Whoa, holy shit, we're going to New Zealand.
Yes, with the kids...Yea,...both of them!?? Well, 5-6 hours to LA, then another 13 or so hours to Auckland. I know, but they're good travelers (knock-wood).
Anywho. Feeling excited, anxious. Actually more anxious then exited at this point. I plan on being excited once I'm on the plane and preferably on the other side of the International Date line. It's just that I'm not good at waiting...and right now all I'm doing is waiting to get there and we've haven't even finished packing.
The kids are excited. I have tried to explain how long the plane ride will be but they say No problem and they can't wait to see the dinosaurs! Say what???!!
Here's a short list of the lingo down-under (and yes, apparently down-under is appropriate even for NZ – pronounced en zed)
- Bach A basic holiday home, classically found at the beach or by a lake
- Bloke The common man, the ordinary guy in the street
- Boy-racer Young person in a fast car, usually with the stereo ‘cranked up’ (‘loud’!)
- Cheers Often used in place of ‘thank you’
- Chilly bin Polystyrene box to keep food and beer cold
- Chippies Potato chips or crisps
- Choice Great, excellent: “That sports car is choice!”
- Chocka Full
- Crook Sick
- Cuzzies Relatives
- Dairy Convenience store, sometimes called 'the corner dairy'
- Footy Rugby, the national obsession
- Haere mai Welcome
- Hard case Clown, witty person
- Hokey pokey New Zealand’s favourite ice cream flavour, vanilla with toffee bits
- Jandals Open-topped rubber sandals, known elsewhere as thongs or flip-flops
- Kia ora Hello
- Kiwi A flightless bird or a person from New Zealand
- Knackered A tired person ("I've been at work all day and I'm knackered!") or a broken thing ("My car won't start, I think the engine's knackered").
- Lollies Candy or sweets
- Mate A close friend
- Motu Island
- OE Overseas Experience
- Pinky Bar Chocolate bar with marshmallow centre
- Shout Paying for something on behalf of others (often a round of drinks or dinner)
- Puke Hill
- Stuck in To ‘get stuck in’ is to start working on something
- Ta Thanks
- Thanks Often used in place of ‘please’, as in “I’ll have a bottle of orange juice, thanks.”
- Tiki tour Scenic route
- Togs Bathing suit
- Whanga Harbour, bay
- Wop-wops In the middle of nowhere
- Yonks Forever, a long time
Ta we'll be wop-wops yonks eating hokey pokey with our mates and a hard case or two. I'm sure by the end of it we'll be knackered from our choice OE motu experience. Gotta finish packing our togs. Cheers!
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