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Teach yourself Kiwi.  [message #62276] Wed, 05 May 2010 22:05 Go to next message
Nigel is currently offline  Nigel

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Hey Kiwi!

This will help me with your tales.

Hugs
Nigel

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/7680067/New-Zealand-offers-migrants-courses-in-how-to-understand-Kiwi-accent.html

[Updated on: Wed, 05 May 2010 22:06]




I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.

…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
Re: Teach yourself Kiwi.  [message #62277 is a reply to message #62276] Wed, 05 May 2010 23:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kiwi is currently offline  kiwi

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Location: New Zealand
Registered: August 2009
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LOL Nigel! It's all a vicious rumour - we have NOT got an accent - everybody else has. We just talk proper.

(Ask Aussie if he likes feesh & cheeps).

I'm having a day at home today because i'm a bit crook.

cheers



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Re: Teach yourself Kiwi.  [message #62280 is a reply to message #62277] Thu, 06 May 2010 04:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aussie is currently offline  Aussie

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Yes Kiwi, my favourite food is feesh and cheeps
The trouble is you guys don't have any decent fush.

Aussie
Re: Teach yourself Kiwi.  [message #62281 is a reply to message #62280] Thu, 06 May 2010 14:17 Go to previous message
aqualino is currently offline  aqualino

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Thanks, guys. I don't feel so bad now when some southerner here makes fun of my Boston accent.

Fush does not sound as appetising as feesh, although I like the sound of chups better than cheeps. So, is there somewhere I could go to get 'Feesh n Chups' ?

Either way, both your homelands are on my 'Bucket List', so I had better get a little more used to the accents before I set sail.

~aqua~

Hang on, Kiwi,does this mean that I have been reading your wonderful stories in the wrong accent ??? Perhaps you could send me a link to a website that will decipher the whole thing correctly ? ;-D



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