! I appreciate the feedback and I’m looking forward to visiting New Zealand again someday. Had such a good time there, thanks for watching 🤙🏽🤙🏽
"Australian isn't a language, it's a way of life". Haha, great.
Lol.
That's why we Aussies love to do as Prince would say - paaaaaarrrrrttty!!!!!
It’s so weird hearing Americans talk about New Zealand lmao, no one ever mentions us
hahaha, you guys are hidden treasure.
And lets keep it that way
If that’s what makes you feel good sure.
it's really trending on YT right now, guessing lots of disgruntled democrats are looking to leave, lol. Aunty Jacinda will welcome them.
@@grantbuchanan7295 nope
Bruh. FYI Kiwis actually have wings, they're just too small.
@Black Weirdo hahahahaha
@Black Weirdo no it wouldn't. The feud must continue
and why fly around wasting energy when u got a smorgasboard on our forest floors..we conserve energy here lol
Just like our Emus. It's just ours are big and annoying, yours are cute and cuddly (in comparison... Not really lol)
@Black Weirdo I have to ask. Do you guys deliberately day Ozzy to annoy us.
Instead of saying Aussie?? I've never known anyone to use the word Ozzie cept Americans. Even my Kiwi mates here spell it Aussie... Just curious ^^
Hey, awesome man, Kiwi here and love you did this. They were having fun while learning about NZ. I'm a Maori fella and you did a great job on pronounciation. Thanks man =]
Hey bm4n1 I appreciate that! Thanks for watching the video and I’m glad I pronounced it right hahah. New Zealand is definitely a dope place and I’m so glad I got the chance to live there for awhile. Had a blast down there and I met some awesome people along the way. You guys are awesome and I look forward to visiting again someday!
Yeah, that Kia ora was pretty solid.
Kiaora. , That's what I was thinking. I am a pakeha in the Waikato.
I loved your pronunctiation of "maori" plus your respect and wairua.
Awesome, brother.
Thanks for mentioning all three languages.
@@chriskelly3481 thank you Chris! 👍🏽
@@barbsmart7373 Kiaora! well thank you for watching it Barb! I’m very happy to hear that my pronunciation wasn’t too bad, I thought I would screw it up lol 🤙🏽
Damn, they know where we are..
You guys are on the map!
Shite was hoping they wouldnt know where we were.
@@JamesPrime1 Stop that right now please :-)
@@JamesPrime1 Not according to r/mapswithoutnz
hope trump doesnt know fat chance i guess but nz national police turned down his application for a casino licence over money laundering fears in late 1980s
"It's not the capital because it's a small-ish city"
oh honey we only have "small-ish" cities hahahaha
no
REALLY odd, since all the States capitols are small cities, not the main known ones. Take Texas, 3 biggest cities Houston, Dallas and San Antonio yet capitol is Austin. Most states are like that.
The thing that blows people's minds is that NZ has less than 5 million people in the entire country.
@luubelaar and 1.6 million of them are in aucklamd 😆
Awesome glad my country is better known these days I'm especially proud of the fact that you mentioned all of our official languages. What's interesting is that we use English and Maori together often whether we are saying hello (kia ora ) or mentioning our family (whanau) or eating food (kai) this is something I love about my country
I did notice that when I was there! I seen a lot of the native language when I was there! Whereas here in America, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Native American language written on anything. 🤔
Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback!
English is actually not an official language of NZ. We only have two official languages, Maori and NZ Sign.
@@hannahr8701 “While English is the de facto official and predominant language, much how it is in the U.S., it currently does not have official legal status. The te reo Māori became the first official language of New Zealand in 1987.”
That’s why I worded it as just ,”what language do they speak there.” Then I said their other 2 officials languages are Maori and NZ sign.
Great video brother!! It’s Jerray from Wellington!(oriental bay) Shout out to New Zealand🇳🇿. Keep the videos coming man
Ayyeeeeeeee Good to hear from you Jerray! Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video🙏🏽 I hope you’re doing well wherever you are! Are you still in NZ or did you finish up your time down there?
James Prime Yeah bro I got back home to Tampa Florida at the end of February. Solid 9 months in New Zealand was life-changing. i’m planning to do Australia next year. Same to you Homie I hope you’re doing amazing I still watch all your videos haha
I’m glad you had a good time in New Zealand. Time well spent. If you do make it down to Australia, I hope you have just as good experience down there as I did. That place was awesome!
I'm in Auckland
@@Ct--yn1xw so am I.Born and bred.
I'm an Aussie who works with a huge percentage of Kiwis, so it was all no-brainers for me.
But I started watching with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised at some of the correct answers (I mean the confident ones. It WAS multiple choice).
I met a New Zealander in the US who told me about his Uber driver in LA
"Where are you from?"
"New Zealand"
"Oh, which part of Europe is that?"
These people in the video are much smarter and brighter than that driver
I'm impressed, they knew a lot more than I thought they would 💖
Lots of love from Christchurch, New Zealand 🥝
Same here! Did much better than I thought. Also I spent a few weeks in Christchurch, had a good time there! 👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 that's so nice to hear 😍 people normally skip Christchurch except to hire a camper and head to Queenstown, can't say I blame them it's pretty boring 😂
@@angie23575 haha yea. I like boring. Boring is nice sometimes. I made a video about Christchurch and I think I said in the video it’s a nice place to stop and catch your breath.
@@JamesPrime1 well that's a really nice way of putting it 😂 what city in the states would you say is a good place to stop and catch your breath?
One city I’ve been hearing some good things about would be Nashville, Tennessee. I actually haven’t been myself, but I hear really nice!
As an American I am shocked how positive the comments are given how bad the answers were.
Then again I probably shouldn't be, every time I have interacted with a kiwi online they are always cool AF. Not sure what you guys are doing over there to stay so positive and chill but keep it up.
Some type of sandwich that had me dead🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha he was way off but that was hilarious 😭😭😭
Great vid. My man with the SF hat and shades hit the target a few times with his guesses 😎😎 I was impressed. Also, I think if you had the Australian flag on there as well, that would have thrown a lot of people off
Thanks Witro. Yea that Australian flag would have thrown them off for sure
As a Kiwi I enjoyed this and was so happy with the results. Great vlog. I hope you get to return here one day!
Hey Meikura thanks for checking it out and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Awww bless their hearts, they all tried so well! Kia ora, tena rawa atu koe
Hey thanks Mark I appreciate you checking out the video!
I laughed when they thought Auckland was the capital of NZ. Auckland wishes it was the capital city. Lol Windy Wellington is the capital. I am a proud New Zealander from Hobbiton Matamata. 🇳🇿🤗
Hahaha yea. Auckland is cool, but I love Wellington👍🏽
nah, we had our turn at being the capital; just thought we should share since you all cry about 'why only auckland gets everything'
Hobbiton is pretty cool been there
Easy now Angela. We used to be the capital and then gave that up to Wellington 🤣 #truestory
I agree. Hobbiton was cool. 👍🏽
I'm impressed they know where we are :) you're all welcome to visit when travel returns to normal. I hope you guys all stay safe, you seem like a friendly bunch.
Ah yes, the Badger Mole, much more of a real animal than just a regular mole.
The illusive badger mole of New Zealand 🤣🤣🤣
Yep, I think it's related to Aussie's drop bear.🤣🤣🤣
@@kiwisweetheart71 a distant relative, but still just as lethal.
We don't have badgers or moles in NZ lol
@Black Weirdo Chucky's sister is a total psychopath. Somebody put her out of her misery.
Great video! New Zealand is arguably the most beautiful place I've ever been to in the world! Hope to return one day (if traveling to far away places ever resumes).
Btw, the graphics of the arrows were hilariously placed when you look at them in relation to the big guy in the first part of the video! I thought something had come out of his shorts!! 🤣
Thank you John! I agree, New Zealand is such a gorgeous place. I remember going to some places around New Zealand and it looking like a painting. I just couldn’t believe it!
Most cities in the north island are gang filled shit holes
John Doe, thank you so much and we would love for you to come back 👍🏽
@@meg7088 I ABSOLUTELY plan on it! Beautiful country and amazing people!! 😁
@@chocoboof5733 Because its to cold in the south, and the cities ain't shit holes, just the gangs.
This made me chuckle, but at the same time, before covid happened, not many brits new about NZ either. I spent over a year living there and it is the most spectacular country.
When I lived in the U.S... Most people had heard of New Zealand, but didnt know much at all... many believed it was in Europe... but when I met people who knew NZ, more often than not...they knew alot, which BUZZED me out, especially when they knew about Māori Culture, which buzzed me out more
Haha yea i think its a hit or miss when it comes to what people know about New Zealand. But I think nowadays, its becoming more and more recognizable. But anyway, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching the video Rangiteaorere. 🙏🏽
When I was a little kid I thought Auckland was the capital of NZ. I lived in Auckland 😂😂
Me too, I couldn't understand how we lived in New Zealand *and* Auckland. I explained it to my own children as being like living in a room inside a house that also has other rooms.
It’s all good bro, I used to think Mary-Kate and Ashley were 3 different peoples. 😂
Hmmmm yep think I was in my teens before I realized 😁😁
@@JamesPrime1 lol
Fun fact. Auckland was the capital of New Zealand from 1840 to 1865. Why they then decided to put it on Wellington, I do not know.
This was awesome. They knew way more than I expected them to 👏🏼
Thanks for watching it juzzybot! I was actually surprised at how much some people knew as well. Way better than I had originally thought 👍🏽👍🏽
I live in New Zealand and it was pretty good to see people decently educated about our country and culture
Great pronunciation off Maaori too bro. Nice one! "what is a kiwi???" cracked me up.
Hey thanks Charlie I appreciate that! Hahaha yea the kiwi has potential to throw people off 😭 thanks for watching it 👍🏽
This is awesome! Hearing this from home (Wellington) it is interesting to see what the United States knows about us 🤣🤣🤣 great video bro, kia ora
Wellington is awesome. Glad I got the chance to live there for awhile! Definitely looking forward to going back someday !
Ka pai. Im surprised how much they all new in regards to nz in general. Good work bro...thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Cassino. I think the world needs to know how dope New Zealand really is. 🤙🏽
Cheers mate, especially love how you really try hard to pronounce the word Maori you were bang on. Loved the clip.👍🏾
Kia ora!!
That was awesome. Gotta start somewhere.
Great way of making people aware. Hopefully more people will tour our beautiful country like you did to learn more.🙂
Thanks Gee! Yea anyone I meet I tell them New Zealand is one of the best places to visit in my opinion. Will forever be one of my top recommendations!
Kia Ora bro, amazing video! that second girl from the left in that big group copied the first guy on almost every answer haha. Nice to know that American's know some things about Aotearoa!
Hahah the old copy paste method, could be a hit miss technique lol
Kia ora Cam, I picked up on that too lol
But all and all I'm impressed by how candid they were and they all appeared to have a good sense of humour.
Loved watching this and the comments section was even better xxx love to see you do more videos like this maybe doing accents like you did in the nz one love it bro
Thanks for watching it Mere! Yea if I get a chance to make another video about the New Zealand accent, maybe I’ll go for it! Thanks for the feedback 🙏🏽
Impressed with the flag question but wonder if they would have had as easy an time if the aussie flag was there. A lot of people mix them up.
As a Kiwi, it would be nice if our $ was in fact the Euro. Good job on explaining the official languages of NZ.
Thank you Sean! Thanks for watching and giving some feedback!🙏🏽
I've never been there, but from what I've seen . It's a beautiful country. And the few New Zealanders I meet were right on .
4:32 props to this guy for learning his Spanish!
'Que hora' is SPANISH for what time is it, but I live in NZ and as my Spanish teacher pointed out, it sounds very similar to 'Kia Ora'
Thanks for spreading the awareness! We're quite often forgotten about or considered baby sibling of Australia. Hope you enjoyed your time in NZ amd and that you will one day return!
I absolutely enjoyed my time there thank you! And I look forward to revisiting again someday. Thanks for the feedback and I appreciate you arching it Ariana, thank you 😊
Nice video man. I liked that you didn't ridicule the people that gave their time to answer questions :)
Thanks Maximiliano. Yea man i'll never knock anyone who doesn't know something about a particular subject. As long as they're open and willing to learn, that's all that matters. These people put themselves out there and were willing to look a little naive in front of thousands of people to see, I think all the credit goes to the guests. The people in the video were all pretty cool. I appreciate your feedback and thank you for watching it!
Those 2 girls weren't too far off since Samoan is the 3rd most spoken language in NZ.
Was awesome to see you do a video on our country. Thank you for spreading the word and keep safe ☺️
I had a blast in your country. Met some great people and made some great memories! Thanks for watching Jintana 🙋🏽♂️
omg you pronounced kia ora and Maori correctly
Hahah I had such a hard time trying to pronounce Maori words when I was there. Those two I made sure I put a little extra practice into 😂
@@JamesPrime1 Love your effort. 👍
Thanks Azaleya 🙏🏽
I like how a few people guessed kia hora means "what time is it?", because it sounds like Spanish "qué hora". It's kind of way off but not a completely silly guess at the same time.
I appreciate that one womans obvious appreciation for Taika Waititi and his works - she's obviously made an effort and we love it
The official language is N'Zild, everyone knows that!
Good work boy. Appreciate it.
Thanks Sanjay 🙋🏽♂️
Kia Ora... Thankfully, the US have a younger generation who are showing some potential.
I’m looking forward to see how far New Zealand goes in my lifetime. From an outsiders perspective, it seems like it’s doing great 👍🏽 I know there’s plenty of issues that I’m sure I’m unaware of, but when I was there, things seemed pretty good.
@@JamesPrime1 Cheers James. We do have our problems, as does any country but we feel we are heading in the right direction.
In some ways, the current situation in the US, has served to emphasise the old [comedian Fred Dagg] song “we don’t know how lucky we are”.
Stay safe. Kia kaha.
Bless them all for taking the time to learn a bit about NZ. I'm impressed with the pronunciation of our native language. A lovely video. Cheers.
Thank you for watching it HJ Thomson! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
@@JamesPrime1 You're welcome. I wish u safe & well during these challenging times. May the Best of luck be yours. Please Take care Honorary Kiwi James.
This is actually really good love from a Maori
Awesome glad you liked it Erica! Thanks for checking it out I appreciate it 💯
You did good bro! Thank you much love from beautiful Aotearoa-New Zealand
Thanks man I appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🤙🏽
You should have given the Australian or Cook Islands flag
If I ever do something like this again, I’ll do it just to throw them for a loop
Yeh, Cook Islands would be a good one, add Fiji's in there too & maybe PNG for some variety, make them all South Pacific Island flags. Australia's flag & it would just be 50/50 guesses though I think, too similar to realistically have anyone know as opposed to guess
@@lilaclizard4504 The idea was the similarities those 2 ( there are others) are the Union Jack on a dark blue Flag
@@celticchris Do you honestly think any Americans know what colour stars are on either flag? Or that there's an extra 7 point star for all the states & territories on the Aussie one? It would be pure guessing
@@lilaclizard4504 I'm Australian & I have to look twice to distinguish the NZ flag.
The Cook Islands is the only one i know for sure is the Jack on a Dark blue flag
Proud to be one of the "10 people who live there" 😂😂 Crack up! Loving that most people atleast know where we are located now 😜 P.s your pronunciation on "Kia Ora" was bloody on 👌🏼
Hahaha yea I’d say a bit more than 10 people 😂 and thank you! Happy to read that my pronunciation wasn’t too bad! Thanks for watching it Teney🙋🏽♂️
That was a good watch, solid video bro! 👌🏽
Thanks for watching it Rawiri. Glad you liked it👍🏽
20 years ago when I was in the USA I was talking to a group of Americans for a few hours then one of them asked me 3 questions in quick succession: 1) Did I learn English before I came over? 2) What time zone did we use? 3) In what order did the months appear on our calendar? Everyone had a good LOL at the time. As a Kiwi, my accent seemed to be a good conversation starter in the south, at least. Happy days :)
Yea i think the New Zealand accent is pretty cool. A great conversation starter that’s for sure.
New Zealand, clearly not in Europe:
Americans: No I think it’s the New Zealand Euro🤔
Maybe they don’t know what euro is short for...
@@CraftyWanderess If they don’t they’re literally so dumb😂😂
@@hopesole9702 nah, just ignorant. The Difference is important: ignorant can be fixed.
@@laurencefraser I’d blame it on the American education system though. They don’t get taught geography. So maybe uneducated is the better answer?🤔
@Ramadan Steve no but using common sense you’ll know that euro stands for European??? And that New Zealand isn’t in Europe also...
Kia Ora from Christchurch, New Zealand 🇳🇿❤️👍
They did pretty well, really. The kiwi does have wings, it just doesn't fly.
They did well! Awesome vid man👍
Thanks Rob! Thank you for watching the video 🙋🏽♂️
The way he said "Kia Ora" tho😂 rolled the r too much cuz
Brother that was dope!!!! 💯🤣👏
Thank you Kj! Thanks for watching it🙏🏽
Thank you for showing respect and pronouncing Maori words correctly. That’s a struggle for most kiwis let alone tourists! Love the video, come visit again soon ❤️
Thank you Jessica, your feedback is much appreciated! Happy to read that my pronunciation wasn’t too bad either lol. I look forward to visiting the country again some day🙋🏽♂️
I can just about see New Zealand from my place here in Australia.. ;) well, it's 3500ks across the Tasman, but whatever, that's pretty much next door over here..
In fact, New Zealand is closer to me here than Perth is, which I could walk to if I wanted to..!
That’s pretty cool that you can just about see New Zealand from where you are.
@@JamesPrime1 dude, I'm joking of course.. it's a 4 hour flight across to NZ from Sydney.. ;)
@@genelomas332wait, so you’re telling me that you can’t see over the curvature of the earth?
@@JamesPrime1 🤫 the Flerfs will hear you.. lol
😂😂😂
5:17 props to that fella. He's not too far off on Kia Ora, which is an expressive word for 'Be Well', 'Keep on', 'How are ya', etc.
“Is that some type of sandwich?” 😭😭😭
@@JamesPrime1 Good name for a sammich.
As a kiwi myself this is hilarious 😂
Haha glad you found some humor in it Sebastian!
It Is Great That You Are Teaching Americans Where New Zealand Is, You May Tell Them More about This Great Place, Called New Zealand. And The Outdoors Live In New Zealand. Thank You. From A New Zealander.
Apart from the badgermole, good to see an on the street interview clip that doesn't show Americans to be ignorant.
Yea there are plenty of those out there
Your vid popped up in my explore and I saw New Zealand so as a kiwi I had to click and have a nosey 😅 that was great and those Americans where pretty good, very impressed.
Hahah well thanks for clicking on it Meg! Even better that you actually liked it! When I originally made it, I wasn’t sure how well it was going to be received, but people seemed to enjoy it which makes it all worth it! Thanks! 👍🏽👍🏽
@@JamesPrime1 hahaha my noseyness payed of thanks for the reply👍🏽awesome at 1.5k likes definitely well received, I'm just checking out your other vids there awesome.
I'm from new Zealand and I loved this video but funny she thought we spoke samoan lolol..I lolol..I definitely want to go to the big U S of A one day :)
Thank you Sarah, if you ever do get the chance to visit the US, I hope you have just as good of a time as I did there 🙋🏽♂️
Chur my bro! great content overall, thank you for spreading our Culture!! Haere ra my guy :)
Thank you DAYZemUP. I appreciate that feedback. Yea man my time in New Zealand was great, I’ll always put New Zealand on one of my top places to visit if anyone ever asks me. Some good stuff going on down there.
It’s windy Welly my bro’s 😂 where aunty Cindy sits in the Beehive lol
Literally the windiest place I’ve ever lived. Wind took my favorite hat away from me. Never seen it again. ☹️ If you’re ever in Vogeltown and see a black and white stripped hat, hit me up 🤙🏽
Awesome that you mentioned New Zealand Sign Language as one of our official languages! Thank you!
I was happy with everything up until someone assumed r national animal was a kangaroo
Hahaha. She was doing so well!
And the sandwich too rofl
Bro I loved this, well done everyone
Hey thanks for that Kerry. Happy you watched it and even better that you liked it! I appreciate it 🙋🏽♂️
I feel like a Kia Ora sandwich right now 😂😂😂
Mmmm. Make sure you grab the kumara fries with it 🍟
@@JamesPrime1 Complete meal 🤤
Great video, I find it fascinating to know how much people know about us. I do think that it's our prime minister that has put us more on the map as of late because she is doing some amazing things. Thank you from Invercargill, NZ (too close to the south pole!)
Hey I was on my way to Invercargill!!! I was going to make a video there but I ended up staying an extra week in Christchurch!!
@@JamesPrime1 Understandable, Christchurch is lovely, I'm heading there today if fact for the long weekend. You gotta be brave for Invercargill haha, January and February are the warmest months in my opinion ☺
I made a video about Christchurch and I think at the end of the video I described Christchurch as a nice place to catch your breath. I wanted to go to Invercargill because it was the most southern city I could find in New Zealand and I had never heard of the city before. When it comes to weather, I think I would be alright because here in Chicago, it gets down to -22F. Which sucks, but you know that saying goes, it is what it issss.
its the "it's christmas for me" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️
Hahahah I know right. He took a full court shot and missed 😂😂 good effort tho lol
TY for doing that! Mauri Ora
I had a great time making it! Thanks for watching it😁
Pretty sure everyone watching this is a kiwi getting annoyed by their answers
Not really haha
I’m Australian and getting annoyed
Guess aussies aren't to far apart from us
I'm in hysterics
Well done guys from a kiwi👍👍.we love y'all from down under!🇳🇿🇺🇸
This would have been great without multiple choice as i think there would be LOTS less right answers...fun quiz
That was the original idea but then I decided to make it multiple choice because it would be wayyyy to difficult. 95% of the video would be them saying, “I don’t know.” Which would make for a pretty boring video, but yea, it was the original idea. Thanks for watching it by the way!
I enjoyed that! Well done to everyone for giving it a go. Taika and KJ seemed to help too lol.
Thanks Melissa I appreciate the feedback. Yea I think Taika and KJ helped a bit haha. Thanks for watching!
I'm laughing so much at "rubble" 😂😂 Did he mean to say rouble?
Your actually so underrated, the time and effort you put into your editing is amazing