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What's Different About New Zealand
This is my on-going list of differences in New Zealand.
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Different Spellings
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Different Words
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Cultural Differences
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United States
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New Zealand |
United States
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New Zealand
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New Zealand |
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Color
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Colour
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To-Go |
Take-away |
No Tipping |
| Enroll |
Enrol |
Gasoline |
Petrol |
No Ice In Beverages |
| License |
Licence |
Drinking Fountain |
Bubbler |
Lots of one lane bridges |
| Center |
Centre |
Leash |
Lead |
Not many four lane roads |
| Program |
Programme |
Shopping Cart |
Trolley |
Morning Tea & Afternoon Tea |
| Favorite |
Favourite |
Cart Return |
Trolley Bay |
More Hitch-Hikers |
| Flavor |
Flavour |
Lots |
Heaps |
Different Sports |
| Theater |
Theatre |
Elevator |
Lift |
Metric |
| Tons |
Tonnes |
Forest |
Bush |
Almost No Bubblers |
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Hiking |
Tramping |
Z (Zee) = Z (Zed) |
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Trail |
Track |
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Friend |
Mate |
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Field |
Pitch |
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Diaper |
Nappie |
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Good Job |
Good on ya' |
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There are lots of unique plants and animals in New Zealand. This is a Koru, a the unfolding fronds of a native fern. I took this picture in Westland National Park.
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Copyright © 2003 Bailey Educational Adventures
Direct comments or questions to baileym@pacificu.edu
Page last updated on Tuesday, April 22, 2003
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